We will be holding an in-person training class to obtain your Basic Amateur Radio license. There are no age limits or prerequisites for the course. At the end of the course, examinations will be offered for all students. After that, you can choose a callsign and get on the air right away.
Why?
Make contacts on your radio across the world to friends and fellow hams via voice, morse code, or digital modes. It’s emergency readiness, but also a great hobby plus you get to meet cool, fun, and nerdy people all over the world.
What?
We cover the following topics:
- Regulations and Policies
- Operating and Procedures
- Station Assembly, Practice and Safety
- Circuit Components
- Basic Electronics and Theory
- Feedlines and Antenna Systems
- Radio Wave Propagation, and
- Interference and Suppression
Where?
- Summerside Superstore Community Room
When?
- Every Monday and Thursday from 7pm – 9pm
- Starting Monday April 7, 2025, ending Thursday May 29th, 2025 (8 weeks, 16 sessions)
Cost?
The Radio Enthusiast’s Starter Training Bundle includes:
- Study Guide: Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide by Coax Publications ($50 value)
- Handheld VHF/UHF Amateur Radio: When you successfully pass your exam at the end of the course ($40 value)
- Tuition and first year club membership ($30 value)
The $120 bundle fee is payable in cash, cheque, or etransfer by the second session on April 10, 2025.
Schedule?
| Night | Date | Topic | Theme |
| 1 | Monday, 7 April 2025 | 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Thursday, 10 April 2025 | 2+3 | Basic & Ohms |
| 3 | Monday, 14 April 2025 | 4 | Inductance & Capacitance |
| 4 | Thursday, 17 April 2025 | 5 | Wave & Bands |
| 5 | Monday, 21 April 2025 | 6 | Propagation |
| 6 | Thursday, 24 April 2025 | 7 | Transmission Lines |
| 7 | Monday, 28 April 2025 | 8 | Antennas |
| 8 | Thursday, 1 May 2025 | 9 | Active Devices |
| 9 | Monday, 5 May 2025 | 10 | Power supplies |
| 10 | Thursday, 8 May 2025 | 11 | Station Setup |
| 11 | Monday, 12 May 2025 | 12 | Operating |
| 12 | Thursday, 15 May 2025 | 13 | Modulation & Transmitters |
| 13 | Monday, 19 May 2025 | 14 | Receivers |
| 14 | Thursday, 22 May 2025 | 15+16 | RFI & Safety |
| 15 | Monday, 26 May 2025 | 17 | Regulations |
| 16 | Thursday, 29 May 2025 | Review | |
| TBD | Exam |
How?
By registering here by April 1, 2025 and showing up on the first session on April 7, 2025.
Registration is now closed. Please reach out to vicepresident@summersidearc.com in case you are interested in joining late / mid course. The Charlottetown Amateur Radio club is also going to offer a course later this year.