{"id":86,"date":"2020-12-24T19:06:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T19:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamradio.micahgallant.com\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:33:35","slug":"join-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charlottetownarc.com\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Join Our Club!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you new to the Amateur Radio hobby or interested in getting involved? We welcome any new folks who would like to attend a club meeting or event and ask any questions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Q – How do I get my ham radio license?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A – Take a course with us, see details here and signup: In Person Courses<\/a>\u00a0or Visit the Government of Canada website<\/a>\u00a0to learn all abut how to get your license, where to find qualified examiners and how to study for your test!<\/p>\n

Q – Where can i find study questions for the exam?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A – Visit the Government of Canada website<\/a> to find the practise questions and the full list of questions that could be on your test..<\/p>\n

Q – What is the test, does it require morse code knowledge?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A – The test is 100 random questions from the bank on the website. There is no current requirement for morse code knowledge<\/p>\n

Callsign prefixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Prince Edward Island, our prefix is VY2 however there are some prior callsigns before VY2 was available that start with VE1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prefix<\/th>\nProvince\/Territory<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
VE1 VA1<\/td>\nNova Scotia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE2 VA2<\/td>\nQuebec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE3 VA3<\/td>\nOntario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE4 VA4<\/td>\nManitoba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE5 VA5<\/td>\nSaskatchewan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE6 VA6<\/td>\nAlberta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE7 VA7<\/td>\nBritish Columbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE8<\/td>\nNorthwest Territories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE9<\/td>\nNew Brunswick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE0*<\/td>\nInternational Waters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VO1<\/td>\nNewfoundland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VO2<\/td>\nLabrador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VY1<\/td>\nYukon Territory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VY2<\/td>\nPrince Edward Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VY0<\/td>\nNunavut Territory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Interested in joining our club? We meet monthly outside of other scheduled activities. There is an annual membership fee and you are welcome to join our club meetings.<\/p>\n

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Why?<\/h3>\n

Here are some of the reasons you would become a member of the club<\/p>\n