Want To Get An Amateur Radio License?

The Frederick Amateur Radio Club would love to help you get started on an exciting new adventure. Using the buttons below use the More Info button to learn what the process is to get licensed. For resources on learning how to study to get your license click on the Resources button. Once you are ready to take the test, you can take the test during one of our quarterly free testing sessions or you can typically find a few testing sessions with 50 miles every weekend. We can help you find a location to take your test. If you or someone you know (hint hint) are wanting to get your Amateur Radio license now is the time.

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It is with much sadness that I announce the passing of Dick Christin W3HNL. Dick was a long time member of the local ham community, a regular participant in the local nets and top notch ham operator. Dick was a wonderful, knowledgeable ham and he will be deeply missed by all who knew him. 73 my …

August 25, 2020
News, Testing
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Hi everyone, we have had lots of questions about when we are going to have our next Ham-In-A-Day class. We have been pushing it off because we cannot meeting in person in large groups. We have decided to try our next class virtually using Zoom on September 12th, 2020. It will not be the same …

Wires-x is back online

Hi everyone, the Wires-X is back online. It took longer to get the computer because of the damage to the Amazon sorting center in Baltimore that was damaged in last weeks storm. But it is back online and working. Let me know if you have any problems. Mike K3DO

November 9, 2018
News, Repeater
Tags: Fusion, Repeater, Wires-X
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The computer that runs the Wires-x node for the 448.425 Wires-X repeater has bit the dust. Initially I thought it was just hard drive failure but a new hard drive did not fix the problem. There is a new computer on the way but it will not be here until Monday. The repeater is still …