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Day 1 Starts Here Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing Course Course Copyrights and Distribution Boy Scout Venturing Crew 80, Alexandria, VA Boy Scout Venturing Crew 80, Alexandria, VA First Christian Church First Christian Church Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) As noted at the beginning of The ARRL Instructor's Manual, this publication is copyrighted material. Quick Links: Click on Link - Right click on screen for options Video segments are not included - Press Home to return to this page - F1 is help 28 You are free to reproduce and distribute limited portions of 3 Chapter 1 Day 1 Starts Here Day 1 - Handout materials, The ARRL Instructor's Manual or The ARRL Ham Radio Introduction to Ham Radio 141 Chapter 2 License Manual as needed for the purposes of instruction of 80 77 Day 2 - Electricity, Components, Chapter 3 your class. Circuits, Radio Waves, Types of Radios 245 Chapter 4 318 However, please do not scan or post copies of this material, 230 Day 3 - Propagation, Antennas, Feed Chapter 5 including photos, drawings and illustrations on the Web. lines, SWR, Equipment 404 Chapter 6 This would be considered an infringement of the provision 430 - Communicating with other Day 4 465 Chapter 7 of the ARRL copyright. hams, Licensing and Operating Not for Regulations, Safety, Exam Prep 500 Chapter 8 distribution. Thank you 532 Chapter 9 January 20, 2015 W3BSA.org Suggestions and comments to WA4USB at ARRL dot NET 1 January 20, 2015 3 Amateur Radio Technician Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing Course Class Licensing Course Sponsors Instructors: Scout Venturing Crew 80 Dick – WA4USB First Christian Church Demi – K4BSA Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) Jim – K3BUC Bill – W2BSA 4 5 6 Meet your Instructors Meet your Instructors Meet your Instructors Dick Harman WA4USB Demi Pulas K4BSA Bill Stewart W2BSA • First licensed in 1964 •First licensed in 1993 Novice, Tech, General, Advanced, Extra • First licensed in 1965 •Amateur Extra License • Control Op K4US Repeater Extra the Hard Way (20 wpm Morse Code) •35+ years Scout Leader •Scout Leader 20+ years Cubs, Boy Scouts, Explorer • Crew 80 Advisor since 1995 •Crew 80 COR • Committee Chair Crew 80 •Crew 80 Committee Member •Retired 20+ years • ~ 40 years Scout Leader •Scout leader since 1990 • Computers since '59 •Colonial District STEM Coordinator 7 8 9 Meet your Instructors Amateur Radio Technician Class Jim Buchanan K3BUC Goals of this Course •First licensed in High School • Other groups using nearby 1. Learn about Amateur Radio •Novice - 1 year non-renewable rooms activities •BSEE, + Digital Computers 2. Learn about Radio and •Naval Air Systems Command • House Keeping Electronics •Maintained interest in Radio Restrooms •Tech, General, Extra & Crew in 2004 Fire Exits •Scout + Scouter 30 years Outside Access 10 11 12 Introductions Goals of this Course Introductions Our history 3. Pass the Exam and Obtain • Your name and a little about We have been teaching this yourself your FCC Technician Class course for about 20 years Amateur Radio License! • Someone you know who is a Ham • What you hope to gain by being a 4. The license will authorize Ham We have learned what you to operate a Amateur • Do you have experience with works and have included (Ham) Radio Station amateur radio? lessons learned in this (transmitter) • What are your expectations? course 13 14 15 How to study to ensure passing exam Methods of Learning We are NOT teaching answers • Read assignments when due • Each and every question is in the • Some courses teach you to We give you the concepts and handbook memorize exam questions and knowledge so you will • Correct answers are in the manual answers understand what is going on •You MUST take the on line practice tests at home and pass • There are many on line practice at least 80% to ensure success at least 80% to ensure success • That method does not lead to exams that you can take as arrrl. org/ examreview real advancement in your often as you wish at no cost • How class will be run • Q&A’s at end of each section knowledge 16 17 18 A BAG lunch is RECOMMENDED Expectations Course Outline • Welcome to amateur radio • Class will start and end on time • Electricity, Components and Circuits • Lunch: about Noon • Instructors will be prepared • Radio and Signals Fundamentals 30 minutes for lunch • Students are expected to read • Propagation, Antennas and Feedlines assigned material before class and • Amateur Radio Equipment be prepared to learn • Communicating with other hams • Exam Sat Feb 14 9:30 am • Ham radio is not a spectator sport, • Licensing regulations active participation during class • Operating regulations discussions is vital to success - • Safety obtaining your License • Test preparation and review 19 20 21 Let’s Get Started October 2012 Steps to obtaining your ticket We intend to give you the • Study the Ham Radio License • BSA Jamboree On The Air Manual knowledge to pass the • Boy Scouts in Irving Texas • Review the questions in the book exam spoke with an astronaut on the • Take interactive practice exams International Space Station • Pass a 35-question multiple choice Your knowledge and test Your knowledge and using Amateur Radio relayed understanding will grow as Questions are from the question through amateur stations in pool in the back of the book you enjoy and use amateur Australia - here is a short clip Answer 26 correctly radio • No Morse code is required 22 23 24 About the exam Lets say it another way Sequence of Presentations Back of the book page 11-1 • We do not follow the exact book Sub-elements..T1A T2A T3A T4A 1. Read the assigned pages sequence One question on your exam from 2. Pay attention in class • We generally follow Chapter each of the 35 "Sub-elements" content 3. Do the practice exams Exact text of Q and A …. But • Our purpose is to make it easy Most probably (> 90%) earn to understand and make sense Q and A (both) may be re-sequenced • Page numbers will be in the 26 correct to pass your license – when you do 1 and 2 and 3 bottom left corner of slides 25 26 27 ChapterChapter 11 Today's Topics What is Amateur Radio? • Amateur Radio is a personal 1. What makes Amateur Radio • Amateur Radio is a personal radio service authorized by the unique unique Federal Communications What is 2. Why the FCC makes rules Commission (FCC) 3. Activities involving Amateur 1. The purpose is to Amateur Radio Radio advance skills in the 4. How to find other hams technical and ? 5. Technician License communication phases of 6. Next week the radio art 1-1 28 29 30 What is Amateur Radio? What is Amateur Radio? What is Amateur Radio? • Amateur Radio is a personal • Amateur Radio is a personal • Amateur Radio is a personal radio service authorized by the radio service authorized by the radio service authorized by the Federal Communications Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commission (FCC) Commission (FCC) 2. To promote the 3. To develop a pool of 4. To promote international development of an trained radio operators goodwill by connecting emergency communication trained radio operators emergency communication private citizens in capability to assist countries around the globe communities when needed 31 32 33 What is Amateur Radio? Why does the FCC make rules What do hams do? • Amateur Radio is a personal • Amateur Radio is a Licensed • Communicate radio service authorized by the Service Federal Communications • Participate Commission (FCC) • Hams can buy or build or • Experiment modify their own equipment 5. Through ham radio, you • Build • Knowledge and skills are will become an • Compete ambassador for your required ambassador for your • Serve their communities community and your • That’s why we have licenses • Life-long learning country 1-13 1-8 34 35 36 About Ham Radio About Ham Radio The Amateur Radio Service is intended for persons who are interested in radio T1A02 The agency that regulates and enforces About Ham Radio technique solely with a personal aim and the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in without pecuniary interest. the United States is the FCC. T1C10 You may operate to transmit after you pass the examination elements required for your first amateur radio license as soon as your name and call sign appear in the FCC’s ULS database. There is no age requirement for holding an FCC Amateur Radio License. 37 38 39 About Ham Radio Take Aways T1C08 The normal term for an FCC- • T1C11 If your license has expired and is still within the Purpose of the amateur service issued primary allowable grace period, you may not continue to station/operator operate to transmit until the ULS database shows that •The Amateur Radio Service is intended for license grant is ten the license has been renewed. those persons who are interested in radio years. • T1A10 The FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station technique solely with a personal aim and without is a station in the Amateur Radio Service consisting of pecuniary interest. [97.3(a)(4)] T1C09 The grace the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio period following the communications. expiration of an The Federal Communications Commission amateur license (FCC) is the government agency that within which the license may be regulates and enforces the rules for the renewed is two Amateur Radio Service in the United years. States. [97.1] 40 41 42 Element 2 Technician Class How soon may you operate a transmitter on What is the normal term for an Question Pool an amateur service frequency after you pass FCC-issued primary the examination required for your first station/operator license amateur radio license? grant? About Ham Radio A.
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