46 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | DECEMBER 2020
Check with your club contact to confirm meeting place, date, and time.
Many people have indicated a strong interest in
becoming licensed Amateur Radio Operators or
"Hams" but are put off by what they perceive to
be their lack of technical knowledge — in
some cases it's enough to keep them from
even trying. And now, the pandemic
makes it even worse: attending classes or
visiting club meetings like ours is limited to
"Zooming." But there are still avenues available
for you to learn and develop your knowledge base.
If you have a computer, you can visit the web pages
of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the official
national association for amateur radio. The website is at www.
arrl.org. Here you'll find a broad range of information on how to
get started, basic technology, and licensing. You can join ARRL
and shop for basic books on radio and electronics theory and
operation. One of the advantages of joining is the opportunity to
receive the organization's bimonthly publication for new hams,
On the Air, which is full of amateur radio news and easy-to-
understand articles on the hobby. Give it a try…we'd love to
have you join our club and be a part of our discussions and our
efforts to serve the community during an emergency.
If you have a Family Radio Service (FRS) handheld radio,
you can join us each Wednesday at 5:15 pm on channel 3 for
our regular member and visitor check in. And, you can always
send us an email with questions at the following address: jim.
k6jwp@gmail.com. ~ Jim Peterson
Radio Club
On the Air magazine is published by the
American Radio Relay League
