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Announcement
!! Technician Class Registration begins May 18th !!
The next Technician Class will begin on Monday, August 31, 2009 at Laramie County Community College, in Room B131 (Andrikopoulos Business Center). The class will be held every Monday evening for 13-weeks from 6:30pm-9:00pm; there will be 12 classroom sessions with the VE Exam offered in the final week.
Check back here for up-to-date class information!
The tentative class schedule is posted below.
Course Fee's are:
$30.00 LCCC course fee
$18.71 textbook fee
$15.00 exam fee (only if you take the exam)
If you are interested in obtaining your Amateur Radio License plan on attending this course! To register for class call either (307) 778-1236 or (307) 778-1134. You can also check out the college's website at http://www.lccc.cc.wy.us, and then click on "Program & Degrees > Life Enrichment > Courses"
A total of 7 students must register or the college will cancel the course. This class was highly successful when previously offered with 19 of 21 students passing the Technician Class exam! Class size is limited to 30 students, so please register early and advertise the course by sharing this with your relatives, neighbors, friends, co-workers, etc!
To register for this class you can call
(307) 778-1236 or (307) 778-1134.
CLICK HERE to download an LCCC Campus Map.
Week 1 - Introduction's
Introductions and discussion of class format, etc.
Hand-out text books (ARRL Technician Class License Manual)
Examine the contents of the course CD/DVD
Discussion of the text book
Video - "The Knack"
Video - "Amateur Radio on Jay Leno" (3 min)
Week 2 - Chapter 1 "Welcome to Amateur Radio"
1.1 - Getting your HAM RADIO License
1.2 - Amateur Radio Clubs & Organizations
1.3 - What is Amateur Radio
1.4 - The FCC & Licensed Radio Services
1.5 - Basic Amateur Radio Activies
Video - ARRL "Amateur Radio Today" (7 min)
Video - ARRL "Hello" (4 min)
Video - ARRL "Katrina - The Untold Story" (6 min)
Week 3 - Chapter 2 "Radio & Electronics Fundamentals"
Chapter 2.1 - Equipment Definitions
Chapter 2.2 - Basic Electricity
Chapter 2.3 - Components & Units
Week 4 - Chapter 2 "Radio & Electronics Fundamentals" (cont'd)
Chapter 2.4 - Signals and Waves
Chapter 2.5 - Antennas & Feed lines
Chapter 2.6 - Propagation
Week 5 - Chapter 3 "Operating Station Equipment"
Chapter 3.1 - Transmitters, Receivers, and Transceivers
Chapter 3.2 - Practical antennas (baluns, feedlines, J-Poles, etc)
Week 6 - Chapter 3 "Operating Station Equipment" (cont'd)
Chapter 3.3 - Power Supplies & Batteries
Chapter 3.4 - Handheld Transceivers
Chapter 3.5 - RF Interference
Week 7 - Chapter 3 "Operating Station Equipment" (cont'd)
Demonstration - Practical antenna's
Demonstration - Fixed, mobile, and portable station equipment
Demonstration - AMSAT using arrow antenna and HT
Week 8 - Chapter 4 "Communicating with Other Hams"
Video - ICOM "Contesting with World Record Holder K3LR" (15 min)
Chapter 4.1 - Contact Basics
Chapter 4.2 - Band Plans
Chapter 4.3 - Making a contact
Week 9 - Chapter 4 "Communicating with Other Hams" (cont'd)
Chapter 4.4 - Nets
Chapter 4.5 - Emergency Operating
Chapter 4.6 - Special Modes and Techniques
Week 10 - Chapter 5 "Licensing Regulations"
Chapter 5.1 - Licensing Terms
Chapter 5.2 - Working with the FCC
Chapter 5.3 - Bands and Privileges
Chapter 5.4 - International Rules
Chapter 5.5 - Call Signs
Online Practice Exam as a class (time permitting)
Week 11 - Chapter 6 "Operating Regulations"
Chapter 6.1 - Control Operators
Chapter 6.2 - Identification
Chapter 6.3 - Interference
Chapter 6.4 - Third-Party Communications
Chapter 6.5 - Remote & Automatic operation
Chapter 6.6 - Prohibited Transmissions
Practice Exam taken individually, review and discuss as a class (time permitting)
Week 12 - Chapter 7 "Electrical & RF Safety"
Chapter 7.1 - Electrical Safety
Chapter 7.2 - RF Exposure
Chapter 7.3 - Mechanical
Practice Exams taken individually, review and discuss as a class (time permitting)
Week 13 - EXAM!!
VE Test Session administered by Capital City VE Team
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