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1 ============================================= W4UC Amateur Radio Introduction & Upgrade Class Schedule: For Pensacola State College - Spring Term 2019 Feb 5 th : Primary instructor: Gene-KB4HAH; Ron-KW4ZC. Subj: Intro to Ham Radio; Rules and Reg s Welcome to the Class & Instructor introductions, Complete the Student s Basic Knowledge of Amateur Radio Survey.

2 U.S. FCC s and ITU s Rules & regulations for United States Amateur Radio services and general information for the international Amateur Radio services Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic-1 Feb 7 th : Primary Instructor: Ron-KW4ZC Subject: Rules & Reg s Continuation of - U.S. FCC s and ITU s Rules & regulations for United States Amateur Radio services and general information for the international Amateur Radio services General Amateur Radio operators transmitting procedures and good operating practices. Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic-1 & Topic 2 A-C Feb 12 th : Primary Instructor: Larry-N4TAC Subject: Radiowaves, Propagation, Radio Spectrum, how relates to the overall RF environment (Space Weather, Earth Weather, Etc.) Radio Wave Characteristics & Properties, Ionosphere, Sun spots, Geomagnetic storms, Ground waves, etc. Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic 3 A-C Feb 14 th : Primary Instructor: Ron-KW4ZC Subj: Station setup, Equipment, Common Transmitter & Receiver Problems, Operating Activities General Amateur Radio Operators stations; their different set ups and purposes and typical problems to watch out for. Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic 4 A, B; 7 A, B; 8 A, C Feb 19 th : Subj: Status Check Quiz; Satellite & General Digital Signals operations & Definitions Question Quiz to check students understanding of the material presented in class to this point. Different Satellite operations and what type of equipment needed for it. General descriptions of digital signals, Pros and Cons of digital operation. Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic 8 B, D Feb 21 st : Primary Instructor: Larry-N4TAC Subj: Basic Electrical Principles (Atoms, Electrons, Protons, Etc), Voltage & Current, Ohms Law, Resistor & Coil in Series/Parallel DC Circuits Feb 26 th :

3 Primary Instructor: Larry-N4TAC Subj: Continuation Ohms Law for Capacitors in Series/Parallel DC Circuits, computing overall Power in any DC Circuits Feb 28 th : Primary Instructor: Frank-N4XAE / Larry N4TAC Subj: Electrical Principles of AC reactance and figuring those reactances for various series and parallel circuits, AC Generators, Sine waves, Wave Length, Related Decimal Point place values and Definitions with respect to the relationship of Different Electronic/Electrical properties & values. Mar 4 th : Subj: Volunteer Field Trip: This Field trip is to the Escambia County EOC. Once there it is to introduce the students to the Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES), their purpose and operations during any local Emergency events. For this discussion and demonstration, the primary lecturers will be Harold (Roy) Wilkinson-KV4LY (Escambia County EC) & Jim Walters N4SAR (Escambia County Assist EC). Mar 5 th : Primary Instructor: Mike-N4DIA Subj: Principals, operations & Figuring AC Reactance for Transformers, Baluns to Balance and Unbalanced Antennas systems, and Transformer Impedance Match. Mar 7 th : Primary Instructor: Frank-N4XAE /Ron KW4ZC Subj: Power Supplies and Rectifiers Mar 12 th: Primary Instructor: Frank-N4XAE Subj: Rap-up Electrical Principles, Math, Ohms Law, Circuits, Components Total rap-up & Review of any problematic areas in General Electrical Principal; General Circuit design; Schematic Symbols, Circuit Components.

4 Mar 14 th : Primary Instructor: Larry N4TAC Subj: Typical Amateur Radio Test Equipment and operations, Power circuits and hazards: hazardous voltages; fuses and circuit breakers; Electrical Code Compliance, Battery Safety Introduction to the different hazardous situations that Amateur Radio operators need to be mindful of. Introduction to the typical test equipment that most Amateur Radio Operators use and operate. Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic 10 A Mar 19 st : (Spring Break) Mar 21 th : (Spring Break) Mar 23 th : Primary Instructor: Ron KW4ZC/ Larry N4TAC Subj: Antennas, Db Definition and the use in relationship with antenna gain/loss, Antenna Feedline, Antenna Safety, and Typical Amateur Radio Test Equipment and operations. Introduce the students to the different types of Amateur Radio Antenna and their typical purposes and operations. Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic 9 A, B; 10 B Mar 28 th : Primary Instructor ALL Instructors Subj: Status Check Quiz; and Class Mini Field Day Ops: The purpose is to introduce the student to portable operations and set up of Amateur Radio equipment for conducting normal Amateur Radio communications in the field. This will get students introduced to some of the new & old technology and operating conditions in today s General Amateur Radio community. Apr 2 th : Primary Instructor: Gene, Frank, Ron, Larry, Mike Subj: Class project- constructing 2mtr-70cm Antenna's Apr 4 th : Subj: Field Trip: The Field Trip to the W4UC Club Meeting. The purpose of this field trip is to introduce the students to the local amateur radio community and see what types of interests and involvement the local hams have in their community. Present class completion certificates. Apr 9 th :

5 Primary Instructor: Larry Subj: RF Hazards, Safety, Etc. Amateur Radio related general Electrical, Electronics, physical tower & antenna construction, safety practices & procedures, and RF radiation hazards. Hand out the overall class Review subject survey sheets Reference: Q & A Booklet T; G; E Topic 10 C Apr 11 th : Final Class prior to VEC testing. Clean up questions and discussion from students and instructors. Apr 16 th : VEC testing Apr 18 th : Final class- Party and any Question/ Round table discussion on the class and ham radio in general

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