Getting your License

Ham radio is fun.  If it wasn't fun, we wouldn't do it! 

Getting your first Ham license (Technician), or upgrading to General or Extra is now as simple as studying a book and taking a test - or coming to one of our local classes.

Forsyth ARES offers classes for the Technician license for people new to Amateur Radio, as well as a General license class for those that wish to upgrade. Our classes are 5 weekends long on Saturdays from 9am to 11:30. On the 6th weekend, we offer a testing session. The test for both Technician and General licenses are 35 multiple choice questions; There is no longer a morse code requirement to obtain a license! The class itself is free, although you will need the books we're using and $14 for the testing session fee. Registration for our classes is required.

Fall Classes have finished!

Our Technician and General classes have finished for this year! Be on the lookout for future class announcements on this website. You can also email one of the below contacts and ask to get an email of when our next class will be.

Registration IS REQUIRED if you want a discounted book - Please email one of the contacts below to enroll in our class. We can generally get books for around $18-20, versus $24.95.

Books
If you are enrolling in our class, please let us know if you'd like a book - because we are registered Volunteer Instructors, we get the books at a discounted price.

Technician: The ARRL Ham Radio Licensing Manual - available at Amazon.com, Barns and Noble, Fry's, or the ARRL.com - retail $24.95. ISBN: 0-87259-963-9

General:The ARRL General Class License Manual - Available through Fry's, ARRL.com, or your local amateur radio store - retail $24.95. ISBN: 0-87259-996-5

 

Where

We've been meeting at the Cumming Police Station:

301 Veterans Memorial Blvd
Cumming, GA 30040 Google Map

Contact Information

To Register for a class, or if you'd like to get email on future dates of the classes, simply email one of the following people:

Technician Classes: Nick Nelson KC8HKI - 678-884-8218, nick@kc8hki.com

General Classes: John Manton W4JJM - 770-781-8082, W4JJM@arrl.net

Registration for our classes is required so that we can order enough materials in advance. If you do not register, you will be responsible for obtaining your own book.

 

We look forward to having you in ours classes!