{"id":49,"date":"2020-08-25T18:13:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2022-05-05T17:29:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T17:29:49","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-1.svg_.png\" alt=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-45\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-1.svg_.png 240w, https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-1.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-1.svg_-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Study<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All amateur radio operators must be licensed by the FCC in the US. &nbsp;In exchange for your 10 year license, you get to operate on an exclusive set of frequencies dedicated to or shared by hams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/?page_id=56\">CLICK HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to find study guides and practice tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-2.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-2.svg_.png 240w, https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-2.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-2.svg_-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Take The Exam<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The entry level license, called the Technician license, requires a 35 question, multiple choice test. \u00a0This test is administered by local hams called Volunteer Examiners.  Some examiners charge around $15 , others offer it for free as a service of the local club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">There is an additional administrative fee of $35 paid directly to the FCC after your testing is complete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/?page_id=64\">See a recent list of testing locations<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-3.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-3.svg_.png 240w, https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-3.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NYCS-bull-trans-3.svg_-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Find a Club<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone needs a little help getting started once you have passed your test. &nbsp;There are over 15 clubs in the Metro Atlanta area. &nbsp;Find the one that best suits your location or interests.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/atlantahams.com\/?page_id=72\">Visit our club list.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study All amateur radio operators must be licensed by the FCC in the US. &nbsp;In exchange for your 10 year license, you get to operate on an exclusive set of frequencies dedicated to or shared by hams.&nbsp; CLICK HERE&nbsp;to find study guides and practice tests. Take The Exam The entry level license, called the Technician &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/?page_id=49\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting Started&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantahams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}