1. Technician Class Introduction Welcome! HOTARCHOTARC

2. Technician Class Intro 2 Welcome! Your “ticket” to the exciting world of amateur radio!

3. Technician Class Intro 3 Facilities Restrooms Restrooms Snacks Snacks Lunch Lunch

4. Technician Class Intro 4 Class Organization Text: Technician Class by Gordon West Text: Technician Class by Gordon West Pre-class study guide Pre-class study guide 12 “sessions” — each 1 to 2 hours 12 “sessions” — each 1 to 2 hours Breaks: Morning, Lunch, Afternoon Breaks: Morning, Lunch, Afternoon Your Instructors: Your Instructors: John Chamberlain, AC5CV John Chamberlain, AC5CV Clint Anderson AE5CA Clint Anderson AE5CA ■ Rodney Baden, K5YKC ■ Mark Plough, AC5DE

5. Technician Class Intro 5 Class Organization Review the questions Review the questions Focus on the RIGHT answer Focus on the RIGHT answer “Hands-on” activities “Hands-on” activities Further discussion during breaks and lunch Further discussion during breaks and lunch

6. Technician Class Intro 6 Testing Conducted by “volunteer examiners” Conducted by “volunteer examiners” Test Session held Saturday after next Test Session held Saturday after next 35-question exam taken from the pool of 392 questions 35-question exam taken from the pool of 392 questions Topics: Topics: FCC Rules FCC Rules Operating Practices Operating Practices Station Setup Station Setup Special Operations Special Operations Propagation/Antennas Propagation/Antennas Control Operator Duties Control Operator Duties Radio and Electronic Basics Radio and Electronic Basics Communication Modes Communication Modes Emergency Communication Emergency Communication Electrical Safety Electrical Safety

7. Technician Class Intro 7 Your First Amateur Radio License Use VHF and UHF frequencies for short-range communication. Use VHF and UHF frequencies for short-range communication. Access HF (shortwave) frequencies for world-wide communicaiton. Access HF (shortwave) frequencies for world-wide communicaiton.

8. Technician Class Intro 8 Your First Amateur Radio License Take part in public service activities: Take part in public service activities: Storm spotting Storm spotting Emergency backup communications Emergency backup communications Public events (bike races, 5K runs, etc.) Public events (bike races, 5K runs, etc.) Message handling Message handling Fun activites Fun activites Contesting Contesting Transmitter hunts Transmitter hunts

9. Technician Class Intro 9 Your First Amateur Radio License Operating activities Operating activities Chasing “DX” - making contacts with other countries Chasing “DX” - making contacts with other countries Earning awards Earning awards Space communication with satellites Space communication with satellites Amateur television Amateur television Technical Activities Technical Activities Construction of radio equipment Construction of radio equipment Experimental communication (digital) Experimental communication (digital) EME — earth-moon-earth! EME — earth-moon-earth!

10. Technician Class Intro 10 Ham Radio

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12. Technician Class Intro 12