Monthly Archives: June 2014

Amateur Extra Lesson 3.2, Station Restrictions

Here’s your video introduction to studying the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio, Section 3.2, Station Restrictions. I mention the ARRL web page that gathers RFI resources; it can be found by clicking here. You can find the … Continue reading

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UVTRA Trail Ride: Lower Powerline Road and Buckhorn Lakes

Susie led an excellent ride yesterday that covered Lower Powerline Road and Buckhorn Lakes. Lower Powerline Road is a maintenance road that follows a high-tension line at lower elevations (about 6000 feet above sea level) through a desert biome. The … Continue reading

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Amateur Extra Lesson 3.1, Operating Standards

Here’s your video introduction to Section 3.1 of the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. These introductory videos provide you with explanatory material to prepare you to better understand the material in the manual. The Government Printing Office … Continue reading

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Amateur Extra Lesson 2.3, Amateur Satellites (Part 2)

Here’s your video introduction to the second half of Section 2.3 of the ARRL’s Amateur Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio, discussing the radio aspects of amateur radio satellites in orbit around the earth. The first half of this … Continue reading

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Amateur Extra Lesson 2.3, Amateur Satellites (Part 1)

Here’s your video introduction to the first part of Amateur Extra Section 2.3, on amateur satellites, covering from the start of the section through spin stabilization. (The second part, dealing with the telecommunications aspects of amateur satellites, is covered in … Continue reading

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