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.

Preparedness Takes Practice

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “Jessica Crotty, CEO of C. Crane, a northern California company known for designing and supporting quality radios and communication products, visits the podcast in support of her November/December 2025 On the Air article Confidence in Preparedness Starts with Knowing Your Equipment. The conversation centers on the importance of not only having a license and a radio, but also knowing the ins and outs of using that radio, long before the day you need it.”1

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