EDUCATION Category

Content related to the activities of the RRRA Education Committee and educational topics of general interest.

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Amateur Radio Licensing Classes

Get started in Amateur Radio—or upgrade your license—with a class presented by one of RRRA’s experienced instructors, or by studying on your own.

All About the EOC

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, joins the podcast in support of the September/October 2025 article The EOC: Serving at the Hub, by Rick Palm, K1CE, which talks about what an Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is, and offers tips for hams who are serving at an EOC for the first time. Josh takes us through more Emergency Operations Center functions, as well as what hams need to know before they walk into one. “1

Getting in on the POTA Fun

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “Portable operating in the Parks On the Air (POTA) program is one of the most popular ham radio activities these days. Colin Wheatley, W9UPK, author of the July/August 2025 of On the Air article, POTA Activators and Hunters: The Great Symbiosis, joins the podcast to explain more about how POTA works, and how to get in on the fun.”1