Meeting Monthly on First Saturday at 3:00-5:00 @ TKD
Test date @ Vintage Radio Museum: Sat Jun 15
- RECOMMENDED Calculator: Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro
- General Class License Manual – Errata and Corrections
(UPDATE Your Manuals!) - General Class License Manual – Online Supplement
- Formula Sheet for the General Class License Exam
| Session # / Topics / Date | Required Studies | Bonus Materials |
|---|---|---|
| #1: Introduction, HF Operating Techniques, and Emergency Operation Dec 2 | · Read Chapters 1 & 2 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 1 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 2 | |
| #2: Regulatory Agencies, Licensing Rules, Control Operator Privileges & Rules, Technical Rules & Standards, Power & Decibels, and AC Power Jan 6 | · Read Chapters 3, 4.1 & 4.2 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 3 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 4 Part 1 | |
| #3: Basic Components, Reactance, Impedance, & Resonance, Active Components, Practical Circuits, Basic Test Equipment Feb 3 | · Read Chapters 4.3-4.7 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 4 Part 2 | · Read Band Pass and Band Stop (Notch) Filter Circuit Theory · Read Transistors Overview |
| #4: Basic Modes & Bandwidth, Radio’s Building Blocks, Transmitters, Receivers, and HF Station Installation Mar 2 | · Read Chapter 5 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 5 | · Read Carson’s Bandwidth Rule · Watch Analog Audio Speech Compression · Watch Transistor Amplifiers – Class A, AB, B, & C Circuits · Read What is Intermodulation Distortion? |
| #5: Basics of Digital Modes, Character-Based Modes, Packet-Based Modes/Systems, Receiving & Transmitting Digital Modes, and Digital Operating Procedures Apr 6 | · Read Chapter 6 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 6 | · Read ARRL Digital Data Modes |
| #6: Dipoles & Ground-planes, Yagi Antennas, Loop Antennas, Specialized Antennas, Feed Lines, The Ionosphere, The Sun, and Scatter Modes May 4 | · Read Chapters 7 & 8 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 7 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 8 | · Read Center-Fed Half-Wave Dipole · Read Antenna Impedance · Read The Mysterious 50 Ohm Impedance: Where It Came From and Why We Use It |
| #7: Electrical Safety, RF Exposure, and Outdoor Safety / REVIEW Jun 1 | · Read Chapter 9 · Watch W2EEY Chapter 9 | |
| YOUR GENERAL EXAM: SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 @ 10:00AM Arrive at 9:45 AM at: Vintage Radio Museum of CT 115 Pierson Lane, Windsor, CT 06095 Bring: * Printed & Completed FCC NCVEC Quick-Form 605 (use the FRN you received for your tech license) * Printed copy of your Existing FCC License * 2 Forms of Acceptable Identification (1 if Under 18 and parent provides their ID) * 2 Number-2 Pencils with Erasers * Calculator with Memory Erased * $15 cash ($5 cash if Under 18) * Consider giving a $5 cash donation to the museum After you have passed the test, you may use your General privileges immediately by appending “/AG” to your call sign, until your new license class appears in the FCC Database. You can check your status anytime using your FRN at https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/searchAppl.jsp. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Note: There is NO $35 FCC fee for your upgrade. See https://www.arrl.org/news/new-fcc-application-fee-will-not-apply-to-amateur-radio-license-upgrades | · Take some Practice Exams · Watch W2EEY Practice Tests |
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