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Introduction
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Types of UK licence and the format of call signs
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Use of Amateur Radio during disasters
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Supervision of licensed and non licensed persons
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Maritime Mobile operation
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CEPT and reciprocal licensing
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Types of messages allowable. Frequencies to be used
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Unattended operation
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Logging and Identification
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Apparatus, Inspection Closedown and renewal
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Inspection and Close Down. Renewal and revocation of Licence
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Understanding The Schedule of frequencies, Modes, Power Levels etc
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Symbols,use of prefixes to denote size, PD and EMF, Voltage drop, source reistance / impedence
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Resistors in series and/or parallel
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Calculating Power from Voltage and Current
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Potential dividers
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Introducing Capacitors, structure, use, calculating value
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Time Constant in RC circuits
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Inductance, slug tuning and ferrite beads
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AC Circuits 1
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AC circuits 2
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Tuned circuits 1
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Tuned Circuits 2
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Transformers
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Filters and Screening
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Temperature effects and components
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Solid state devices 1 - diodes
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Solid state devices 2 - zener and varicap diodes
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Solid state devices 3 - junction transistors, FETs and biasing
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Solid state devices 4 - transistor configuration |
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Solid state devices 5 - classes of transistor amplifiers and their efficiencies |
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Decibels and calculations |
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Mains Power Supplies - rectification, smoothing and stabilisation |
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Transmitter architecture - SSB and mixers, FM and multipliers |
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Oscillators - functions of VFOcomponents.
Frequency synthesis - PLL and DDS |
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Frequency multipliers and
Mixers |
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Modulation |
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Power Amplifiers 1 |
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Power Amplifiers 2 |
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Transmitter Interference 1 |
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Transmitter Interference 2
and External Power Amplifiers |
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Receiver parameters and terminology |
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Receiver architecture and R.F. amplifier and pre-amplifier |
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Mixers, Local oscillators and IF Amplifiers
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Demodulation |
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Automatic Gain Control and S meters
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Down-converters and transverters. RIT control
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Antenna feeder basics and baluns
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Antennas 1
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Antennas 2
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Return Loss and SWR
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Antenna Matching Units
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Propagation - Electromagnetic Radiation
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Propagation -Ionosphere 1
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Propagation -Ionosphere 2
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EMC - Routes of entry into TV and Radio 1
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EMC - Routes of entry into TV and Radio 2
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EMC - Filters 1
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EMC - Filters 2
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EMC - Field Strength
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EMC - Mobile Installations
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EMC - Social issues
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Operating Practices and Procedures - Packet Radio
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Operating Practices and Procedures - Repeaters
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Operating Practices and Procedures - Intermodulation
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Operating Practices and Procedures - Special Events and Band Plans
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Safety - High Voltage Equipment
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Safety - Mobile operation
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Safety - R.F.
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Safety - Protective Multiple Earthing
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Measurements - Meters
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Measurements - Oscilloscopes
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Measurements - R.F. Power measurements
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Summary of formulae provided for Advanced Exam + Link to lessons using each formula
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Schedule of frequencies, restrictions and power available to Full Licence holders
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Schedule
of frequencies, restrictions and power available for the operation of
beacons available to Foundation, Intermediate and Full Licence holders.
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