Hillsborough County ARES/RACES Inc.

WCF 12th Annual TECHCON 2026
2026-02-28 | Hillsborough County PSOC, 9450 E Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL, 33619, United States
12th WCF TECHCON Saturday February 28th 2026
Held at the Hillsborough County Public Safety Operations Complex
9450 E. Columbus Dr. Tampa Florida
Link to the WCF ARRL website to REGISTER
https://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/wcftechconference/

Amateur Radio "General License Class"
2026-04-18 08:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
You must have a Amateur Radio Technician License before taking this Class
Hillsborough County ARES/RACES is proud to sponsor the Amateur Radio “General” License Course in a traditional classroom setting. Please invite your friends to come join the several hundred people who have taken this courses and earned an Amateur Radio license during the last few years.
This is 2 day class. You must attend both days of the class. The class is from 8:30am to 5pm on Saturday, April 18th and Saturday, May 2nd . Testing will take place on May 2nd at 2 pm.
The cost is $45 – this includes both classes, your book, testing fee and any additional m9thaterials.
There will be several breaks and 1 hour for lunch. There are fridges at the PSOC for brought lunches, Uber Eats delivers there and many restaurants close by to choose from.
You Must obtain a FCC issued FRN number Before taking the Test.
We will explain how to apply during the first class session.
The FCC will collect a $35 fee when your License Application is approved.

The new $35 application fee applies to new, renewal, rule waiver, and modification applications that request a new vanity call sign. The fee will be per application.
Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, and modification applications to upgrade an amateur radio licensee’s operator class or to request a sequentially issued call sign, are exempt from fees.
You can review the details of the Fee on the ARRL Website at
https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee

Amateur Radio "Technician License Class"
2026-05-02 08:30 - 17:00
This is the second day of a two day class. Register for the BOTH CLASSES on April 18th.
Hillsborough County ARES/RACES is proud to sponsor the Amateur Radio “Technician” License Course in a traditional classroom setting. Please invite your friends to come join the several hundred people who have taken this courses and earned an Amateur Radio license during the last few years.
This is 2 day class. You must attend both days of the class. The class is from 8:30am to 5pm on Saturday, April 18th and Saturday, May 2nd. Testing will take place on May 2nd at 2 pm.
The cost is $45 – this includes both classes, your book, testing fee and any additional materials.
There will be several breaks and 1 hour for lunch. There are fridges at the PSOC for brought lunches, Uber Eats delivers there and many restaurants close by to choose from.
You Must obtain a FCC issued FRN number Before taking the Test.
We will explain how to apply during the first class session.
The FCC will collect a $35 fee when your License Application is approved.

The new $35 application fee applies to new, renewal, rule waiver, and modification applications that request a new vanity call sign. The fee will be per application.
Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, and modification applications to upgrade an amateur radio licensee’s operator class or to request a sequentially issued call sign, are exempt from fees.
You can review the details of the Fee on the ARRL Website at
https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee

Amateur Radio "General License Class"
2026-05-02 08:30 - 17:00
You must register for this class on the April 18th class page. This is the second of a two day class.
Hillsborough County ARES/RACES is proud to sponsor the Amateur Radio “General” License Course in a traditional classroom setting. Please invite your friends to come join the several hundred people who have taken this courses and earned an Amateur Radio license during the last few years.
This is 2 day class. You must attend both days of the class. The class is from 8:30am to 5pm on Saturday, April 18th and Saturday, May 2nd. Testing will take place on May 2nd at 2 pm.
The cost is $45 – this includes both classes, your book, testing fee and any additional m9thaterials.
There will be several breaks and 1 hour for lunch. There are fridges at the PSOC for brought lunches, Uber Eats delivers there and many restaurants close by to choose from.
You Must obtain a FCC issued FRN number Before taking the Test.
We will explain how to apply during the first class session.
The FCC will collect a $35 fee when your License Application is approved.

The new $35 application fee applies to new, renewal, rule waiver, and modification applications that request a new vanity call sign. The fee will be per application.
Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, and modification applications to upgrade an amateur radio licensee’s operator class or to request a sequentially issued call sign, are exempt from fees.
You can review the details of the Fee on the ARRL Website at
https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee
