BARRIE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Ham Radio Course

We offer a Basic Amateur Radio Course starting in the fall of each year. Contact the club for more information

For 2011, the course is expected to start on Wednesday, September 7th and finish with the exam on December 14th. Each Wednesday evening class will be from 7pm until 9:30pm. Total cost is $80 which includes all needed information and the study guide, approximately 35 hours of classroom instruction/demonstrations and the final examination by an Industry Canada accredited examiner. Email the club if interested in attending.

Here are some articles about Ham Radio
What is Amateur Radio / Ham Radio	Comic Books Explaining Amateur Radio
Getting Started	A Guide for New Amateur Radio Operators
Radio Amateurs of Canada	Guide to Amateur Radio for New Hams
Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur 3rd Edition (2010)	RAC MF/HF Band Plan
Moving Up to HF Radio	Choosing a Radio
HF-101 (HF Basics)	Introduction to Ham Radio
The Art of Learning Morse Code (IK0YGJ)	G4FON Morse Code Software


Some YouTube Videos about Ham Radio
The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio	HELLO - Ham Radio
Amateur Radio in Pictures	What is Amateur Radio?
Ham Radio in Emergencies	Ham Radio in Tsunami Disaster
Amateur Radio Satellite Communications	Ham Radio Throughout the World
Amateur Radio - A New World	What Equipment is Needed in the Ham Radio Shack
Field Day 2008	Ham Radio Shacks
Field Day - K7AGE video	Field Day 2009
Amateur Radio Today (Walter Cronkite)	How to setup an HF portable while hiking

WEBSDR - Software Defined Radio Receivers on the internet let you listen to ham radio

course material (requires user name/password)