NLARC Testing Information
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Testing is held at the Itasca County Courthouse. The address is 123 NE 4th St, Grand Rapids, MN.
Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Chuck at 218-328-5485. If you are looking for a great way to study or brush up on the exam, go to our 'events/links' page and click on the 'Ham Study and Exams' button. NEXT EXAM DATE(S) FOR 2024: TBD Itasca County Courthouse in the board room on the lower level, in Grand Rapids. Check-in and paperwork starting at 6:30PM and testing starting at 7:00 PM. Bring your identification and FRN number from the FCC. Follow our Facebook page for the most current up-to-date info. |
Amateur Radio Licensing Information
Technician Class: The FCC Technician License exam covers basic regulations, operating practices and electronics theory, with a focus on VHF and UHF applications. Morse code is not required for this license. With a Technician Class license, you will have all ham radio privileges above 30 MHz. These privileges include the very popular 2-meter band. Many Technician licensees enjoy using small (2 meter) hand-held radios to stay in touch with other hams in their area. Technicians may operate FM voice, digital packet (computers), television, single-sideband voice and several other interesting modes. You can even make international radio contacts via satellites, using relatively simple station equipment. Technician licensees now also have additional privileges on certain HF frequencies. Technicians may also operate on the 80, 40 and 15 meter bands using CW, and on the 10 meter band using CW, voice and digital modes.
General Class: The General Class license is the second of three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to General Class, you must already hold a Technician Class license (or have recently passed the Technician license exam). Upgrading to a General license--which conveys extensive HF privileges—only requires passing a written examination. Once you do, the entire range of operating modes and the majority of the amateur spectrum below 30 MHz become available to you. The FCC grants exam Element 3 credit to individuals that previously held certain older types of licenses.
Amateur Extra Class: General or Advanced licensees may upgrade to Extra Class by passing a 50-question multiple-choice examination. No Morse code test is required. In addition to some of the more obscure regulations, the test covers specialized operating practices, advanced electronics theory and radio equipment design. Non-licensed individuals must pass Element 2, Element 3 and Element 4 written exams to earn an Extra License. The FCC grants exam element 3 credit to individuals that previously held certain older types of licenses.The HF bands can be awfully crowded, particularly at the top of the solar cycle. Once one earns HF privileges, one may quickly yearn for more room. The Extra Class license is the answer. Extra Class licensees are authorized to operate on all frequencies allocated to the Amateur Service.
Current Question Pools can be downloaded by going to the 'useful links' page and clicking on the 'Ham Study and Exams' button then clicking on links. The Ham Study website has everything you need to take and pass every FCC exam.
(all information courtesy of and property of the ARRL)
General Class: The General Class license is the second of three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to General Class, you must already hold a Technician Class license (or have recently passed the Technician license exam). Upgrading to a General license--which conveys extensive HF privileges—only requires passing a written examination. Once you do, the entire range of operating modes and the majority of the amateur spectrum below 30 MHz become available to you. The FCC grants exam Element 3 credit to individuals that previously held certain older types of licenses.
Amateur Extra Class: General or Advanced licensees may upgrade to Extra Class by passing a 50-question multiple-choice examination. No Morse code test is required. In addition to some of the more obscure regulations, the test covers specialized operating practices, advanced electronics theory and radio equipment design. Non-licensed individuals must pass Element 2, Element 3 and Element 4 written exams to earn an Extra License. The FCC grants exam element 3 credit to individuals that previously held certain older types of licenses.The HF bands can be awfully crowded, particularly at the top of the solar cycle. Once one earns HF privileges, one may quickly yearn for more room. The Extra Class license is the answer. Extra Class licensees are authorized to operate on all frequencies allocated to the Amateur Service.
Current Question Pools can be downloaded by going to the 'useful links' page and clicking on the 'Ham Study and Exams' button then clicking on links. The Ham Study website has everything you need to take and pass every FCC exam.
(all information courtesy of and property of the ARRL)
Meet the club Elmer's
Elmer's are "radioactive" Hams volunteering their time to help new Hams get started. Feel free to give a shout out to any one of our Elmer's named above if you have a question or if you would like some help getting started. Please contact the club for more contact information if you would like to ask one of our Elmer's for their assistance or if you would like to become an Elmer.
