Tips for Passing the General and Extra Exams
Here are 10 tips and strategies for passing amateur radio licensing exams while also learning the necessary material.
EDUCATION Category
Content (e.g. blog posts, information pages, and files/links) about the activities of the RRRA Education Committee and educational topics of general interest.
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The Thrill of the Chase: Radio Orienteering
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “Radio orienteering (aka Amateur Radio Direction Finding, or ARDF) is a radio sport like no other. It gets you out of your shack chair and bounding through the woods or a park, using a handheld receiver and directional antenna to find a transmitter that’s located somewhere in the vicinity. People of all ages and skill levels can have fun with radio orienteering – and you don’t even need a ham radio license to join in. In this episode, we talk to USA ARDF Co-coordinator Charles Scharlau, NZØI, about how get involved in what he calls, “the only athletic radio sport.””1
How to Be On the Air All Year with VOTA
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “ARRL has designated 2023 “The Year of the Volunteers,” to shed light on the work of the hundreds of volunteers who make ARRL and amateur radio what it is. We’ve got a year-long on-air event to go with it – Volunteers On the Air, or VOTA, is already taking the bands by storm, just two months into the fun. In this episode, we talk to ARRL Director of Operations Bob Naumann, W5OV, and ARRL Radiosport Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, about rules, awards, special activations, and all things VOTA.”1
Signup for the Winter 2023 Extra Classes
Registration for RRRA Winter 2023 Extra Classes is now open. Please register on-line to prepare to upgrade your license to the highest level.
This series of classes begins January 18, 2023.
📆 Learn how to add these class dates to your device calendar
Running an Amateur Radio Net
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “For many new operators, nets are one of the easiest and best ways to connect with other hams. Some nets are focused solely on emergency communications, others provide the opportunity to pass formal traffic throughout a region, while others are purely social occasions where you can get to know other active hams. Scheduled nets can take place monthly, weekly, or daily, and no matter their frequency (see what we did there!), nets are a great way to practice using your radio and get comfortable with the conventions of communicating on the air.”1
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