Be a Ham Radio Operator!
Be part of an activity that includes astronauts, teachers, kings, actors, police officers, pilots, and people just like you! Call Courage Center's Handiham System and learn ham radio operation today. It’s easier than you think! Morse code is not required for any level of ham radio license. Courage Center’s Handiham System will get you started with your ham radio studies, and you’ll be on the air before you know it. Having fun with electronics, talking to your friends on the radio, and helping your community with emergency communications are some of the new experiences you can look forward to with a ham radio license.
Cost: $12 annual membership
Golden Valley Contact: Nancy Meydell, 763.520.0512
(Outside Twin Cities metro area, toll-free, 1.866.426.3442)
Or email: hamradio@couragecenter.org
Classes also are available at various locations. Week-long Radio Camp sessions each year are available at Camp Courage on beautiful Cedar Lake, if you want to study in a residential camp setting. The cost of camp is based on ability to pay. Self-study is possible anytime and anywhere with audio or print materials, or on handiham.org with your computer. Technician (beginner) and General classes are offered in Stillwater, MN through the affiliated club SARA (Stillwater Amateur Radio Association)- Technician is in the Spring and General in the Autumn. The Stillwater classes are free and open to the public.
Online courses are a self-paced member service, and are delivered as audio lectures each week:
Beginner course (Technician Class License) Intermediate course (General Class License) Highest level course (Extra Class License) Operating Skills course (For those with any level of license who want to learn to operate better.)
There is also a Handiham World newsletter. Find it online, delivered weekly in both text and audio, or as an audio podcast at handiham.org, or call toll-free, 1.866.426.3442.
