Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society

Amateur Radio Study Session & Test

July 19, 2008

Produced by: Bay Area Amateur Radio Educational Society

Sponsored by: Fremont ARES (http://www.fremontares.com/)

Washington Hospital (http://www.whhs.com)

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Here are the directions to the Fremont ARES Ham Study Session, as well as other necessary information and the day's schedule:

Ham Study Session Directions for Saturday, July 19, 2008

Please print the attached PDF file and fill out the top half of the Study Session registration form. If for some reason you don’t have the sign-in form, they will be available at the class. This will speed up the paper work at the beginning of the session. This is going to be a large group, so please have the form filled out and completed payment with you when you sign in. If you can’t make it please let us know; the class usually fills and we have to turn people away, spots that we can re-use if we know.

The Fee is $30.00 for this session, pay at the session, cash or check. This covers the cost of the study materials and the FCC exam and license fee. Make checks payable to: Jack Mackinnon.

Bring the sign-in form and check or cash with you. Please don’t mail or fax them in.

We MUST check 2 forms of ID, one must be a picture ID and you MUST have your Social Security Number, TIN or FCC FRN available for the license application, the application can’t be processed without both. For those of you who do not wish to give us a Social Security number, you may go the FCC website at: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/about/gettingstarted1.html to register for a FRN (you will need to give them your Social Security Number.

For those of you who don't have a sponsor, leave that part blank, we will help you locate a sponsor at the session.

If you wish to take the Extra exam, you MUST study prior to the session. The question pool is too large to cover in one day of study. Feel free to join us for additional study and bring your study materials. the exam fee is $14.00.

The building will be open at 8:00 AM and we will start sign-in then. The session introduction will start promptly at 8:30. Please don’t be late, if you miss the orientation it will be extremely difficult to catch up.

The session will be at:

Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditoriums, Washington Hospital West, 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont,

(Thomas Guide Map Book, page 753, grid square B3)

A facility map is available at: http://www.whhs.com/contact/maps.htm

Directions to the Washington Hospital West are:

>From San Jose

1. Take I-880 North toward Oakland (Approximately 20 miles)

2. Take Mowry Avenue exit toward Central Fremont (.32 miles)

3. Turn right onto Mowry Avenue (going East) (2.21 miles)

>From Oakland

1. Take I-880 South toward San Jose (22 miles)

2. Exit Thornton Avenue/CA-84 East (2 miles)

3. Turn right on Paseo Padre Parkway (1.6 miles)

4. Turn left on Mowry Avenue (0.3 miles)

>From Palo Alto

1. Take US-101 toward San Francisco

2. Merge onto Willow Rd/CA-114 toward CA-84 E/Fremont (1.04 miles)

3. (Dumbarton Bridge)

4. Turn right onto CA-84E (8.25 miles)

5. Merge onto I-880 South toward San Jose/Fremont (2.95 miles)

6. Take the Mowry Avenue exit toward Central Fremont (0.29 miles)

7. Turn Left onto Mowry Avenue (2.40 miles)

You should bring highlighter, pencils, a blue or black pen, a pocket calculator and a photo ID. If you are upgrading please bring copies that we can keep for forwarding of; your current license, any CSCE’s or other documentation that you have. Bring any documents that you have, including expired licenses, etc. We sometimes need them to establish dates.

This is a cram style session, we have found that it works best if you do NOT study any of the material prior to the session, rest well and have a light breakfast and come prepared to study.

Lunch is available at the Hospital cafeteria or at shopping areas a short distance away or bring a sack lunch. We will have coffee, tea hot water and hot chocolate available.

CONTACT: Ross Peterson, 650-349-5349

Cell phone: 650-222-4911 (day of session only)

FAX: 650-570-5558

E-MAIL: wb6zbu@arrl.net (preferred method)

Study and Test Schedule

8:00 - 8:30 Registration

8:30 - 8:45 Orientation

8:45 - 9:30 Study

9:30 - 9:45 Break

9:45 - 10:30 Study

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 11:30 Study

11:30 - 12:45 Lunch Break

12:45 - 1:30 Study

1:30 - 1:45 Break

1:45 - 2:30 Study

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:30 Study

3:30 - 3:45 Break

3:45 - 4:00 Test Registration

4:00 - 5:00(?) Testing

73, Ross Peterson WB6ZBU