General Class License

Class Information

In-person classes meet over two sessions and will cover all of the information needed to pass your FCC Amateur Radio General Class license exam.

Due to venue restrictions all in-person classes have been suspended

Online classes meet in the evening twice a week for five weeks over Zoom and will cover all of the information needed to pass your FCC Amateur Radio General Class license exam. To supplement the class, a Discord server has been set up to facilitate course communications with the instructor and fellow students. Invitation links for Zoom and Discord will be sent out to students before the class. These are free services to users.

Click Here for Schedule of Classes.

Class Sessions

The online course consists of 10, 2 hr. sessions. Because they are short sessions we will not be taking breaks. The sessions will be open 15 minutes prior to class, and we will start promptly.

Classes are scheduled to complete shortly before our in-person exam sessions here in Klamath Falls, OR. For those not local to Klamath Falls, the ARRL provides a listing of other exam sessions.

Materials

I use the ARRL General Class book as the student manual and study guide. Each student is responsible for obtaining this manual before the class begins. Since this is a two-day class, with lots of material to cover, students are expected to read the entire manual before the class begins.

You are reading for familiarity not a deep understanding of the material. Make notes on any questions you may have as you read through the manual so we can go over them during the class as needed. The manual is not included in the class fee.

Purchase the manual online

Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/ARRL-General-Class-License-Manual/dp/162595106X/

ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-General-Class-License-Manual-9th-Edition/

HRO: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-016875

Exams

The $15 ARRL-VEC testing fee is not included with the class. Please be sure to have $15 exact change in cash or a credit/debit card at the exam. Other VEC fees may be different, check before the exam session.

Please do not include the examination fee with your class registration.

The Small Print

Each class requires a minimum of 5 students enrolled for it to take place. The minimum number of students must be pre-registered at least 5 days before the start date of a class or the class may be canceled.

If the number of registrations drops below the minimum due to student cancellations more than 5 days prior to the class start date, it may be canceled. In the event of a class cancellation, all student enrollments will be refunded.

Student cancellations 5 or fewer days before class will not be refunded. Student cancellations more than 5 days before the first day will be refunded.

Special Sessions have different deadlines, usually with more lead time due to logistical and venue commitments. With special group classes, the deadline date will also be the refund deadline meaning, student cancellations after the deadline will not be refunded.

Contact me if you have any questions about group classes.

Enrollment

To enroll in a class, please PayPal** the class fee ($4 0 per person) Be sure to include your full name, which class you are registering for, and your FRN number. (see The FCC section below for more details on FRN numbers)

** You do not need to have a PayPal account. PayPal is my merchant account processor for credit and debit cards.

If I have not received your payment, you are not registered. I will send you a confirmation of registration within 24 hours of receiving payment.

I do not accept checks as payment for classes.

If you have any questions please email me at jon@kk6gxg.com

The FCC

If for some reason you don’t already have an FRN number, I highly recommend creating your account on the FCC Commission Registration System site before registering for a class. They will issue your FRN when you register and it only takes a couple of minutes. https://apps.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do

If you will be testing with my VE group, Civil Defense Communications Auxiliary, on the third Tuesday of every month 5-7 PM, you will need your FRN to take the exam. See the Exam page for details.