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This page is updated to reflect the latest information on the ham license course - Doug Elliott, LARC Education Coordinator. If you have any questions, please contact me at instructor@larc.ca .
Date | Chapter | Topic | Location | Instructor | PowerPoint | Handout |
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Sep 8 | 1 | Introduction and Overview (Held at Byron fire hall) | Byron Fire Hall | Doug Elliott | none | none |
Sep 15 | 2 | Current, Voltage, Resistance (All other sessions at Beacock Library) | Beacock Library -B | Mike Cook | download 12.7 MB | download 1.5 MB |
3 | Ohms Law, Power | Mike Cook | part of the above file | part of the above file |
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Sep 22 | 4 | Inductors, Capacitance, transformers, reactance, impedance, resonance | Beacock Library -A | Mike Cook | download 62 MB | download 1.4 MB |
Sep 29 | 5 | Waves, wavelength, frequency and bands | Beacock Library -A | Mike Cook | download 36 MB | download 2.9 MB |
6 | Propagation | Mike Cook | part of the above file | part of the above file |
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Oct 6 | No Class - Thanksgiving Weekend | No Class | ||||
Oct 13 | 7 | Transmission Lines | Beacock Library -B | Mitch Powell | download 1.1MB | download 1.1 MB |
8 | Antennas | Mitch Powell | download 853KB | download 500KB |
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Oct 20 | 9 | active devices, diodes, transistors and tubes | Beacock Library -A | Mark Bramwell | download 2.6MB | download 2.1MB |
Oct 27 | 10 | Power Supplies | Beacock Library -B | Mark Bramwell | download | download 1.3MB |
11 | Establishing and equipping an amateur station | Doug Elliott | download 1.2MB | download 1.3MB |
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Nov 3 | 12 | Routine Operation of an amateur station | Beacock Library -B | Jim . Spicer Dave . Lambert Tom . Pillon | download 6.5MB download 2.1MB download 1.1 MB | not yet . available not yet . available not yet . available |
Nov 10 | 13 | Modulation and Transmitters | Beacock Library -B | Dave McCarter | download ODP | download |
Nov 17 | 14 | Receivers | Beacock Library -A | Dave McCarter | download ODP | download |
Nov 24 | 16 | Safety | Beacock Library -A | Mike Watts | not yet available | not yet available |
17 | RegulationsSafety | Mike Watts | not yet available | not yet available | ||
Dec 1 | 15 | Radio Frequency Interference | Beacock Library -B | Mike Watts | not yet available | not yet available |
Dec 8 | Exam | 100 Multiple Choice Questions | Beacock Library -A | Mike Watts |
Stay tuned for more details, and feel free to contact the Education Coordinator with any questions not answered below:
Doug Elliott VA3DAE
email: canoe.eh@gmail.com
cell: (519) 630-8925
What if I have to miss a session? Most students miss one or two sessions for various reasons. This isn't usually a problem, as long as you:
Will the fee still be $100, same as last year? Yes it will. LARC will absorb the additional costs associated with adding 2 more sessions to the course.
Will the same Study Guide be used? Yes, we will still be using the 9th edition of the study guide, which looks like this:
What if I already have the Study Guide? The course fee includes $50 for the Study guide we provide, which is essentially our cost. If you already have the Study Guide, we will reduce the fee by $50.
Is there a yearly renewal fee once I get my ham license? No, your license is yours for life, with no additional fees. However, we'd love to have you join the London Amateur Radio Club, which does have a low yearly membership fee. The first year is free as part of the course.