Summary
The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club (SARC) is sponsoring a no-charge series of 10 classes to help prepare people wanting to take the FCC Technician Class License test.
Registration will open soon!
The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club (SARC) is sponsoring a no-charge series of 10 classes to help prepare people wanting to take the FCC Technician Class License test.
The classes will begin Saturday January 23, 2027, 9:30 AM – 11:30 PM at the Hoffman estates Branch of the Schaumburg Township District Library, 1550 Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates, and continue until Saturday March 27, 2027
- January 23: Class Overview and Structure
- January 30: Chapter 1 – Welcome to Amateur Radio
- February 7: Chapter 2 – Radio and Signals Fundamentals
- February 14: Chapter 3 – Electricity, Components, and Circuits
- February 21: Chapter 4 – Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines
- February 28: Chapter 5 – Amateur Radio Equipment
- March 6: Chapter 6 – Communicating With Other Hams
- March 13: Chapter 7 – Licensing Regulations
- March 20: Chapter 8 – Operating Regulations
- March 27: Chapter 9 – Safety
Attendees are encouraged to obtain a copy of the ARRL publication “ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 6th Edition“, which is used as a study guide and reference manual. It’s available at arrl.org and other sites.
At the conclusion of the classes attendees are invited to take their license exam through SARC during one of our regularly scheduled testing dates. The testing schedule and registration information is available here.