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107 lines
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## HacDC entry-level (Technician) Amateur License test preparation class
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### Dates and Times
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The class will be held at the Space on two consecutive Saturdays:
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February 11 and 18 from 1 to 4 PM. The following Saturday: February 25
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at 9 AM (sharp) will be be the exam at the Winterfest at the Northern
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Virginia Community College Annandale Campus.
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### Resources
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- The target exam is at the Vienna Wireless Society's "Winterfest":
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<http://www.viennawireless.org/winterfest.php>
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- The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) definition of the Amateur
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Radio Service: ***"The amateur and amateur-satellite services are for
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qualified persons of any age who are interested in radio technique
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solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest. These
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services present an opportunity for self-training, intercommunication,
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and technical investigations."***
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- The ARRL Technician License manual and study guide:
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<http://www.arrl.org/ham-radio-license-manual> . *'*Please look over
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this resource carefully before class. *'*
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- A free license manual for the Technician class:
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<http://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010_Tech_Study_Guide.pdf>
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*'*Please look over this resource carefully before class. *'*
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- Some links to free online practice exams:
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<http://www.eham.net/exams/>, <http://www.qrz.com/ht/>,
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<http://aa9pw.com/radio/>
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- FCC Amateur Radio Page:
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<http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=amateur>
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- FCC Part 97: Regulations pertaining to the Amateur Radio Service:
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<http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_10/47cfr97_10.html>
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- The entire Technician class license pool, of which 35 questions will
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be randomly selected for your exam:
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<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=349>
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- We will be viewing the HamCRAM presentation and answering questions.
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You can preview the presentation here: <http://w9pe.us/> . *Your
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comments on improving or replacing this presentation are greatly
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appreciated.*
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- Recommended reading is John Delvoldere (ON4UN)'s operating ethics
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materials at his web site: <http://www.ham-operating-ethics.org/> .
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Not only will it give you good recommendations for being a good
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citizen on the air, it will also give you an excellent overview of the
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various facets of modern Ham radio. There is an excellent manual in
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PDF format you may wish to have available when you start using your
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new license.
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- ON4UN is in Belgium, check out the station web page:
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<http://www.dxwatch.com/qrz/lookup.php?c=ON4UN>
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- Founded in 1914, The American Radio Relay League (AARL) is the
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national association for Amateur Radio in the USA. Today, with more
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than 156,000 members, ARRL is the largest organization of radio
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amateurs in the United States. Check out their web site:
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<http://www.arrl.org>.
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- A short video: Richard Feynman describes "waves", including radio,
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light, heat, etc. in a very sensorial (as in Montesssori education)
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way: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8PId_6xec>
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### About the class
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Add another tool to your Maker toolkit: an Amateur Radio License.
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Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) have a long history of "Homebrewing":
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building their own equipment and experimenting in the hopes of making it
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work better, and the community has grown a tremendous breadth. There is
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tremendous overlap between the Ham and the Maker communities.
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HacDC has it's own club license: W3HAC, which we originally obtained to
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use ham radio for position tracking during our balloon flights using
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APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) on VHF and UHF frequencies;
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designing and building our own lightweight transmitter for the balloon
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payload. We have many Hams here, some with quite advanced licenses, and
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a bi-monthly meeting to discuss technical aspects of radio-based
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communication and build stuff.
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