The Basic Course will run on Saturday mornings in the Fall term.
It would run from 9 AM to 1 PM, and will be held at a training facility in the London area.
The cost will be $100 per student, and will include a copy of the official student guide, as well as a one year membership for LARC.
The Exam will be administered by an examiner, and will consist of 100 multiple choice questions.
A pass is 70 percent, and 80 percent will earn the student the extended ability to use the HF bands.
The course consists of the following topics:
Intro/Basics
Ohms Law/Power
Inductors/Capacitors
Waves, propagation
Feedlines, antennas
Devices/Power supplies
Station
Receivers
Modulation & Transmitters
RFI, safety, regulations
Testing 100 multiple choice questions
Course Information for 2017
The Course for this year will being on September 9th, 2017. The course has 10 teaching sessions, followed by the final exam, all of which happen on Saturday mornings.
Here's the tentative schedule for this year's course:
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London Amateur Radio Club 2017 Basic License Course Schedule |
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Saturday |
Studyguide Chapters |
Topic |
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2017-09-09 |
none |
Introduction and Overview of Ham Radio |
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2017-09-16 |
5,6 |
Waves, Propagation |
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2017-09-23 |
7,8 |
Feedlines, antennas |
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2017-09-30 |
11, 12 |
Station |
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2017-10-07 |
* no class * |
Thanksgiving Weekend – no course session |
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2017-10-14 |
14 |
Receivers |
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2017-10-21 |
13 |
Modulation & Transmitters |
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2017-10-28 |
3,1,2 |
V, R, Ohms Law, Power |
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2017-11-04 |
4 |
Inductors/Capacitance/Resonance |
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2017-11-11 |
9, 10 |
devices, Power Supplies |
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2017-11-18 |
15, 16, 17 |
Interference, safety, regulations |
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2017-11-25 |
Final Test |
100 multiple choice questions |
The course will have live demonstrations of radio equipment, guest speakers and the opportunties for students to make contacts world wide.
All we ask is that students come with an interest in learning and the excitement of a new hobby.
If any questions or to be put on the list for future notifications when the course will be held,
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