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1 Part 3 Foundation Licence Examination material Table 1. Symbols for use in the Foundation level Examination. Description Symbol Description Symbol Cell Switch s.p.s.t. Battery Antenna Fuse Earth Lamp (incandescent) Microphone Light Emitting Diode LED Loudspeaker Resistor Combined Syllabus-Part 3 Page 3.1

Part 3 Table 2. Diagrams for use in the Foundation level Examination. Analogue transmitter. The block diagram shown will be used for all assessment questions.

The symbols for the microphone and antenna should also be known. Microphone amplifier Modulator Carrier oscillator RF power amplifier The block diagram shown will be used for all assessment questions.

2 Part 3 Table 2. Diagrams for use in the Foundation level Examination. Analogue transmitter. The block diagram shown will be used for all assessment questions. It is not intended that the blocks will relate to any particular architecture of radio, merely the basic functions that need to be performed. The symbols for the microphone and antenna should also be known. Microphone amplifier Modulator Carrier oscillator RF power amplifier The block diagram shown will be used for all assessment questions. It is not intended that the blocks will relate to any particular architecture of radio, merely the basic functions that need to be performed. The loudspeaker symbol should be known. Tuner and RF amplifier Demodulator or detector Audio amplifier Digital Transmitter. A to D is an analogue to digital converter. D to A is a digital to analogue converter. A to D Digital Processor D to A Power Amplifier Digital Receiver. A to D Digital Processor D to A BNC PL259 N SMA 1/4 ground plane, Note: Exam questions will not show the dimensions. 4 5/8 ground plane Note: Exam questions will not show the dimensions. 5 8 coaxial cable feed Yagi Dipole Combined Syllabus-Part 3 Page 3.2

3 Band Plan Foundation level Radio Communication Examination 14MHz (20m) Necessary UK Usage Bandwidth 14,000-14,060 khz 200 Hz Telegraphy - contest preferred 14,055 khz QRS (slow telegraphy Centre of Activity 14,060-14, Hz Telegraphy 14,060 khz QRP (low power) Centre of Activity 14,070-14, Hz Narrow band modes 14,089-14, Hz Narrow band modes - automatically controlled data stations (unattended) 14,099-14,101 IBP - reserved exclusively for beacons 14,101-14, khz All modes - automatically controlled data stations (unattended) 14,112-14, khz All modes (excluding digimodes) 14,125-14, khz All modes - SSB contest preferred segment 14,130kHz - digital voice centre of activity 14, khz Priority for Dxpeditions 14,230 khz - Image Centre of Activity. 14,285 khz - QRP Centre of Activity 14,300-14, khz All modes 14,300 khz Global Emergency Centre of Activity LICENCE NOTES: Amateur Service - Primary User. 14,000-14,250 khz Amateur Satellite Service - Primary User. 144MHz (2m) Necessary UK Usage Bandwidth MHz 2700Hz All modes - including Satellite downlinks MHz 500Hz Telegraphy (including EME CW) MHz Telegraphy Centre of Activity MHz Random MS telegraphy calling (Note 1) Hz Telegraphy and MGM EME MGM activity (Note 7) Hz Telegraphy, MGM and SSB MHz Microwave talk-back MHz Random MS SSB MHz GB2RS news broadcast and slow Morse MHz See Note MHz SSB Centre of Activity MHz MGM MS calling Propagation Beacons only Beacon guard band MHz Personal Weak Signal MGM Beacons (BW: 500 Hz max) khz All Modes (Note-8) MHz Image Modes (SSTV, Fax etc) MHz Data Centre of Activity (MGM, RTTY etc) MHz UK Digital Voice (DV) calling (Note 9) MHz See Note MHz ATV Talk-back MHz See Note Combined Syllabus-Part 3 Page 3.3

4 khz MGM / Digital Communications MHz Digital modes (including unattended) MHz Unconnected nets - APRS, UiView etc (Note 14) MHz DV Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz DV Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz DV Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz DV Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz DV Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz TCP/IP usage MHz AX25 usage MHz AX25 usage MHz FM Internet voice gateway , MHz tbd (Note 11) khz FM/DV RV48 - RV63 Repeater input exclusive (Note 2) (Note 5) khz FM/DV Space communications (e.g. I.S.S.) - Earth-to-Space MHz (Note 4) & (Note 10) khz FM/DV V16-V48 FM/DV simplex (Note 3) (Note 5) (Note-6) MHz See Note MHz FM Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz Used for slow Morse transmissions MHz FM Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz FM Internet voice gateway (IARU common channel) MHz FM calling (Note 12) MHz Used for GB2RS news broadcast MHz Used for rally/exhibition talk-in , MHz (Note 11) khz FM/DV RV48 - RV63 Repeater output (Note 2) khz FM/DV Space communications (e.g. I.S.S.) - Space-Earth khz All Modes - Satellite exclusive Note 1: Meteor scatter operation can take place up to 26kHz higher than the reference frequency. Note 2: 12.5kHz channels numbered RV48-RV63. RV48 input = MHz, output= MHz. Note 3: 12.5kHz simplex channels numbered V16-V46. V16= MHz. Note 4: Emergency Communications Groups utilising this frequency should take steps to avoid interference to ISS operations in non-emergency situations. Note 5: Embedded data traffic is allowed with digital voice (DV) Note 6: Simplex use only - no DV gateways Note 7: EME activity using MGM is commonly practised between MHz Note 8: Amplitude Modulation (AM) is acceptable within the All Modes segment. AM usage is typically found on MHz. Users should consider adjacent channel activity when selecting operating frequencies Note 9: In other countries IARU Region-1 recommend MHz Note 10: May be used for Emergency Communications and Community Events Note 11: May be used for repeaters in other IARU Region-1 countries Note 12: DV users are asked not to use this channel, and use MHz for calling. Note 13: not used Note 14: use should be NBFM to avoid interference to DV Gateways LICENCE NOTES: Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service - Primary User. Beacons may be established for DF competitions except within 50 km of TA (Scarborough) Combined Syllabus-Part 3 Page 3.4

5 Frequency Allocation Table Foundation Licence Examination FREQUENCY USE MHz BROADCASTING MHz AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION MHz AERONAUTICAL MOBILE MHz SPACE OPERATIONS & SPACE RESEARCH MHz LAND MOBILE MHz AMATEUR & AMATEUR SATELLITE MHz MOBILE except aeronautical mobile MHz RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE MHz RADIO ASTRONOMY MHz LAND MOBILE MHz MARITIME MOBILE MHz LAND MOBILE MHz MARITIME MOBILE A copy of the Schedule to the Licence will be provided in the examination Combined Syllabus-Part 3 Page 3.5

6 Frequency to Wavelength Conversion Chart Foundation Licence Examination Conversion chart Frequency to Wavelength Wavelength (m) Frequency f(mhz) The velocity of radio waves is m/s or 300,000,000 m/s Combined Syllabus-Part 3 Page 3.6

UK Band Plan Copyright GW6ITJ

UK Band Plan Copyright GW6ITJ not SSB Secondary user automatically controlled data stations (unattended) Contest preferred Narrow band modes Narrow band modes automatically controlled data stations (unattended) 136 khz CW,QRSS and