Registrations are now being accepted for Canadian Amateur Operator, Basic Qualification, course. Classes will be conducted in Orillia on Wednesday nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., beginning September 6 and culminating in the government examination December 13. Licensed, experienced Amateur Radio operators will facilitate learning in such topics as basic electrical theory, Ohm's Law, inductance, capacitance, resonance, impedance, propagation, antennas, transmission lines, semi-conductors, power supplies, establishing and operating a station, safety, modulation, interference and regulations. Success in the exam gives the candidate a Basic Qualification for an assigned call-sign and use of radio on allotted frequencies. There is no Morse code involved at this stage.
Amateurs communicate world-wide.
They are licensed and take pride in their stations and on-air activities. The course is operated for the Orillia Amateur Radio Club, a non-profit group. Anyone may take the course, regardless of age, background or residence. However, the course will be conducted on an adult level of understanding, therefore children taking the course should attend and study with an adult who is also registered for and taking the course. The course is not terribly difficult, but does require commitment.