FREE ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATING CLASSES

Rob Gardner Area 51 Radio Group Mississippi

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From W5BAQ in Tupelo

A free, weekly, 3-hour Amateur Radio Operating Class on Zoom will begin

on Thursday April 4 and run through June 20 at 6:30 PM Eastern time.

The presenters will be various experienced folks in the various

subjects.

A detailed syllabus will be published before the classes begin. Attend

them all, or any that you like, but you must register for the classes.

To receive registration information, contact Rol Anders, K3RA, at

roland.anders@comcast.net.

Subjects will include:

All About Operating–A general Introduction

Amateur Radio Organizations—Local to International

Ham Radio Awards

DXing-History and Tips from the Experts

QSLing-How to get that needed card for DXCC or WAS

VHF/UHF Weak Signal Work and “Roving”

Image Operating—Slow Scan and Fast Scan TV

Remote Station control over internet

Learning CW in the no-code era

Digital Modes—From RTTY to FT8 and beyond

Contesting—How to get started, tips for the beginner and intermediated

contester

Logging Software—What’s available, how to use

Propagation—A general intro to HF Propagation

Amateur Satellites—How to get started

Portable (backpacking) operation—Tips from an expert

Setting Up a Modern (or not so modern) HF Station

Lightning Protection and Grounding

Traffic Handling

Public Service, Emergency Communications

Thanks,

Rol, K3RA

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ARRL Mississippi Section

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Author: K5TCO

I received my Technician and General class licenses in October 2021 and Extra in December 2021. Now, I can start learning what all that is about. ;-)