Amateur Radio Technician Class Amateur Radio Technician

Amateur Radio Technician Class

Amateur Radio Technician Class Ø House Keeping • Restrooms • Smoking • Outside Access

Amateur Radio Technician Class Ø Student Intros • Name • Someone you know who is a Ham • What you hope to gain by being a Ham

Meet your Instructors “Shorty” KCØBS First licensed at age 18 in 1987 Fell in love with ham radio while at KU. K 0 KU President for 3 years. Johnson County ARES Emergency Coordinator VP: Metro Emergency Coordinating Council President & Frequency Coordinator: KS Amateur Repeater Council and kc. APRS. org President of K 0 HAM-33 repeaters & 38 APRS digipeaters across the midwest Project Management Consultant for Compuware Maintenance director for Heartland Tower Winner of 2009 Herbert S Brier Ham instructor of the year award.

Meet your Instructors Matt, KC 4 WCG Raised in Lawrence and graduated from KU. Licensed in 1990, due to an interest in serving the Red Cross and became a General in 2002. After 11 years in Tallahassee Florida, Matt returned to his home state of Kansas. Matt’s vocational and radio focus is on emergency preparedness—Work: Asst. Director of JOCO EM, Play: Asst. EC for Johnson County ARES Matt serves the Red Cross as an on call driver for the Emergency Communications Response Vehicles, dispatched as pre-deployment for Tropical Storm Ernesto. Matt shares his love of the hobby with his wife Jaci. (KC 0 YSU)

Meet your Instructors Carolyn, NØCJ Licensed through this class in Oct 2007: Emergency Dept Nurse since 1979. Trauma Program Manager since 1990. Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and Instructor since 1988. Serves on MODRS Serves on many committees including MEMC, and KCHeart Working on recruiting her husband, Hugh, and her daughter, Jillian.

Meet your Instructors About KU 0 DM Duncan First licensed Feb 2006 at age 12 JOCO ARES Rapid Response and Youth Outreach Coordinator Eagle Scout Mom, 2 sisters, 4 Uncles & 7 cousins are hams. Favorite activites: DX, contesting, and digital modes & youth recruiting ARRL Youth Editor

Meet your Instructors Ryan, KDØEWB Licensed through this class at age 10 Jun 2008: Got hooked at K 0 HAM Field Day Vice President of JCRAC Youth Manager for ARRL KS Love playing basketball & football. On Facebook 24/7 Favorite Radio is IC-7000 Love Contesting, DX ing

Meet your Instructors Mike, WØJMD Licensed in February 2010 Worked with Civil Defense radio group in 1961 – never licensed Technical Instructor for Sprint IT classes (now retired) Love to Sail my 27 foot sailboat Getting Grandkids interested in Ham Radio and Sailing Member of JCRAC Microsoft Certified System. Engineer MA Computer Information Mgmt Rockhurst Executive Fellow MBA

How to study to ensure passing exam • Read assignments when due q Each and every question is in the handbook • Correct answers are NOT in the manual, be sure to circle them as we cover them in class. • You MUST take the practice tests at home and pass test 1 -14 at least 80% to ensure success. • How class will be run • Q&A’s at end of each section • Correct answers given—CIRCLE them in the guide!

How to study to ensure passing exam q Questions from class • Keep in mind time limits of class • Keep subject matter to that being discussed • No diatribes off subject • Distractions to minimum • LUNCH: about Noon. 30 minutes for lunch • TEST Next Sat about 3: 30 pm

Technician Licensing Class About Ham Radio Section One

About Ham Radio • The Amateur Radio Service is intended for persons who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest. T 1 A 1 There is no age requirement for holding an FCC Amateur Radio License.

About Ham Radio The agency that regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States is the FCC. • T 1 A 2 • T 1 C 10 You may operate to transmit after you pass the examination elements required for your first amateur radio license as soon as your name and call sign appear in the FCC’s ULS database.

About Ham Radio The normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator license grant is ten years. • T 1 C 8 • T 1 C 9 The grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed is two years.

About Ham Radio If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, you may not continue to operate to transmit until the ULS database shows that the license has been renewed. • T 1 C 11 • T 1 A 10 The FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station is a station in an Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications. A control operator Make sure the FCC has issued your call sign before you go on the air for the first time.

Take Aways Purpose of the amateur service The Amateur Radio Service is intended for those persons who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest. [97. 3(a)(4)] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the government agency that regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States. [97. 1]

Take Aways You may operate a transmitter on an amateur service frequency after you pass the examination required for your first amateur radio license and as soon as your name and call sign appear in the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS) database. [97. 5 a] Ten years is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator license grant. [97. 25] There is a grace period of two years following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed. [97. 21(a)(b)] If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, you may NOT continue to operate a transmitter on amateur service frequencies until the ULS database shows that the license has been renewed. [97. 21(b)] An amateur station is a station in an Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications. [97. 3(a)(5)]

Element 2 Technician Class Question Pool About Ham Radio Valid July 1, 2010 Through June 30, 2014

T 1 A 01 For whom is the Amateur Radio Service intended? A. Persons who have messages to broadcast to the public B. Persons who need communications for the activities of their immediate family members, relatives and friends C. Persons who need two-way communications for personal reasons D. Persons who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest

T 1 A 02 A. B. C. D. What agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States? FEMA The ITU The FCC Homeland Security

T 1 C 10 How soon may you operate a transmitter on an amateur service frequency after you pass the examination required for your first amateur radio license? A. Immediately B. 30 days after the test date C. As soon as your name and call sign appear in the FCC’s ULS database D. As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC

T 1 C 08 A. B. C. D. What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator license grant? Five years Life Ten years Twenty years

T 1 C 09 A. B. C. D. What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed? Two years Three years Five years Ten years

T 1 C 11 If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to operate a transmitter on amateur service frequencies? A. No, transmitting is not allowed until the ULS database shows that the license has been renewed B. Yes, but only if you identify using the suffix "GP" C. Yes, but only during authorized nets D. Yes, for up to two years

T 1 A 10 What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station? A. A station in an Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications B. A building where Amateur Radio receivers, transmitters, and RF power amplifiers are installed C. Any radio station operated by a nonprofessional D. Any radio station for hobby use