2010 Technician Class Graduates Twelve

May 23, 2010: The Lake Country Amateur Radio Service graduated twelve Technican Class amateur radio operators on May 23, 2010. The Technician Class license allows new ham radio operators the opportunity to operate on  the 10 meter band, and all frequencies above 30 MHz. New Technician Class operators can operate on the LCARS local radio repeaters, and participate in all club activities.  Thanks to Alan's (NL7LR) preparations, and assistance from Andy (KF4KBS), Sammy (K4MJO) and Eric (K4PYR) all training material was covered in two days. After a quick review of the material, the VE's administered and graded the examinations for  the candidates. Sammy will be watching for their callsigns to appear in the ULS database, and will notify each of the students of their new callsign. Please respond to these new hams when you hear them on the air. Thanks to Andy and his team of VEs for conducting the testing.  

If you are interested in taking the LCARS 2010 Technican Class, please contact Alan Champagne  NL7LR for more details.

We  received an e-mail from one of the students, and is provided below. 

Dear Folks,

Wanted to let you know your tremendous teaching qualities and
professional conduct of your most recent Technician class, is greatly
appreciated. Your leadership and ability to communicate each learning
point was an inspiration to us all, and really made the course enjoyable
and very successful.

Thank you for sacrificing your time away from family, your volunteer
time and superior efforts. We could not have done it without you.

Sincerely,
Dxxxxx Txxxxx
Red Oak, VA

This is a great testament to both the trainers and VE's who brought this effort together. Thanks to the following LCARS VEs for providing their time conducting the exam: Andy (KF4KBS), Joanne (KF4MFW), Gary (W4WGT), Sammy (K4MJO), Alan (NL7LR), Elise (N4PYR) and Eric (K4PYR).

Work is underway to prepare the new question pool training materials for future sessions. 

Our class callsigns have arrived:

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Other Training Information

If you are looking to upgrade or have a suggested training topic for a meeting, please contact our training committee chairman Alan Champagne NL7LR. Alan will be happy to discuss your training needs and ideas with you.