NORWICH – The Chenango Valley Amateur Radio Association, Inc. (CVARA) will be hosting a class in Amateur Radio for all age groups starting Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at the Emergency Operations Center, 18 E. Main St., Norwich, NY.

The course will run for three Saturdays – Oct. 3, Oct. 10, and Oct. 24, 2015 – providing students with the basic information on the use and science of Amateur Radio.

Amateur Radio has become the backbone of emergency communications in the United States; ham radio facilitates assistance in local disasters, as in the recent flooding that took throughout Chenango County.

Training in Morse Code is no longer required, and communications with the International Space Station are possible.