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Why ham radio at a hacker con?
Ham radio is the original hacker and maker culture. RF skills carry straight into RFID, Wi-Fi and wireless security work, and a license turns your receive-only SDR habit into legally transmitting, building and testing your own gear, at up to 1,500 W.
Come ask us anything at the Ham Radio Community at SAINTCON 26, powered by Ham Radio Village.
Free Ham In A Day class at SAINTCON 26 today: 8:15 AM sharp, Floor 2 lounge (north end).
A full day of Technician license prep: how radio works, FCC rules, RF safety, and getting on the air with repeaters, simplex, APRS and SSTV. No prior license needed.
SAINTCONTrainings · SAINTCON 26SAINTCON training classes run alongside the main conference. In-depth, hands-on, expert-led.
Thank you to 801 Labs for hosting Ham In A Day yesterday.
13 people spent a full day learning radio with the Ham Radio Village. 11 passed their license exams and are now licensed amateur radio operators.
New hams: welcome! Your callsign shows up in the FCC ULS a few days after you pay the $35 fee. Come say hi on our Discord: discord.gg/hrv
The Ham Radio Community is back at SAINTCON 26, powered by Ham Radio Village.
- Mon 8:15 AM sharp: free Ham In A Day class
- Tue 4–5 PM: hands-on antenna building
- Tue 6 PM: HRV patches at the Swap Meet
- All week: free license exams (times TBA)
https://saintcon.org/communities/ham-radio
Exam signup: https://ham.study/sessions/6ab009e4e1dfa594f26d3c03/1
SAINTCONHam Radio Community · SAINTCON 26Never touched a radio or already licensed? Make antennas from trash, get on the air, or earn your license in a day.
JawnCon 0x3 opens today at 8:30 AM. @jawncon
If you've been playing with an RTL-SDR or HackRF, catch "ham for hackers" by Ham Radio Village's own Ed Wilson at 2:30 PM on the main stage. Receiving is fine. A license lets you transmit legally, build your own gear, and use up to 1,500 watts.
Then get licensed. We're testing all weekend, just ask, or join Saturday's 9 AM study session and 1 PM exams.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
hamstudy.orgHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
Taking your first ham exam at JawnCon on Saturday? Two things before you show up:
1. Skim KB6NU's No-Nonsense Technician study guide. It's free:
https://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/
2. Get an FCC Registration Number (FRN). It's free and takes a few minutes:
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/knowledge-base/universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/getting-fcc-registration
Then come to the 9 AM study session and sit the exam at 1 PM.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
Exam day at JawnCon.
9 AM: study session in the HAM classroom
12 PM: lunch
1 PM: free license exams, Laurel VEC
Walk in at 9 knowing nothing, walk out a ham. That happens at these sessions more than you'd think.
Sign up now if you haven't:
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
hamstudy.orgHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
Last day of JawnCon, and your last chance to get licensed with us this year in Philly. Open testing today, just ask any of us.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
Also worth your morning: "Paging in 2026" with Mike Dank and Naveen Albert, 11 AM on the main stage. It covers DAPNET, the decentralized paging network hams run on cheap and surplus hardware.
hamstudy.orgHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
Joop Stakenborg makes videos about amateur radio, especially Morse code radio. You can follow at:
➡️ @pg4i
(Don't worry if the account looks blank to you, that just means no one from your server is following it yet. Follow the account and its videos will start gradually showing up on your server too.)
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