Aurora Stk - Ham Radio Classes - Syllabus

Ham Radio Class Syllabus – Technician Class License

FCC Exam is 35 Multiple choice questions

http://errs-aurora.blogspot.com - class blog & links

Instructor: Adam Hiatt, Stake communications specialist, atom@byu.edu

Week 1 – Welcome, Intro, & Chapters 1-2 -- Welcome, Radio & Electronics fundamentals

Week 2 – Chapter 3 – Operating station equipment

Week 3 – Chapter 4 – Communicating with other “Hams”

Week 4 – Chapter 5 – Licensing regulations

Week 5 – Chapter 6 – Operating Regulations

Week 6 – Chapter 7– Radio safety practices

Week7 (possibly) – Review question pool w/ answers

Helpful pages:

1-5 Testing process

1-17 Test element breakdown by License class

2-3 Basic radio station

2-5 Ohm’s law (think “EIR”, E=I x R or “REI”, R=E/I)

(E) = Electromotive Force inVolts, (I) = Current in Amps, (R) = Resistance in Ohms

Resistance (resistors in series and parallel), Power, P = I² x R in Watts

2-7 Metric unit system (k, m, μ)

2-13 Electrical units (Volts, Watts, Ohm, etc.)

2-16 Radio waves c= f x λ (lambda), Speed of light(c) = Frequency (f) x wavelength (λ)

2-17 Freq. Spectrum (VHF, UHF, HF, etc)

2-23 Antennas & feed lines, Yagi, Cubical Quad & Coax vs. twin lead

2-26 SWR (Standing Wave Ratio, 1:1 is perfect match)

2-28 Radio Wave propagation

2-29 Earth’s atmospheric layers (D, E, F₁, F₂) & “skipping”

3-1 Radio Equipment, buttons, knobs, modes, bands, mic, keyer

3-8 Repeater operation

3-15 Directional antennas, yagi, quad, loops, sat. dishes

3-21 Antenna supports, masts, towers, trees, rooftops

3-25 Power supplies & batteries, AA, C, D, etc. (NiCd, NiMH, Lion)

3-29 RFI Interference (“it’s your neighbor’s problem, not yours”)

4-2 Phonetic Alphabet

4-3 RST (Readability, Signal Strength, Tone) System (S1-S9)

4-4 “Q Signals” QRM – Interference, QSY – Change freq. 88

4-5 73 = Bye, 88 = “Hugs & kisses”(i.e. XOXOX)

4-9 2m “band plan”, various modes, CW, OSCAR, simplex, repeater

4-15 Repeater use, operation & etiquette

4-17, 4-18 Repeater phone patch, IRLP, EchoLink

4-20 Nets, social, emergency & public service

4-22 Net traffic & msg. headers

4-24 Emergency communication, RACES vs. ARES

4-31 OSCARs (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Ameteur Radio)

4-33 Digital nets, APRS, winlink, Video, Radio Control

4-36 EME (Earth Moon Earth) – Using the moon as a natural permanent satellite to communicate

5-4 FCC License Classes & test elements

5-7 FCC ULS (Univ. Licensing System) website

5-11 Frequency spectrum

5-13 Emission types (CW, Data, image, phone, RTTY)

5-16 ITU region chart

5-18 10 U.S. Call sign districts (0-9)

5-19 FCC Call Signs (1x2, 2x2, 2x3, A,K,N,W “Alaska North West”)

6-3 ID Requirements (every 10 mins. & at end)

6-8 3^rd party comm.. (other countries)

6-11 Prohibited Communication

7-2 Electrical safety (100 mA can kill, 30V dangerous)

7-4 Wire size & current capacity chart & current safety chart

7-8 FCC MPE charts (Maximum Permissible Exposure) limits

7-11 RF exposure evaluation (50W max for 2m band)

7-15 putting up your own Antenna tower (wear a hardhat & gloves)

CW (Carrier Wave a.k.a. Morse Code) Abbreviations

Test Element Breakdown

(4) T1 FCC Rules, station license responsibilities

(4) T2 Control operator duties

(4) T3 Operator practices

(5) T4 Radio & electronic fundamentals

(4) T5 Station Setup and operation

(3) T6 Communication modes & methods

(2) T7 Special operations

(3) T8 Emergency & Public Svc. Communications

(3) T9 Radio Waves, propagation, and antennas

(3) T10 Electrical & RF Safety

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(35) Questions total