Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Sherburne County ARES/RACES

               
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Updated:Monday February 08, 2010

 

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Sherburne County

Amateur Radio Testing


 

License Class

Written Test

CW Test

Technician Class

X

 
General Class

X

Opt.

Extra Class

X

Opt.


Test Requirements

Technician: It is recommended that you buy or borrow the "Now You're Talking" book published by the ARRL. This book contains all the information for taking the test, including a question pool with all the questions and answers that you could be asked on the multiple choice exam.

There is also a fee for taking the test, the fee is $15.

General: It is recommended that you study one of the many on-line question pools prior to taking the multiple choice test.

There is also a fee for taking the test, the fee is $15.

Extra: It is recommended that you study the question pools quite extensively prior to taking the test. The exam type is multiple choice.

There is also a fee for taking the test, the fee is $15.


Here in Sherburne County, we hold testing sessions on the 4th Saturday of each month, unless otherwise noted.

Start Time:  Starting time is 1015 hrs.  Walk-Ins are welcome up until 1030 hrs.
Location:  The testing location is normally at the Big Lake Public Library, 790 Minnesota Ave., Big Lake, MN 55309.

Tests are generally held for all three amateur radio classes.

Testing Schedule:

Saturday, February 27th
No March Testing
Saturday, April 24th
Saturday, May 22nd
Saturday, June 26th
Saturday, July 24th


 
 

For questions and registration, please contact one of the following Sherburne County VE Test Team members;


John Smolenski, N0YR
tel: (763) 263-8741
n0yr@arrl.net


Boaz Erickson, N0RD
(763) 263-5644

 
 

As a volunteer organization, Sherburne County ARES welcomes any suggestions you might have to help us serve you better.

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