Exam & Class Schedules
Technician Class License class schedule - Summer 2021
DATES |
Chapter(s) |
Course Outline |
Tuesday, July 13 |
1 |
Welcome to Amateur Radio |
Tuesday, July 20 * |
2 |
Radio and Signals Fundamentals |
Tuesday, July 27 |
3 |
Electricity, Components and Circuits |
Tuesday, August 3 |
4 |
Propagation, Antennas and Feed Lines |
Tuesday, August 10 |
5 |
Amateur Radio Equipment |
Tuesday, August 17 * |
6 & 7 |
Communicating with Other Hams & Licensing Regulations |
Tuesday, August 24 |
8 & 9 |
Operating Regulations, Safety, & Course Review |
Tuesday, August 31 |
- |
FCC Amateur License Testing Open to all Levels |
Class Location and Times
- Classes will be held in the Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center. Check which room the class is in upon entering the Rec Center as the room assignment will vary from week to week.
3560 Buena Vista Blvd., in The Villages, Florida 32163. (NW corner of Buena Vista Blvd and CR 44A - Traffic Circle).
Dates with * will be in the Bluebell Room at Trillium. Trillium is the Recreation center in the Brownwood Lofts area. - Classes meets Tuesday evenings, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, see schedule above.
- Please read the assigned chapter(s) before the class date for that chapter.
- Class Notes – Click here to download.
- Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 6:00 PM (Date/Time tentative)
- Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center, Admiral King Room.
- See additional info below at bottom of page.
To sign up for classes, click here.
General Class License class schedule - Fall 2021
DATE |
Chapter(s) |
Course Outline |
Tuesday, October 5 |
1, 2, 3, and 9 |
Introduction / Rules / Procedures / Safety |
Tuesday, October 12 ** |
4 |
Components & Circuits |
Tuesday, October 19 |
5, and 6 |
Radio Signals and Equipment / Digital Modes |
Tuesday, October 26 |
7, and 8 |
Propagation, Antennas and Feed Lines |
Tuesday, November 2 |
- |
FCC Amateur License Testing Open to all Levels |
Class Location and Times
- Classes will be held in the Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center. Check which room the class is in upon entering the Rec Center as the room assignment will vary from week to week.
3560 Buena Vista Blvd., in The Villages, Florida 32163. (NW corner of Buena Vista Blvd and CR 44A - Traffic Circle). - Classes will meet Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, see schedule above.
- Class Notes: Download here.
- Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 6:00 PM
- Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center, Admiral King Room.
- See additional info below at bottom of page.
To sign up for classes, click here.
Amateur Extra Class License class schedule - Winter 2022
DATE |
Course Outline (Question Group) |
Monday, January 31 |
Class 1: Regulations (E1 & E2) |
Monday, February 7 |
Class 2: Radio Components & Subsystems (E6 & E7) |
Monday, February 14 |
Class 3: Waveforms, Modulation, Receivers, Operating, Space & TV (E2, E4, E8) |
Monday, February 21 |
Class 4: AC Waveforms, Transmission Characteristics (E5 & E9) |
Monday, February 28 |
Class 5: Propagation, Antennas & Safety (E0, E3, E9) |
Monday, March 7 |
FCC Amateur License Testing - Open to all Levels |
Text Book required for this course
- Amateur Extra Class Study Guide (revised), Download PDF
- Chapter 1 of the Study Guide covers everything about how the class will work and what you need to study.
- Classes will be held in the Eisenhower Recreation Center, General Marshall Room
3560 Buena Vista Blvd., in The Villages, Florida. (NW corner of Buena Vista Blvd and CR 44A - Traffic Circle). - Classes will meet Monday evenings, from 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM, see schedule above.
- Extra Class Exam Class Videos Online, courtesy of Dave Casler, KE0OG - https://dcasler.com/ham-radio/extra/
- Monday, March 7, 2022, 6:00 PM (Date/Time tentative)
- Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center, General Marshall Room
- 3560 Buena Vista Blvd., in The Villages, Florida
- See additional info below at bottom of page.
To sign up for classes, click here.
FCC Amateur License Exam Information (All levels)
License exam testing is sponsored by The Villages Amateur Radio Club (TVARC) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Exam sessions are conducted by volunteers working under the direction of the ARRL, and FCC, by the local team in liaison with the American Radio Relay League Volunteer Examiner Program.
The fee for testing is $15 and paid directly to the Team Liaison (Test Session Manager) on the day of the exam.
The test session manager requests you bring exactly $15 CASH, as change is not available.
License exam testing is sponsored by The Villages Amateur Radio Club (TVARC) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Exam sessions are conducted by volunteers working under the direction of the ARRL, and FCC, by the local team in liaison with the American Radio Relay League Volunteer Examiner Program.
The fee for testing is $15 and paid directly to the Team Liaison (Test Session Manager) on the day of the exam.
The test session manager requests you bring exactly $15 CASH, as change is not available.
- Please bring Photo-ID, CASH $15, copy of your current license (if you are upgrading), and a copy of any valid/current CSCE(s).
- You must provide a valid US Mailing address.
- A basic calculator with simple memory functions is allowed. Scientific and programmable calculators will not be allowed to be used.
- If you are testing for a new license, Exam Candidates are REQUIRED to register in the FCC CORES system and receive a Federal Registration Number (FRN) before exam day. To obtain an FRN you must go to the FCC CORES User Account and Registration page: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin
If you are upgrading, insure that you have your FRN number with you. - If you pass an exam, and want to take the next exam up from the one you passed at this session, you can on the same $15 fee, so long as we have the time to accommodate you. If you should fail an exam, and wish to re-take it, this would cost you an additional exam fee, as it would count as another exam candidate for processing, and this, too would be subject to remaining time available.
- If you have an expired amateur license that is beyond the 2 year renewable grace period, you can bring proof of your expired license (of any level), and by passing the current Element 2 Technician Class license exam, under certain circumstances, your original license privileges can be re-instated.