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Category Archives: Amateur Extra Class License Training
Amateur Extra Lesson 2.1: General Operating, Updated for 11th Edition
Here’s your video introduction to section 2.1 of the “ARRL Amateur Extra License Manual for Ham Radio.” The lesson covers “general operating” and includes material on DXing and contesting. I’ve updated sections to match the new 11th edition of the … Continue reading
Amateur Extra Chapter 1: Updated for 11th Edition
These videos are updated for the 11th edition of the “ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio.” You can find this book on Amazon by clicking here, and on the ARRL website by clicking here. The errata page and … Continue reading
Amateur Extra Course Introduction: Updated for 11th Edition
I am updating the Amateur Extra videos to conform to the 11th Edition of the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. This video is the overall course introduction. It talks about what it means to be an Amateur … Continue reading
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Updates Coming! Amateur Extra Videos Updated to Match 11th Edition of ARRL Manual
About time, right? The tenth edition of the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio is now obsolete. The new 11th edition is valid from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2020. So…I’m rearranging the videos so that they … Continue reading
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Amateur Extra Lesson 11.2, RF Exposure, and Parting Thoughts
Here it is: the last video in the Amateur Extra series! This is your video introduction to Section 11.2, “RF Exposure,” in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. The material in the section is very similar to … Continue reading
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Amateur Extra Lesson 11.1, Hazardous Materials
Here’s your video introduction to Section 11.1, “Hazardous Materials,” in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. Topics discussed include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Beryllium, Lead (Pb), and Carbon Monoxide. You can return to the list of Amateur Extra … Continue reading
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Amateur Extra Lesson 10.2, VHF/UHF/Microwave Propagation
Here’s your video introduction to Section 10.2, “VHF/UHF/Microwave Propagation,” from the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. Topics covered include the radio horizon, multipath, tropospheric propagation, transequatorial propagation, auroral propagation, meteor scatter communications, and earth-moon-earth propagation. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged auroral propagation, earth-moon-earth propagation, meteor burst communications, meteor scatter, multipath, radio horizon, transequatorial propagation, tropo, tropospheric ducting, tropospheric propagation
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Amateur Extra Lesson 10.1, Topics in HF Propagation
Here’s your video introduction to Section 10.1, HF Propagation, in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. Topics include ground wave propagation, NVIS, sky wave propagation, Pederson ray, absorption, long-path and grayline propagation, and fading. You can return … Continue reading
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Tagged grayline propagation, groundwave propagation, HF fading, ionospheric absorption, long path propagation, NVIS, Pederson ray, QSB, skywave propagation
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Amateur Extra Lesson 9.4, Antenna Design
Here’s your video introduction to Section 9.4, “Antenna Design,” in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. This is a short section and a short video. Included are short demos of both EZNEC and 4nec2. To return to … Continue reading
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Amateur Extra Lesson 9.3, Antenna Systems
Here’s your video introduction to Section 9.3, “Antenna Systems,” in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio. Topics covered include impedance matching of transmission lines to antennas, how transmission lines work, including electrical length, propagation velocity, loss, reflection … Continue reading