Session Preparation Info 

Amateur Radio Study Session and Test

January 18, 2025

Produced by: Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society

Sponsored by:

San Francisco NERT
(https://sf-fire.org/neighborhood-emergency-response-team-nert)

Here are the directions to the San Francisco Study Session, as well as other necessary information and the day's schedule:

Ham Study Session Directions for Saturday, January 18th, 2025

This is going to be a large group, so please have your ID ready and the 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 $35.00 for this session, pay at the session, cash or check. This covers the cost of the study materials and the W5YI Examination Fee.

• $14.00 W5YI Exam Fee
• $21.00 BAEARS Session Fee

Make checks payable to: Ross Peterson.

Bring check or cash with you. Please don’t mail the fee in.

We MUST check 2 forms of ID, one must be a picture ID. You MUST have your FCC FRN available for the license application, the application can’t be processed without it.

Effective 05/20/2021 you MUST obtain an FRN (FCC Registration Number) in order to obtain an amateur radio license. (FCC FRN Requirements Info https://www.fcc.gov/rofrn)

The FCC has created a YouTube video to demonstrate how to obtain an FRN. The link to the video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a4doKEPN5M

You may go the FCC website at: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/getting-fcc-registration-number-frn to register for a FRN (you will need to give them your Social Security Number).

Effecctive April 19, 2022, the FCC will begin charging a $35.00 application fee. https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee BAEARS will not collect this fee, you will be charged directly by the FCC.

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:

San Francisco Fire Department NERT Training Facility
2310 Folsom St,
San Francisco, CA 94110

Plenty of parking is available.

3111 Benton St - Google Maps

Directions to the venue are:

From Palo Alto (or mid peninsula)

• Take US-101 N toward San Francisco
• Take exit 432 toward Cesar Chavez St/Potrero Ave
• Take Potrero Ave and 21st St to Folsom St
• Use any lane to turn slightly left onto Bayshore Blvd
• Use the left lane to take the Potrero Ave ramp
• Use any lane to take the Potrero Avenue ramp
• Continue onto Potrero Ave
  Pass by Walgreens Photo (on the right in 0.3 mi)
• Turn left onto 21st St
• Turn right onto Folsom St

Destination will be on the left

From the East Bay

• Take either Dumbarton or San Mateo bridge to US-101
• Take US-101 N toward San Francisco
• Take exit 432 toward Cesar Chavez St/Potrero Ave
• Take Potrero Ave and 21st St to Folsom St
• Use any lane to turn slightly left onto Bayshore Blvd
• Use the left lane to take the Potrero Ave ramp
• Use any lane to take the Potrero Avenue ramp
• Continue onto Potrero Ave
  Pass by Walgreens Photo (on the right in 0.3 mi)
• Turn left onto 21st St
• Turn right onto Folsom St

Destination will be on the left

You should bring a highlighter, pencils, a blue or black pen, a pocket calculator and a photo ID. 

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 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

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73, Ross Peterson WB6ZBU