Basic HAM Radio

This 19 hour long course, taught over multiple evenings and one Saturday, is designed to provide all the information needed to obtain a Basic Amateur Radio Certificate and call sign. Prospective amateur radio operators are examined on their understanding of the key concepts of electronics, radio equipment, antennas, radio propagation, RF safety, and the radio regulations of the government granting the license. The exam is a government multiple choice exam administered by an Accredited Examiner; the pass mark is 70%.  Students achieving 80% or higher will be granted Honours on their certificate which will allow them to use HF.

Topics

• Regulations & Policies
• Operating and Procedures
• Station Assembly, Practice and Safety
• Circuit Components
• Basic Electronics and Theory
• Feedlines
• Antenna Systems
• Radio Wave Propagation
• Interference and Suppression

Course Dates

Please note the dates and times:

• Wed Nov 15:  1830h – 2130h
• Mon Nov 20:  1830h – 2130h
• Wed Nov 29:  1830h – 2130h
• Tues Dec 5:  1830h – 2130h
• Sat Dec 9:  0830h – 1530h

Instructor

Les Dawes, Vice President of the Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society, has an Advanced Amateur certificate and has been licensed for about 5 years. He has taught approximately 15 Basic Ham courses during the last three years with a student pass rate of approximately 90%.

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