Wanna be a ham?
The North Fulton Amateur Radio League is ready to help you become an amateur radio operator.
- Our Mentors can outline a self study course.
- Our Volunteer Examiners can administer your license test at one of our quarterly test sessions.
- We can advise you on equipment purchases.
- Our club meetings and activities provide opportunities to visit with and learn from active hams who live in the North Fulton area.
Are you ready to get started?
- Contact us via email at info@nfarl.org
- Review "Tips for Prospective Hams"
- Explore the web sites mentioned at the bottom of the page
- Come to NFARL club meetings and activities
- Link up with a Mentor, find out when the next HamCram or license exam session will be held, and start studying!
- Morse code testing is no longer required, so entry level licensing is easy
- Usually no more than a week or two of study
- Study on your own and take the licensing test
at one of our quarterly license testing sessions.
While you are getting started, if you have a radio or scanner:
- Listen to our club repeater (145.47 MHz)
- Monitor a repeater during bad weather. Try 146.82 MHz, a Skywarn linked repeater. (For information on Skywarn, go to http://www.skywarn.org)
Odds are there's a ham operator in your neighborhood who would be happy to help you get started. Here's an ARRL web page that shows a map of ham operators in your zip code.
What does it cost?
- About $40 in books and fees
- About $200 for first radio and other gear
- Used equipment is available
Where can I find more information about ham radio?
