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The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club offers courses in amateur radio for aspiring hams, leading to your qualification as a licensed amateur radio operator. Morse Code proficiency is no longer required to obtain your license although MARC still offers instruction in CW for those interested in this mode of operation.
Amateur radio operator classes are held every Monday, except Thanksgiving, starting on September 13th. The registration fee is $60 including a full year club membership, registration, course and examination. There is a reduced rate for students of $40 and $35 family club membership plus course fees of $30 for adults and $20 for students. The RAC Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide 8th Edition is used in the course and costs about $45.00. Limited quantities will be available for purchase at registration. The RAC Study Guide Version 7 will also be suitable for the course.
The course content includes basic radio theory, antennas, propagation, operating, plus international and domestic radio regulations. Practical on air experience will be part of the course including visits to the MARC Club Station and optional pairing of students with active amateur radio operators (Elmers).
Registration and the first class is Monday, September 13th at 7:00 PM. This year, we are holding our classes at the Meals On Wheels/Canadian Red Cross building, 2445 Dunwin Drive, west of Glen Erin Drive and north of Dundas Street.
The basic theory course starts at 7:00 PM and runs 'til about 9:00 PM. Click here to see the course schedule. The exams are scheduled for December 13 in the classroom. There is no examination fee as all costs are covered by your MARC membership. We will be teaching for about 10 weeks and class duration will be about 2 hours per session.
This year MARC will again be offering an Advanced Course beginning in January if there is sufficient interest. The course will be held at the Meals On Wheels/Canadian Red Cross building, 2445 Dunwin Drive, west of Glen Erin Drive and north of Dundas Street. The classes will be held Monday evenings from 7:00 PM and run for approximately two hours per night. The prerequisite training for this course is that you are a licensed Amateur Radio or have completed the MARC Basic Class. Advanced Qualification allows you to transmit with more power, build your own transmitter equipment and operate/control club repeater stations. This course will be of interest to those who love detailed electronic theory or are looking for a personal challenge. The fee for the Advanced Course will be $30 and you are requested to become a member of the Mississauga Amateur Radio Club or Peel Amateur Radio Club. The RAC Advanced Study Guide CD will be used as the study text. You can order this CD from RAC at www.rac.ca. The course will run until March and Industry Canada examination fees will be covered by your club membership.
MARC may hold a Morse Code (CW) class beginning in January if there is sufficient interest. The Morse Code course fee is $30.00 and we ask that you become a member of the Mississauga Amateur Radio Club to take the CW course. All CW examination costs are covered by your membership dues.
On the MARC Yahoo group, in the files section under "CW", you will find some useful information. Lessons will be posted as we go along. Students need to bring pencils, paper.
Don't buy a key. Learn first by hearing.
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club will continue to offer the Basic course next fall and an Advanced course in the new year. Watch this page for details.
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club will continue to offer another Basic course next fall. Watch this page for details.
If you would like to see an amateur radio special event station in operation, we invite you to come out to the Halton County Radial Railway near Rockwood (Guelph) on September 18th. Visit the HCRR website for date confirmation and location details. We will be located at the Meadowvale stop on the east end of the rail loop. Come and see all the restored streetcars, electric trains and ride the rails.
The course instructors are:
Earle/VE3XEL for Basic Theory and is our education manager.
Basil/VE3JEB, Jody/VE3ION, and Dave/VE3XDS for Basic Theory.
Thomas/VA3TMB, and Basil/VE3JEB for Advanced Theory.
Frank/VE3HTX and Earle/VE3XEL for CW.
Industry Canada examinations will be conducted by club accredited examiners as part of the course.
For More Information
For more information on may of the above courses or to pre-register for the Advanced or Morse Code courses, please contact Earle/VE3XEL at ve3xel @ rac.ca (remove blanks) or call at 905-823-1345. |
