Ham License in a Day ~ Saturday, April 13, 2024

“Ham in a Day”  will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024.  This is an opportunity for anyone wishing to get their amateur radio technician license to study and take the exam all in one afternoon.  Directed study begins at 1:00PM and continues till 6:00PM, when the test will be given.  

The testing location is the Chick-Owa Sportsman’s Club located at 9279 E. Ottogan St., Holland, MI 49423.  Again, the “Ham in a Day” study hall begins at 1:00 PM, and the test session begins at 6:00 PM.

For registration and more information, go to:  http://tinyurl.com/holo-hiad-ve.  Cost for the Ham in a Day study session is $15.  After you pass your Technician exam, the results will be sent to the FCC, who will in turn send you an email with instructions on how to pay their $35 application fee to receive your license.  (The FCC charges $35 only for new licenses, renewals, and vanity call requests – not upgrades.  The Holland Amateur Radio Club does not charge for any paperwork whatsoever.)

Note:  This is a federal exam and the FCC requires you to have a Federal Registration Number (FRN.)  You can obtain your FRN before the test by going to this website:   https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do .  The FCC FRN process is simple and quite fast. 

In addition to the Ham in a Day students, anyone can arrive at 6:00 and take the technician, general, or extra class exam.  Please see the post above for additional testing requirements.