Ham Bootcamp includes a series of demonstrations and tutorials designed to help newly licensed Technician, General, and Extra class license holders get on the air and use their amateur radio license. Ham Bootcamp is also an excellent opportunity for prospective Hams who are interested in seeing what the hobby has to offer.

Ham Bootcamp activities are provided online via a series of sessions geared towards Technicians, prospective Hams, and Hams with General class licenses and higher. Ham Bootcamp participants will find all of this material interesting and fun, regardless of their focus or license level.

The online Bootcamp program is available to all licensed and prospective Hams. You can register for the next Ham Bootcamp session here.

Ham Radio Display and On-Air Station

Articles About Ham Bootcamp

Are you interested in learning more about the Ham Bootcamp program? We’ve written quite a few articles about Bootcamp here on our Blog. You can read them via this link.

The Ham Bootcamp program was also featured in the October 2020 edition of QST Magazine. The article can be viewed here.

Sign Up for Ham Bootcamp

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about Amateur Radio, improve your station, expand your skills, and get on the air.  Ham Bootcamp sessions are free, but you do need to register to attend. The next Ham Bootcamp date will be announced shortly – check here for updates.  You can register for the Fall 2025 Ham Bootcamp using this link.

Wondering what Ham Bootcamp is like? You can view some of the Fall 2024 Ham Bootcamp sessions below.

Spring 2025 Online Ham Bootcamp

The online Ham Bootcamp sessions are designed to reach folks worldwide and cover topics of interest to all Hams. Our Spring 2025 Bootcamp has been completed. Members can access the videos by logging into our website.

We are currently editing the videos from our most recent Ham Bootcamp and will post them in the near future. You can view the videos from our previous Bootcamps in our Ham Bootcamp Archive.

Here is what we covered during our last Ham Bootcamp:

Track	Session	Host
Repeaters and VHF/UHF	Bootcamp Introduction	Fred, AB1OC
	Putting together a Station for Repeaters	Fred, AB1OC
	Making Contacts and Joining a Repeater Net	Fred, AB1OC
	Radio Programming Tutorial	Fred, AB1OC
	Getting started with Amateur Radio Satellites	Burns, WB1FJ
	Lunch Break
	Getting started with Fox Hunting	Anita, AB1QB
HF Activities	Putting together an HF Station for SSB, CW, and Digital	Anita, AB1QB
	Picking and Putting up an HF Antenna, Feedline, and Ground	Fred, AB1OC
	Operating on the HF bands using SSB Voice	Fred, AB1OC
	Setting up WSJT-X and FT8 Digital	Fred, AB1OC
Interactive Breakouts	Finding DX and QSL'ing - Getting them in the log and confirmed	Anita, AB1QB
	Introduction to Portable Operating	Fred, AB1OC
	Introduction to EmComm and Public Service	Stu, W1SHS
Conclusion	Where to learn more	Fred, AB1OC

Please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Ham Bootcamp Presentations and Videos

Videos and presentations from the latest Spring 2025 Ham Bootcamp session are provided below for use by Nashua Area Radio Society Members and Internet Subscribers. You must be a Member or Internet Subscriber of the Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS) and be logged into the NARS website to view the videos and presentations.

You can find the videos and presentations from previous Ham Bootcamp NARS sessions in the NARS Ham Bootcamp Archive.

The Nashua Area Radio Society offers online memberships to individuals outside our area, allowing them to access and utilize all our Training Materials, including Ham Bootcamp recordings. You can learn more about these and our other memberships here.

Additional Training and Mentoring

The Nashua Area Radio Society’s mission is to:

• Encourage and help people to become licensed and active in the Amateur Radio Service
• Spark Interest among young people in STEM Education and Careers through Amateur Radio
• Provide training and mentoring to enable Amateur Radio Operators to improve their technical and operating skills and to be prepared to assist in times of emergency
• Sponsor on-air operating activities so that Amateurs may practice and fully develop their operating skills and have fun with Ham Radio!

We offer a wide range of training and skills development programs and opportunities to Nashua Area Radio Society members and the broader Amateur Radio community. Here is an example of one of our popular Tech Night sessions:

Sample Tech Night Video – Putting Up A Tower

Some of our many programs include:

• Tech Night Program, which provides training on a wide range of Amateur Radio activities and technical topics
• Forums where Members and Internet Subscribers can ask questions and share projects and ideas
• License Class Training programs have helped us to license or upgrade over 300 Hams in the last few years. We offer Tech, General, and Extra License, classes. We also provide online license exams for class students!
• High-Altitude Balloon and other STEM learning programs, which bring Amateur Radio to young people

We offer a variety of membership choices, including an Internet Subscription option for folks who live outside our area and want to take advantage of Nashua Area Radio Society Training Programs. You can learn more about our programs and membership options here.

Support Our Training Programs

The Nashua Area Radio Society provides many training and skills development activities for new Hams and Young People. We also have many programs to enable folks young and old alike to join the Amateur Radio service. Please consider supporting our programs and our work by making a donation via the GoFundMe campaign which follows.

The Nashua Area Radio Society is a 501c(3) non-profit charity.