Amateur Radio Technician Class

Amateur Radio Technician Class

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Amateur Radio Technician Class

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.K0KU President for 3 years.

Johnson County ARES Emergency CoordinatorVP: Metro Emergency Coordinating Council

President & Frequency Coordinator:KS Amateur Repeater Council and kcAPRS.org

President of K0HAM-33 repeaters & 38 APRS digipeaters across the midwest

Project Management Consultant for CompuwareMaintenance director for Heartland Tower

Winner of 2009 Herbert S Brier Ham instructor of the year award.

Meet your Instructors

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. (KC0YSU)

Matt, KC4WCG

Meet your Instructors

Carolyn, NØCJLicensed 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 MODRSServes on many committees including MEMC, and KCHeart      Working on recruiting her husband, Hugh, and her daughter, Jillian.

Meet your Instructors

About KU0DM DuncanFirst licensed Feb 2006 at age 12

JOCO ARES Rapid Responseand 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 InstructorsRyan, KDØEWB

Licensed through this class at age 10 Jun 2008: Got hooked at K0HAM 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

Licensed in February 2010

Worked with Civil Defense radiogroup 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 SystemEngineerMA Computer Information MgmtRockhurst Executive Fellow MBA

Meet your InstructorsMike, WØJMD

How to study to ensure passing exam

•Read assignments when dueEach 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

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

•T1A1 The Amateur Radio Service is intended for persons who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.

There is no age requirement for holding an FCC Amateur Radio License.

About Ham Radio

• T1A2 The agency that regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States is the FCC.

• T1C10 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

• T1C8 The normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator license grant is ten years.

• T1C9 The grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed is two years.

About Ham Radio

• T1C11 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.

• T1A10 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. [97.5a]

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)]

Valid July 1, 2010

Through

June 30, 2014

About Ham Radio

Element 2 Technician Class Question Pool

Element 2 Technician Class Question Pool

T1A01 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

T1A02 What agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

A. FEMAB. The ITUC. The FCCD. Homeland Security

T1C10 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. ImmediatelyB. 30 days after the test dateC. As soon as your name and call sign appear

in the FCC’s ULS databaseD. As soon as you receive your license in the

mail from the FCC

T1C08 What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator license grant?

A. Five yearsB. LifeC. Ten yearsD. Twenty years

T1C09 What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed?

A. Two yearsB. Three yearsC. Five yearsD. Ten years

T1C11 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 netsD. Yes, for up to two years

T1A10 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 non-professional

D. Any radio station for hobby use