The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual

327 Pages·2010·10.672 MB·English

by  Ward Silver

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Contents
Foreword
WhetnoE xpNeecwt Books
ThAed venBteugrien s
YoIunrv ittoAa RtRiMLoe nm bership
HotwoU se this Book
1 WelcotmoAem atReaudri o
11. What isR aAdmiaot?e ur 11-
1.2T hFeC aCn Ldi cseinng 1-12
13. AmateuArc tRiavdiitoi es 1-14
14. GentgtY ioHuarR ma dLiioc ense 1-19
2 RadainoSd i gnFaulnsd amentals
2.1R adSiiog naanWldas v es 2-1
2.2M odautlion 2-6
2.3R adEiqou einpBtma sics 2-11
3 ElectCroimcpiotnayen,Cnd it rsc,u its
3.1E lectricity 3-1
3.2C omponaenUndnt ist s 3-6
3.3T ypeosf RaandRdia odCsii or cuits 3-15
4 ProptaigAoannt,e nannFades eL,di nes
4.1P ropagation 4-1
4.2A nteFnunnad amentals 4-5
4.3F eeLdi naenSsdW R 4-8
4.4P racAtnitceaSnylns at ems 4-11
5 AmeatuRra dEiqou einptm
5.1T arnstmeiartnsRd ec eivers 5-1
5.2D igCiotmamlcu antiions 5-8
5.3P owSeuprp laineBdsat teries 5-14
5.4R FI nterf(eRrFeInc)e 5-18
5.5R FG rounding 5-23
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6 CommuniWciaOttthih Hneagrm s
6.1C ontBaacsti cs 6-1
6.2B anPdl ans 6-9
6.3M akCionngt acts 6-11
6.4U siRnegp eaters 6-15
6.5N ets 6-20
6.6E mergCeonmcmyiu cnations 6-24
6.7S pecial MAocdatenisTdv ec ihtneiiseq su, 6-29
7 LiceRnesgiunlga tions
7.1L iceTnersmisn g 7-1
7.2W orkiwnitgth hFe C C 7-9
7.3B anadnsPd r ivileges 7-01
7.4I nternRautlieosn al 7-16
7.5C aSlilg ns 7-18
8 OperatRienggu lations
8.1C ontOrpoelr ators 8-1
8.2I dentification 8-3
8.3I nterference 8-6
8.4T hirdC-oPmamrtcuyan tiions 8-8
8.5R emoatnAedu tomOapteirca tion 8-10
8.6P rohiTbrnaistmeids sions 8-11
9 Safety
9.1E lecStarfiectayl 9-1
9.2R FE xposure 9-5
9.3M echaSnaifceatly 9-11
10G lossary
11T cehniCcliaEasxnsa Q mu esPtoiooln
Syllabus 1-11
SueblementRTu1l e-sF CC 1-13
SubelemOepnetrTaP2tr-ioncged ures 1-115
SubelTe3mR-eandWtiaov es 1121-
SubelTe-4mA emnattR eaudPrir oa ctices 1127-
SubelTe5mE-elnetcPtrriinccailp les 1131-
SubelTe-6mE elnetc Ctormipcoanle nts 1139-
SubelemeSnttaT7tE-iqouni pment 1148-
SubelTe-SmO epenrta Atcitnigav niMdto ideess 1158-
SubelTe-9m AennttenFneaeLsdi nes 1166-
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Subele-mSeanfteTtOy 1170-
Suppl-eCmheonotas H ianRmga dio
Amateur RAaddvieort iVseenmdeonrt s
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Foreword
Welcomteot hdei vergsreo uopfi ndividwuhaoml ask eu pA mateuRra diToh!e raer nee ar7l00y ,000a mateuorr"s h,a ms,"
int hUen iteSdt ates aanldo3 n00,e0 ,00a0r ountdh ew orlHda.m sc ome fraolwmla lkosfl ifael,al g easn de vercyo ntinent.
Harns are busily communicating twoit thhego euotg rraepaghnaidrpc do l itibcaarlr itehrasot f tesne parhautmea nity. This
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