New General Question Pool effective July 1, 2023

New General Question Pool is effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators’ (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee has released the 2023 – 2027 General Class FCC Element 3 Syllabus and Question Pool to the public. The new General Question Pool is effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027. New editions of ARRL licensing publications will be available in May, for exams taken on, or after, July 1, 2023.
View a pdf of the new General Class question pool

Jan. 6 – Monthly Meeting – Fire Extinguishers

Join us at 7:00 pm on Friday, January 6, 2023 for our first meeting of the new year. The presentation topic is fire extinguishers, with Chris Wilcox, W3CJW.  We meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Rd. in Limerick, PA. Refreshments served.

If there is enough interest, an amateur radio exam will be scheduled. You must pre-register for an exam. See our License Exams page to sign up and to learn what you need to bring to an exam session. 

March 5th Meeting on Zoom – Online License Exams

For the Friday, March 5th monthly meeting Tom Nolan, W3EX will give a presentation about what it is like to take an online amateur radio license exam and be a volunteer examiner with GLAARG. If you’re interested in taking an exam or becoming a volunteer examiner (VE) for exams, Tom will help answer your questions along with Lamonte Cuff, N1LC who leads VE team in Philadelphia. 

The meeting presentation on Zoom will begin at 7:00 pm, Friday, March 5, 2021. Contact the secretary for meeting credentials: secretary at PAARC dot net. 

 

 

Reading Radio Club Hamfest – Sat., Aug. 8th

The Reading Radio Club will be holding a Hamfest live at Heritage Park in Sinking Spring (992 Clematis St.) on Saturday, August 8. The event will be open to hams selling equipment from 0700 local, and those who would be interested in buying equipment can arrive at 0800 local. Volunteer examiners will also be administering license exams for anyone who wants to get an amateur license or existing hams that want to move up to a higher-level license. Tickets are $5 for shoppers, $8 for sellers; no entry fee for people taking license exams, unlicensed spouses, or anyone under the age of 18. The usual $15 fee applies if you want to take an exam, but there is no further charge to enter the hamfest. Since so many in-person events have been canceled or switched to virtual, online venues, this will be a good way to enjoy an in-person amateur radio event again. Please remember to follow the necessary precautions that may be in place on the date of the hamfest, including any requirement for wearing a mask and social distancing. View the Facebook page for the latest information: https://www.facebook.com/RRCW3BN.  Visit their website: https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/

They are offering an Amateur Radio license test session. You must pre-register for it. See this URL for more info: https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/vetest.html