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Upcoming Extra, General and Technician Classes

December 3, 2018

The Dupage Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring classes for the extra level, general level, and technician level ham radio licenses. This is an excellent opportunity to upgrade your license, especially if you’re looking to move to the extra level as these classes are not available often. All classes start in early January and are free … Continue reading

Schaumburg Safety Open House

October 13, 2018

The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club is very proud to be a part of the village’s emergency communication plan. As part of our involvement we were invited to show amateur radio equipment and techniques at the village’s safety open house which took place at Fire Station 51, on Saturday October 6th. The club thanks the Village … Continue reading

Novice Exam from 1983

August 16, 2018

Ken KD9HIJ recently came across a novice level exam from 1983. The full exam can be seen here. See how you do! On our discussion board Bruce N9EHA had a few memories about the exam. That’s awesome. [It] could be an exam you could have given to someone for a Novice test I suppose. Remember … Continue reading

New Ham Gets On The Air

August 4, 2018

Don KD9KSJ took his technician exam with our VE testing team in April. About a week later he received his license and purchased a Yaesu FT-65R. The radio arrived in about a week and he was excited to get on the air. Using a scanner he already had he was able to test the radio an … Continue reading

Club Member Invited to Operate IARU Headquarters Station

July 17, 2018

One of the special features IARU HF Championship contest is bonus points for contacting the headquarters stations for each of the IARU member societies. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) itself also counts as one of these stations. While the Union does not maintain their own station, the privilege to operate their NU1AW call sign is … Continue reading