BARK Welcomes You!

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BARK Welcomes You!

• Please fill out the registration form!
• Check out our web site at
  Http//www.al7yk.org

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Entry-level Amateur Radio Class

• Five Sessions
• October 29th 7-10PM
• November 1,2,8 9th 1-5PM
• Dont have to attend every class
• Self study strongly encouraged, especially online
  tests
• Examination for FCC license is administered on
  Sunday 11/9 after class
• Second test session date to be determined

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Ham Radio Activities

• Talk to the world (8,000 repeaters, EchoLink,
  IRLP, Single Sideband, AM, FM, Morse code, QRP,
  Packet Radio, Radio Teletype, Oscar satellites,
  SSTV)
• Privileges by license-
• Technician-General-Extra Class
• Have fun
• Weather spotters
• Storm watches
• Local events YKHCs Influenza Clinic, community
  emergency preparedness drills, K300, BRHS Friday
  Afternoon Club

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Lots of Activities and no minimum age for an
Amateur Radio License
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How will class be taught?

• Teach to the test verses learn in-depth
• Actual pool questions will be used
• Limited background to understand concepts
• Element 2- 394 questions for a 35 question
  exam.
• Must answer at least 26 correctly
• Very few formulas to learn
• Many repeating types of questions

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Current Ham Licenses in Alaska

• Novice 64
• Technician- 1609
• Tech Plus- 51
• General- 745
• Advanced- 277
• Extra- 524
• Alaskan Total 3,270
• Total USA 660,710
• Calls signs issued sequentially- Last issued was
  KL2OC. Vanity calls signs available.

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Bethel Hams

• AL1F Joe Seibert Extra
• KL2IR Angie Whitman General
• KL2IS Albert Swope Technician
• KL2IT Paul Rogers Technician
• KL2IU Michael McIntyre Technician
• KL2IV Roger Lowe Technician
• KL2IW Norman Ayagalria General
• KL2IX Pete Ebertz General
• KL2IY Bruce Claypool General
• KL2JJ Daniel Albright Jr. Technician
• KL2KY Starr Jensen Technician
• KL2KZ Patrick Oulton Technician
• KL2LA Mona Jensen General
• W8PVZ Ron Horvath Extra
• KL2LC Jody Malus Technician
• KL2LD Joli Morgan Technician
• KL2LE Larry Howard Technician

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Bethel Hams cont.d

• KL2LF Lori Pruitt Technician
• KL2LG Dave McCormick Technician
• KL2LH Dick Hall Technician
• KL2LI Lanay Raines Technician
• KL2ML Pamela Conrad Technician
• KL7AED Allen DeSousa General
• KL7NZ Bruce Perry General
• N5RMJ Mark Jones Extra
• NL7SB Dave Martens General
• NL7SP Ken Eggleston Extra
• WL7BCT Mark Springer General
• WL7COJ Dean Swope General
• Total Hams 29
• Extra 4
• Advanced 0
• General 10
• Technician 15

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Question Pool Subjects

• T1 F.C.C. Rules, Station License
• T2 Control Operator Duties
• T3 Operating Practices
• T4 Radio and Electronic Fundamentals
• T5 Station Setup and Operation
• T6 Communications Modes and Methods
• T7 Special Operations
• T8 Emergency and Public Service
• T9 Radio Waves, Propagation, and Antennas
• T0 Electrical and RF Safety

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BARK uses Gordon West/ W5YI Group Teaching Method
rather than the ARRL

• W5YI Group- requires 18 hours of instruction.
  This method teaches the test and provides a
  limited amount of in depth knowledge. The theory
  is that you will learn more once you get on the
  air.
• ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League)- requires 60
  hours of instruction. Lots of in depth class work.

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W5YI Group Syllabus

• 1. Intro to Ham Radio Joe Seibert/Lori
  Pruitt
• 2. About Ham Radio Joe Seibert/Lori Pruitt
• 3. Your License Ken Eggleston
• 4. Your Call Sign Joli Morgan
• 5. You are in Control Ron Horvath
• 6. Mind Our Rules Ken Eggleston
• 7. Tech License Frequencies Joe Seibert
• 8. Your First Radio Joe Seibert
• 9. Going On the Air Ron Horvath
• 10. Fun on Repeaters Joe Seibert
• 11. Emergency ! Bruce Claypool
• 12. Weak Signals Norman Ayaglaria
• 13. Digital Space Ops Mark Springer
• 14. Bandwidth Interference Joe Seibert
• 15. Volts Amps Lori
  Pruitt
• 16. Antennas Mark Springer
• 17. Safety Bruce Claypool

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How to study to ensure passing exam

• Come to class. Participate. Ask questions!
• Study outside of class
• The exam will be taken from questions in the pool
• Questions are discussed in class
• Take practice exams online
• How class will be run
• PowerPoint presentations
• Background material is discussed in class
• Questions from the pool at end of each section
• Questions from class
• There is no such thing as a stupid question.
• If you dont understand, youre probably not
  alone
• Material is second nature to the instructors
  they may not realize that theyre not speaking
  English and most of the Instructors are not
  professional Educators
• Additional help is available from Elmers if
  needed

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Visit the BARK web site at http//www.al7yk.org