The Whatcom Emergency Communications Group does training and testing every other month.
http://www.wecg.org/ There is a free self-paced test available at QRZ.COM http://www.qrz.com/hamtest/ The exam is multiple choice and the test above uses the actual questions that are used for the examination so it is a simple matter of rote memorization. Key point -- the answers are the same but the position of the answers will be changed -- if (a) is the correct answer on the web, (c) might be its position on the paper exam. Radios are available for under $100 A really nice setup (optional larger antenna, a couple of extra batteries, programming software and cable and decent handheld mic/speaker) is under $200. Dave KF7VNY > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 17:55 > To: LinuxFest Northwest Discussion > Subject: [Fest-list] ham radios for event communication > > > At a BLUG planning meeting this past summer, I brought a handheld ham > radio and floated the idea that such radios would be helpful in > coordinating things during LinuxFest NW. Has anyone been doing any > thinking along these lines? > > I encourage everyone with even a smidgen of interest in radio > to get their > license. > > -- > David Griffith > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Fest-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fest-list _______________________________________________ Fest-list mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fest-list
