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HamBone College General Class Course Information
as submitted by Bill Schwartz, WS1C (ex WA4JCP) Lead Instructor

DBARA's HamBone College is offering a Amateur General Class License preparation course starting in January 2008.  Classes will take place over a total of 18 to 24 contact hours of at least 2 hours per session. The Lead Instructor for the class is Bill Schwartz, WS1C (ex WA4JCP). Instructor assisting is George Silver, WD4QVP.

How Do I Enroll: Contact one of the Point of Contacts (POC) below by telephone or e-mail.

Date Class to Start: January 9th 2008. 

Date Class to End: 12 March 2008

Class Start Time: Doors open at 6:45PM EST/1845 hours. 7:00 PM or 1900 hours ET

Class End Time: 9:00 PM or 2100 hours ET

Class Location: DBCC building 400 (WCEU) board room, 1900-2100, Wednesdays

Directions to the Class: Building location is East of the Halifax Medical Center Emergency Room entrance coming South on Heinemann from Dunn Avenue.

Talk-In Frequency:  Will be available via K4BV Repeater 147.150 MHz from 1845 to 1915 on first night.

The course is FREE. Students will need to obtain the textbook: ARRL's General Class License Manual. You can purchase the book directly from the ARRL online or by phone. The price is $24.95 plus shipping. Visit http://www.arrl.org/catalog or call the ARRL Publication Sales Line at 1-888-277-5289.

The link to the ARRL's Amateur General Class License Manual detail and ordering web page is: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=9965#top

There may be manuals available for sale at the first session of the class. However, it will serve you well to order the book in advance and begin reading as soon as you can.

The class will be fast paced. Students will be expected to prepare for each class by reading one or more chapters in the textbook in advance of each class. The class is not intended to be a thorough treatment on practical communications electronics (that simply can't be done in 18 contact hours.)

The class will focus on the theory covered by the test including methods of solving the math questions. Class time will also be devoted to helping students to understand those topics with which they are having difficulty. No practical demonstrations are planned for this class.

Students are encouraged to make use of the HBC Student Yahoo Group electronic mail program to ask questions, keep up to date on potential date changes and use it as a learning aid or tool. Also all home work assignments and material are available at www.hambonecollege.com

There is room for 20 students so if you want to take this class, please send an email today to bill46@bellsouth.net  or call John Locicero K4TUG (ex KD5IBY) at the DBARA Hot Line at (Daytona Beach) (386) 226-4618.  Once your seat has been reserved, please obtain the current textbook and start reading ahead prior to the first class.

Point of Contacts: 

• Bill Schwartz, WS1C (ex WA4JCP) Daytona Beach (386) 255-4278 bill46@bellsouth.net

• George Silver, WB4DVP New Smyrna Beach (386) 428-6512 g.silver@netscape.com 

• John LoCicero, K4TUG (ex KD5IBY), Daytona Beach (386) 226-4618 tigergirl1@usa.net

• DBARA Hot Line at (Holly Hill) (386) 226-4618

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