# 📡 HAM CRAM: Entry-Level Technician Course 📡
🗓 **When:** Saturday, January 24, 2026
⏰ **Time:** 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📋 *Guided study session with the exam at 5:00 PM*
📍 **Where:**
MAAC Foundation – First Responder Training Campus (Classroom 3)
4203 Montdale Park Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383
💲 **Cost:** $15 per exam attempt
(Credit card preferred 💳, exact cash accepted 💵)
🔗 **Register Here:**
[
https://ham.study/sessions/68d15fb3427cd77bfe3dd239/1](
https://ham.study/sessions/68d15fb3427cd77bfe3dd239/1)
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### 👤 For Participants Under 13
Parental consent is required.
📄 Download the COPPA Form: [
https://examtools.org/coppa.pdf](
https://examtools.org/coppa.pdf)
📧 Email to: [
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Y29wcGEgfCBleGFtdG9vbHMgISBvcmc=)
📩 BCC: [
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dmUtdGVhbSB8IHBjLWFyYyAhIG5ldA==)
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### 📝 What to Bring
✅ FCC Registration Number (FRN) – [
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do](
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do)
✅ Valid photo ID (state or school)
👧 **Minors without photo ID** can bring one of these with a guardian’s photo ID, or two if unaccompanied:
* State ID (non-photo)
* Birth certificate 🍼
* Social Security card 🧾
* Work permit 🛠
* School ID 🎓
* Library card 📚
💻 **For the Exam:**
* Charged laptop, Chromebook, or iPad 🔋
* ~10 iPads available if needed
* Bring your own lunch or order delivery 🥪
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### 📘 Study Materials (Review Beforehand!)
📕 Study Guide: [
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-no-nonsense-tech-study-guide-v2-20230204.pdf](
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-no-nonsense-tech-study-guide-v2-20230204.pdf)
🧠 Cheat Sheet: [
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tech-cheat-sheet-20220923.pdf](
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tech-cheat-sheet-20220923.pdf)
❓ Question Pool: [
https://www.arrl.org/files/file/VEs/Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%202022-2026%20Public%20Release%20March%207%202022.docx](
https://www.arrl.org/files/file/VEs/Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%202022-2026%20Public%20Release%20March%207%202022.docx)
🧪 **Practice Exams:**
* [
http://www.qrz.com/hamtest/](
http://www.qrz.com/hamtest/)
* [
https://hamexam.org](
https://hamexam.org)
* [
https://hamstudy.org/tech2022](
https://hamstudy.org/tech2022)
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### 📻 About the Exam
Covers:
* 📘 Regulations
* ⚙️ Basic electronics
* 📡 Operating practices (VHF/UHF focus)
🛑 **No Morse code required!**
A **Technician License** gives you access to:
* All bands above 30 MHz
* 📶 2-meter operations
* 📺 Digital modes, voice, satellite communication
* Some HF privileges on 80m, 40m, 15m (CW) + 10m (CW, voice, digital)
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📬 **Questions?**
Email: [
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