Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus |
Course:
Online Technician Class License Course
Dates and time:
Saturday, March 19, 2022 Saturday, March 26, 2022 Saturday, April 2, 2022 Saturday, April 9, 2022 Saturday, April 16, 2022 Saturday, April 23, 2022 Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
Exam information:
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Sunday, May 8, 2022 (rain date) | 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM |
Course objectives:
• prepare you for the Technician Class license test
• prepare you for public service and community service
• foster self study and group learning – “a license to learn”
• learn to operate ham radio equipment
• learn some radio science
• learn some electronics
• encourage technical experimentation
• join the ham radio community
• have fun
Purpose of the Technician Class license test:
• to test you on concepts and procedures on the safe and legal operation of amateur radio equipment
Instructors:
• Saturday, March 19, 2022 – Richard Hayman, WN3R
• Saturday, March 26, 2022 – Joe Massi, AC3JM
• Saturday, April 2, 2022 – Al Taylor, KN3U
• Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Marc Pressman, N4DR and Tom Horne, W3TDH
• Saturday, April 16, 2022 – Glenn Simons, N3COB
• Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Vic Nardo, WB2U
• Saturday, April 30, 2022 – David Bern, W2LNX
• host – David Bern, W2LNX
Course email address:
Study resources:
• The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (HRLM), 4th Edition, ISBN: 978-1-62595-082-6
Sponsor:
Course Schedule
Session 1: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
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• module 1 – Welcome to Amateur Radio: HRLM chapter 1
• module 2 – Radio Waves and Signals: HRLM chapter 2
• module 3 – Modulation & Bandwidth: HRLM chapter 2
• demonstration – operating a hand held radio over an FM repeater
Session 2: Saturday, March 26, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
• module 4 – Electricity: HRLM chapter 3
• module 5 – Ohm’s Law, Power and the Metric System: HRLM chapter 3
• module 6 – Electronic Components: HRLM chapter 3
• demonstration – resonance of a tuned circuit
Session 3: Saturday, April 2, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
• module 7 – Types of Radio Circuits: HRLM chapter 3
• module 11 – Basic Amateur Radio Station Equipment: HRLM chapter 5
• module 12 – Power Supplies and RF Interference: HRLM chapter 5
• demonstration – sending email to the Internet using Winlink on VHF
Session 4: Saturday, April 9, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
• module 18 – Safety and Amateur Radio: HRLM chapter 9
• module 13 – Communicating with Other Hams – Part 1: HRLM chapter 6
• module 14 – Communicating with Other Hams – Part 2: HRLM chapter 6
• demonstration – narrow-band data communications
Session 5: Saturday, April 16, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
• module 8 – Propagation: HRLM chapter 4
• module 9 – Antennas and Feed Lines: HRLM chapter 4
• module 10 – Practical Antenna Systems: HRLM chapter 4
• demonstration – Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)
Session 6: Saturday, April 23, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
• module 15 – License Regulations and License Privileges: HRLM chapter 7
• module 16 – Call Signs, Control Operators, Station Identification and Third-Party Communications: HRLM chapter 7 and 8
• module 17 – Interference, Remote & Automatic Operation, Prohibited Transmissions: HRLM chapter 8
Session 7: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• agenda
• review and questions answered
• practice Technician tests
Test session: Sunday, May 1, 2022, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Sunday, May 8, 2022, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM (rain date)
Public Service Opportunities:
updated: May 4, 2022 06:22 AM