“Since 1995, Ed Weiss has been teaching a crash course on how to become an amateur radio operator out of his love for his lifetime hobby. And this Friday, he’ll be doing it again.”
Ed Weiss, W1NXC and the Framingham Amateur Radio Association scored excellent public relations points via an article in the 3/11/05 newspaper- and on-line issues of the Framingham Tab. The article included a brief description of the upcoming FARA class along with the requirements for earning an FCC Amateur Radio license. The article also noted that Weiss was the recipient of the ARRL’s 2002 Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award.
“Students have the chance to practice what they are learning because classes are held at the Framingham Radio Club room, where there is a high-frequency radio and some other equipment that allows communication with other ham radio operators,” the article states. [Full story]