Why Amateur Radio?

1. Why Amateur Radio? • When all else Fails! 1

2. Walter Cronkite “Amateur Radio Today”

6. CATEGORY 4/5 STORM SURGE

8. Relay Relay Command Center WARD Emergency Response Teams

9. Relay Relay STAKE Emergency Response Command Center

10. Florida ERC (Emergency Response Communication) Deland Leesburg Relay Orlando Orlando South Orlando Storehouse (Florida ERC) Cocoa Hunters Creek Lakeland

11. NANE ERC St Louis Storehouse NANE ERC Washington D.C. Storehouse NASE ERC Isaac ERC Triangle Florida ERC

12. FCC Technician Classto be used with Element 2 Question Pool2010-2014 12

13. Only 3 Classes of “Amateur Radio Licenses” In order of privileges • Technician • General • Extra

14. Entry Level License • Technician • Written Exam (Element 2) • 35 questions - you can miss 9 • There is no Morse Code requirement

15. Prepare 1. Study Question Pool 2. 6 - 12 hours of study will be required 3. Use On-Line practice exams: http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl

16. Materials • Highly recommended Ham Radio License Manual & FCC Rules & Regulations • Both are available from the American Radio Relay League [ARRL.org]

17. The 10 Sub-Elements (6) Rules(4) Electrical Components (3) Operating Procedures(4) Station Equipment (3) Propagation(4) Modulation Modes (2) Amateur Radio Practice(2) Antennas & Feed lines (4) Electrical Principles(3) RF Safety There are 396 questions in the pool. There are 35 questions on the test.

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35. Introduction to Amateur Radio The Entry-Level Technician License (Element 2 Exam) 35

36. 73’s (means “Best Wishes”) Why Amateur Radio? How the FCC Defines the Amateur Radio Service 36

37. Sec. 97.1 Basis and purpose FCC RULES Part 97 More on FCC Part 97 Rules at www.fcc.gov The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles: (a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary non-commercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications. (b) Continuation and extension of the amateur’s proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.

38. (c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art. (d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians and electronics experts. (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur’s unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

39. Rules Can’t we all just get along? 39

40. Courtesy and Common Sense With only a few exceptions that may seem silly, the rules are basically common sense • No music (except from NASA) • No payment, unless you are teaching in a school • No profanity or obscenity, no exceptions! • In a life or property threatening emergency, just about anything goes.

41. Control Operator Control Operator: An amateur operator designated by the licensee of a station to be responsible for the transmissions from that station to assure compliance with the FCC rules. • Generally, that means YOU • You can allow another licensed amateur to use your station equipment and call sign

42. Station Identification • FCC rules require amateur stations to identify every 10 minutes and at the end of transmissions • Do not make unidentified transmissions, (with some exceptions, like for Radio Controlled toys.) Note: More about station identification will be covered under “Operating Procedures”

43. About Your Call sign • Amateur call signs in the US begin with the letters A, K, N or W • Each call sign contains a one-digit number, zero through nine (0 – 9) • The arrangement of letters indicates license class, with shorter calls going to higher license classes (W3ABC is legit!) • Licenses are good for 10 years • There is a 2 year grace period for renewal

44. ITU “International Telecommunications Union” Region2 is North America!!!”

45. What is an amateur station control point? A. The location of the station’s transmitting antenna. B. The location of the station transmitting apparatus. C. The location in which the control operation function is performed. D. The mailing address of the station licensee

46. How soon may you operate a transmitter on an Amateur radio service frequency after you pass the examination required for you first amateur radio license? A. Immediately B. 30 days after the test date. C. As soon as your name and call sign appear in the FCC’s ULS database. D. You must wait until you receive your license in the mail from the FCC.

47. Which of the following types of transmissions Are prohibited? A. Transmissions that contain obscene or indecent words or language B. Transmissions to establish one-way communications C. Transmission to establish model aircraft control D. Transmissions for third party communications

48. Which of the following is an acceptable language for use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band? A. Any language recognized by the United Nations B. Any language recognized by the ITU C. The English language D. English, French or Spanish

49. Operating Procedures Work the neighborhood on the repeater. Work the world on HF Right is a ProtoType “TSA Go Kit by J. Smith PNS for HF/VHF/UHF Voice and HF Email & will deliver 100 watts 49

50. Repeaters • Repeater: An amateur station that simultaneously retransmits the transmission of another amateur station on a different channel or channels • Why? A powerful repeater transmitter located at altitude greatly increases the effective range of weaker hand held and mobile radios.