— from Brendan Cowan, County Department of Emergency Management —

San Juan County’s amateur radio volunteers form a critical communications link between islands and to the mainland in the event of a major emergency or outage. The San Juan County Amateur Radio Society (www.sjcars.org) is hosting a training in Friday Harbor to prepare islanders to take the Amateur Technician test. This certification allows islanders to become a part of this crucial communications system.

The four hour class is free but there is a $15 fee to the ARRL for taking the test.
To register or for details, contact Bryan Hoyer at bhhoyer@gmail.com
Tuesday Sept 12th 5-7pm
Thursday Sept 14th 5-7pm
Test: Saturday Sept 16th 10-12amClass Location:

San Juan Island Fire Station
1011 Mullis Street
Friday Harbor WA 98250

 

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