RAE January to May 2018 - West Rand Amateur Radio Club
Organiser: Stephan Reynolds ZS6SJR, zs6sjr@gmail.com
Venue: WRARC, Kroton Street South Beyond cul-de-sac, Weltevreden Park
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30 pm start.
Practical Classes: Saturdays from 09:00 – 13:00
| 23-Jan-18 | Tuesday | 1 | Chapter 1 | Overview of Amateur Radio |
| 30-Jan-18 | Tuesday | 2 | Chapters 2, 32 | Operating Procedures, Safety Considerations |
| 06-Feb-18 | Tuesday | 3 | Chapters 3, 4, 5 | Basic Electrical Concepts, Resistance & Ohms Law, The Resistor & Potentiometer |
| 13-Feb-18 | Tuesday | 4 | Chapters 6,7, 8 | Direct Current Circuits, Power in DC Circuits, Alternating Current |
| 17-Feb-18 | Saturday | 5 | Practical | Practical radio work. Prep for HF Assessment – ALL |
| 20-Feb-18 | Tuesday | 6 | Chapters 9, 10 | Capacitance & the Capacitor, Inductance & the Inductor |
| 27-Feb-18 | Tuesday | 7 | Chapters 15, 17, 18 | Semiconductors & the Diode, Bipolar Junction Transistor, Transistor Amplifier |
| 06-Mar-18 | Tuesday | 8 | Chapters 14, 16 | The Transformer, The Power Supply |
| 13-Mar-18 | Tuesday | 9 | Chapters 11, 19 | Tuned Circuits, The Oscillator |
| 17-Mar-18 | Saturday | 10 | Practical | Practical radio work. Prep for HF Assessment – ALL |
| 20-Mar-18 | Tuesday | 11 | Chapters 12, 13 | Decibel Notation – Filters |
| 27-Mar-18 | Tuesday | 12 | Chapters 20, 21 | Frequency Translation – Modulation Methods |
| 03-Apr-18 | Tuesday | 13 | Chapters 23, 24 | Receiver Fundamentals – The Superheterodyne Receiver |
| 10-Apr-18 | Tuesday | 14 | Chapters 22, 25 | The Transmitter – Transceivers & Transverters |
| 14-Apr-18 | Saturday | 15 | Practical | Practical radio work. Prep for HF Assessment – ALL |
| 17-Apr-18 | Tuesday | 16 | Chapters 26,27 | Antennas – Propagation |
| 24-Apr-18 | Tuesday | 17 | Chapters 29 | Measurements |
| 28-Apr-18 | Saturday | 18 | HF Assessment | ICASA requirement |
| 01-May-18 | Tuesday | 19 | Chapters 30, 31 | Digital Systems and Digital Communication modes |
| 08-May-18 | Tuesday | 20 | Chapters 28 | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| 12-May-18 | Saturday | 21 | Mock Exam | Revision - Exam Preparation |
| 19-May-18 | Saturday | 22 | Exam / WRARC | RAE ICASA Exam |
| Saturday | 23 | Antenna Building Day | ZS6WR Club House |
Cost:
SARL and ICASA Fees R500.00 / R400.00 Payable to the SARL (R400 if under 25 years)
WRARC membership R80.00 Payable to WRARC (Scholars)
WRARC membership R125.00 Payable to WRARC (Students)
Tuition fees R200.00 Payable to WRARC
VHF Ground plane antennae R200.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
HF Inverted “V” for 40 meters R250.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
Dipole dual bander R250.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
Bazooka HF antenna R380.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
