Franklin County Amateur Radio Club Technician Class License Course Bob Solosko W1SRB Al Woodhull N1AW Chris Myers KB1NEK Bob Dickerman WA1QKT

35 questions, 26 correct to pass Number of questions in each area

Non-technical 11 questions Technical 17 questions Slightly technical 7 questions 35 questions, 26 correct to pass Number of questions in each area

35 questions, 26 correct to pass Number of questions in each area Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 4

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The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones Frequency Wavelength

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones Frequency Wavelength Hz = Hertz = cycles per second kHz = kilohertz = 1000 hertz = 1000 cycles/sec MHz = megahertz = 1 million hertz = 1 million cycles/sec = 1000 kHz GHz = gigahertz = 1 billion hertz = 1000 MHz Hz, kHz, MHz and GHz Named after Heinrich Hertz – In 1886, first to demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones Frequency Wavelength Relationship Between Frequency and Wavelength Frequency is cycles per second: cycle per second = 1 Hz (Hertz) if freq = 1000 Hz (1 kHz), then 1 cycle = 1/1000 sec if freq = 1,000,000 Hz (1 MHz), then 1 cycle = 1/1,000,000 sec Speed of Light = 300,000,000 meters per second ( speed of radio wave in a vacuum ) if freq = 1 MHz, then in one cycle, radio wave travels 300,000,000 m/sec X (1/1,000,000 sec) = 300 meters = wavelength ( λ) λ = speed of light/freq (in Hz) = 300,000/(freq in kHz) = 300/(freq in MHz) (1 meter ≈ 39⅓ in. ≈ 3¼ ft.)

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz Frequency Wavelength

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm Ham Bands LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz Frequency Wavelength

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 160 m (1.8 MHz – 2 MHz) 6 m (50 MHz – 54 MHz) 80 m (3.5 MHz – 4 MHz) 60 m (5.3 MHz, 5 channels) 40 m (7 MHz – 7.3 MHz) 30 m (10.1 MHz – MHz) 20 m (14 MHz – MHz) 2 m (144 MHz – 148 MHz) 17 m ( MHz – MHz) 15 m (21 MHz – MHz) 12 m (24.89 MHz – 24.9 MHz) 10 m (28 MHz – 29.7 MHz) 1.25 m (222 MHz – 225 MHz) 70cm (420 MHz – 450 MHz) Ham Bands Frequency Wavelength 33 cm (902 MHz – 928 MHz) LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 160 m (1.8 MHz – 2 MHz) 6 m (50 MHz – 54 MHz) 80 m (3.5 MHz – 4 MHz) 60 m (5.3 MHz, 5 channels) 40 m (7 MHz – 7.3 MHz) 30 m (10.1 MHz – MHz) 20 m (14 MHz – MHz) 2 m (144 MHz – 148 MHz) 17 m ( MHz – MHz) 15 m (21 MHz – MHz) 12 m (24.89 MHz – 24.9 MHz) 10 m (28 MHz – 29.7 MHz) 1.25 m (222 MHz – 225 MHz) 70c m (420 MHz – 450 MHz) Ham Bands Frequency Wavelength 33 cm (902 MHz – 928 MHz) LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 160 m (1.8 MHz – 2 MHz) 6 m (50 MHz – 54 MHz) 80 m (3.5 MHz – 4 MHz) 60 m (5.3 MHz, 5 channels) 40 m (7 MHz – 7.3 MHz) 30 m (10.1 MHz – MHz) 20 m (14 MHz – MHz) 2 m (144 MHz – 148 MHz) 17 m ( MHz – MHz) 15 m (21 MHz – MHz) 12 m (24.89 MHz – 24.9 MHz) 10 m (28 MHz – 29.7 MHz) 1.25 m (222 MHz – 225 MHz) 70c m (420 MHz – 450 MHz) Ham Bands Worldwide Communications Frequency Wavelength 33 cm (902 MHz – 928 MHz) LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 160 m (1.8 MHz – 2 MHz) 6 m (50 MHz – 54 MHz) 80 m (3.5 MHz – 4 MHz) 60 m (5.3 MHz, 5 channels) 40 m (7 MHz – 7.3 MHz) 30 m (10.1 MHz – MHz) 20 m (14 MHz – MHz) 2 m (144 MHz – 148 MHz) 17 m ( MHz – MHz) 15 m (21 MHz – MHz) 12 m (24.89 MHz – 24.9 MHz) 10 m (28 MHz – 29.7 MHz) 1.25 m (222 MHz – 225 MHz) 70c m (420 MHz – 450 MHz) Ham Bands Worldwide Communications Local Communications Frequency Wavelength 33 cm (902 MHz – 928 MHz) LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz

The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 160 m (1.8 MHz – 2 MHz) 6 m (50 MHz – 54 MHz) 80 m (3.5 MHz – 4 MHz) 60 m (5.3 MHz, 5 channels) 40 m (7 MHz – 7.3 MHz) 30 m (10.1 MHz – MHz) 20 m (14 MHz – MHz) 2 m (144 MHz – 148 MHz) 17 m ( MHz – MHz) 15 m (21 MHz – MHz) 12 m (24.89 MHz – 24.9 MHz) 10 m (28 MHz – 29.7 MHz) 1.25 m (222 MHz – 225 MHz) 70c m (420 MHz – 450 MHz) Ham Bands Worldwide Communications Local Communications Frequency Wavelength 33 cm (902 MHz – 928 MHz) LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz Technician License Operating Privileges Phone & Data Technician License Operating Privileges Morse Code TechTech Tech

Technician License Operating Privileges Phone & Data Technician License Operating Privileges Morse Code TechTechTech The Radio Spectrum 100 kHz 3000 m 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 10 GHz 3 cm AM Broadcast FM Broadcast TV Broadcast Cellular Phones 1 MHz 300 m 10 MHz 30 m 100 MHz 3 m 1 GHz 30 cm 160 m (1.8 MHz – 2 MHz) 6 m (50 MHz – 54 MHz) 80 m (3.5 MHz – 4 MHz) 60 m (5.3 MHz, 5 channels) 40 m (7 MHz – 7.3 MHz) 30 m (10.1 MHz – MHz) 20 m (14 MHz – MHz) 17 m ( MHz – MHz) 15 m (21 MHz – MHz) 12 m (24.89 MHz – 24.9 MHz) 10 m (28 MHz – 29.7 MHz) 1.25 m (222 MHz – 225 MHz) Ham Bands Worldwide Communications Local Communications 2 m (144 MHz – 148 MHz) 70c m (420 MHz – 450 MHz) FCARC Repeaters Frequency Wavelength 33 cm (902 MHz – 928 MHz) LF (Low Frequency) MF (Medium Frequency) HF (High Frequency) VHF (Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) SHF (Super High Frequency) 3 GHz300 MHz30 GHz 300 kHz3 MHz30 MHz30 kHz