Dan, KB6NU, teaching at a recent one-day Tech class at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.

Starting May 23, I will be teaching a General Class course at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. We will be using my No-Nonsense General Class License Study Guide and covering the topics in exactly the same order as the study guide covers them:

• May 23: G5 – Electrical Principles
• May 30: G6 – Circuit Components
• June 6:  G7 – Practical Circuits
• June 13: G8 – Signals and emissions
• June 20: G9 – Antennas and Feedlines
• June 27: G3 – Radio Wave Propagation
• July 11: G4 – Amateur Radio Practices
• July 18: G2 – Operating Procedures
• July 25: G1 – Commission Rules and G0 – Electrical and RF Safety

The classes will start at 6:30pm and run until 8:00pm, when the museum closes. There is no charge for the  class. If you do plan on attending, please e-mail me, so that I can arrange to have a room big enough for the group.

73, Dan KB6NU

The next One-Day Tech Class will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Immediately after the class, the Technician Class license exam will be administered.

Pre-registration is required, and there is a $10 fee to take the class, but the fee will be waived for anyone under the age of 18. We often fill the class and have to put people on the waiting list. So, if you would like to take this class, send a check or money order to reserve your spot to:

Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
1325 Orkney Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

You can also pay by sending money via PayPal to cwgeek@kb6nu.com.

Prospective students should download the study guide IMMEDIATELY. Read through it a couple of times and take some online practice tests (URLs for practice test websites can be found in the study guide) before coming to class. Studying beforehand greatly increase the chances that you’ll pass the test.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Dan, KB6NU or phone him at 734-930-6564.

The next One-Day Tech Class will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Immediately after the class, the Technician Class license exam will be administered.

Pre-registration is required, and there is a $10 fee to take the class, but the fee will be waived for anyone under the age of 18. We often fill the class and have to put people on the waiting list. So, if you would like to take this class, send me a check or money order sooner rather than later to reserve your spot. My address is 1325 Orkney Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

There is also a $15 fee to take the test. This fee is payable to the volunteer examiners just before they take the test. DO NOT send me the $15 exam fee.

Prospective students should download the study guide IMMEDIATELY. Read through it a couple of times and take some online practice tests (URLs for practice test websites can be found in the study guide) before coming to class. Studying beforehand greatly increase the chances that you’ll pass the test.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Dan, KB6NU or phone him at 734-930-6564.

Not to toot my own horn—at least not too much—but yesterday we scored 100%! That is to say that everyone in our latest One-Day Tech Class at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum passed the test. 17 people attended the class and took the test, including one 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.

To be honest, I was concerned about the two teenagers. Kids don’t seem to do well in the one-day class, and neither of them had done much pre-study. The girl, however, only got two questions wrong; I’m not sure what score the boy had.

Several of  the students were the sons of amateur radio operators. One of them, Ryan, came all the way from Alma (about two hours away), with his girlfriend, Kathena, to take the class. I just received an e-mail from Ryan:

Just wanted to give a big thanks for offering the class. You definitely helped Kathena and I learn all the technical aspects of ham radio. You definitely helped me feel more confident about passing the test. I have been trying to get around and take it for ten years now. Kathena has only been around ham radio for a week and she loves it!

Mel, the executive director of the museum, his wife, and his father-in-law, were also part of the class. Since they all passed, two of the museum’s staff now have amateur radio licenses.

Thanks to my co-teachers and especially to VEs who administered the test. This was quite a large group, but they were able to handle the group speedily and efficiently.