After my (David - K3LP) trip visiting the ET3AA Club at Addis Ababa Institute of Technology and meeting with Sid May (ET3SID) in August 2011, Sid (ET3SID) and I (K3LP) agreed on a few goals that we want to accomplish for the students and university for December 8-13, 2011. The goals were:

a) Administer US FCC Amateur Radio License Examinations for the University Students

b) Creation of "Addis Ababa Institute of Technology" Technology Incubation Program (TIP)"

Our VE Team administered FCC Amateur Radio License examinations for 62 university students (15 Female and 47 Male) on Dec. 10, 12 & 13, 2011. The results of the examination are:

5 = Extra License (Element 4) exam


All Student FCC Licenses, Qty 57 received at K3LP QTH in Maryland	Sid May's FCC License (AB3OZ) received at K3LP QTH in Maryland	Sarah at FedEx in Frederick, Maryland preparing shipping documents for shipping the Student Licenses and Sid's "DXer of the Year" plaque - arrival planned Jan. 16, 2012

FCC Licenses received via mail from the FCC on January 5, 2012. The issue date of the licenses was 12/29/11.

After the exam on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, our DX-pedition Team purchased and had cooked two Lambs at the university for a late lunch-dinner for students, teacher and DX-pedition Team. The students provided a traditional coffee and dinner event that lasted from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

QSL Manager for ET3AA and ET3SID for this trip only: N2OO (Bob Schenck)

Caution: Please do not merge other QSO's you've made with ET3SID and ET3AA also into same envelope not related to this trip.

Bob will only have the logs for the ET3AA and ET3SID for days Dec. 8-13, 2011. Thank you!

QSL Manager for ET3AA and ET3SID for this trip only: N2OO (Bob Schenck)

Caution: Please do not merge other QSO's you've made with ET3SID and ET3AA also into same envelop not related to this trip.

Bob will only have the logs for the ET3AA and ET3SID for days Dec. 8-13, 2011. Thank you!

Our dependable and reliable Van driver in Ethiopia was Tewdros (Teddy) Zewdie. He was available from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM each evening. He did a fantastic job!

Administer US FCC Amateur Radio License Examinations for Students - Our Team will administer the US FCC Amateur Radio Technician exam on Saturday (Dec. 10, 2011 around 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM) and Monday (Dec. 12 at 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM) for General/Extra and re-exams if needed. The goal will be for the students to be issued a US FCC Amateur Radio License that can be submitted to The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - Ministry of Communication Information Technology with application and proof of residency to obtain their own ET issued license. A limiting factor is the student must submit a HF Radio model and serial number plus antenna. Since the students don't have these, these will need to be follow-on personal ham radio operator to student, one on one, donation projects.

The ARRL VEC Volunteer Examiner (VE) Program requires three VE's to be in attendance during the examinations. Our VE's will be:

David Collingham (K3LP) - VE Team Liaison

Al Hernandez (K3VN)

Paul Ewing (N6PSE)

Will Beyer, Jr. (N2WB)

http://www.arrl.org/licensing-education-training

http://www.arrl.org/licensing-preparation-exams

http://www.arrl.org/exam-practice

These examinations will be conducted in full compliance with the guidelines specified by ARRL Volunteer Examiner Program defined in http://www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners

Volunteer Examiners (VEs) are licensed radio amateurs holding a General Class license or higher who offer their time to administer the FCC licensing tests and approved in advance.

Information on obtaining an ET licenses is as follows:

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Communication Information Technology

Located: Debre Zeit Road next to Global Hotel

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contact: Tesfaye Worku

Office Phone: +251 11 552 1381

Website: mcit.gov.et

Application for Radio License (English Version)

Application for Radio License (Ethiopian Version)

Procedure for Radio Communication License

Conditions for Radio License

2. Creation of "Addis Ababa Institute of Technology" Technology Incubation Program (TIP)" - David Collingham (K3LP), President and CEO, International Quality Registrars Corporation was requested by the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology to make a non-profit presentation to assist in setting up a Technology Incubation Program (TIP). The presentation was presented to the University's executives and students on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM with follow-up discussion between 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Future "Addis Ababa Institute of Technology - Technology Incubation Program (TIP)"

Planned Mission:

To accelerate the successful establishment and development of entrepreneurial companies by providing:

State-of-the-art wet labs, dry labs and offices

Business development and research services

Access to University resources and educational facilities

We had a goal to operate 160 meters and 80 meters, but the S+20 noise level in the city made this almost impossible. A 127' Slopper/Inv. L Wire Antenna was installed for 160 meters.