RAE June to October 2017 - 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
| 27-Jun-17 | Tuesday | 1 | Chapter 1 | Introduction to Amateur Radio -Registration & Administraion |
| 04-Jul-17 | Tuesday | 2 | Chapters 3, 4, 5 | Basic Electrical Concepts, Resistance & Ohms Law, The Resistor & Pot. |
| 11-Jul-17 | Tuesday | 4 | Chapters 6 ,7, 8 | Direct Current Circuits – Power in DC Circuits – Alternating Current |
| 18-Jul-17 | Tuesday | 5 | Chapters 9, 10 | Capacitance & the Capacitor – Inductance & the Inductor |
| 22-Jul-17 | Saturday | 3 | Practical | Practical radio work. Prep for HF Assessment – ALL |
| 25-Jul-17 | Tuesday | 6 | Chapters 15, 17, 18 | Semiconductors & the Diode – Bipolar Junction Transistor – Transistor Amp. |
| 01-Aug-17 | Tuesday | 7 | Chapters 14, 16 | The Transformer – The Power Supply |
| 08-Aug-17 | Tuesday | 9 | Chapters 11, 19 | Tuned Circuits – The Oscillator |
| 12-Aug-17 | Saturday | 10 | Practical | Practical radio work. Prep for HF Assessment – ALL |
| 15-Aug-17 | Tuesday | 11 | Chapters 12, 13 | Decibel Notation – Filters |
| 22-Aug-17 | Tuesday | 12 | Chapters 20, 21 | Frequency Translation – Modulation Methods |
| 29-Aug-17 | Tuesday | 13 | Chapters 23, 24 | Receiver Fundamentals – The Superheterodyne Receiver |
| 05-Sep-17 | Tuesday | 14 | Chapters 22, 25 | The Transmitter – Transceivers & Transverters |
| 09-Sep-17 | Saturday | 15 | Practical | Practical radio work. Prep for HF Assessment – ALL |
| 12-Sep-17 | Tuesday | 16 | Chapters 26,27 | Antennas – Propagation |
| 19-Sep-17 | Tuesday | 17 | Chapters 29 | Measurements |
| 26-Sep-17 | Tuesday | 18 | Chapters 2, 32 | Operating Procedures, Safety Cosiderations |
| 30-Sep-17 | Saturday | 19 | HF Assessment | ICASA requirement |
| 03-Oct-17 | Tuesday | 20 | Chapters 30, 31 | Digital Systems and Digital Communication modes |
| 10-Oct-17 | Tuesday | 21 | Chapters 28 | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| 14-Oct-17 | Saturday | 22 | Mock Exam | Revision - Exam Preparation |
| 21-Oct-17 | Saturday | 23 | Exam / WRARC | RAE ICASA Exam |
| Saturday | 24 | Antenna Building Day | ZS6WR Club House | |
| 25-Nov-17 | Saturday | 25 | SARL Newbie Party | 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
Tuition fees R150.00 Payable to WRARC
VHF Ground plane antennae R175.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
HF Inverted “V” for 40 meters R225.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
Dipole dual bander R225.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
Bazooka HF antenna R380.00 Payable to WRARC (optional)
