The ARRL Extra Class License Manual For Ham Radio

Offers a review of the subjects covered in the ARRL extra class exam along with questions currently used and an answer key. Title Copyright Contents Foreword ARRL Membership Benefits What is Amateur Radio? When to Expect New Books Online Review and Practice Exams About the ARRL 1: Introduction 1.1 The Extra Class License and Amateur Radio 1.2 Extra Class Overview 1.3 The Volunteer Testing Process 1.4 How to Use This Book 2: Operating Practices 2.1 General Operating 2.2 Digital Mode Operating 2.3 Amateur Satellites 3: Rules and Regulations 3.1 Operating Standards 3.2 Station Restrictions 3.3 Station Control 3.4 Amateur Satellite Service 3.5 Volunteer Examiner Program 3.6 Miscellaneous Rules 4: Electrical Principles 4.1 Radio Mathematics 4.2 Electrical and Magnetic Fields 4.3 Principles of Circuits 5: Components and Building Blocks 5.1 Semiconductor Devices 5.2 Display Devices 5.3 Digital Logic 5.4 Optoelectronics 6: Radio Circuits and Systems 6.1 Amplifiers 6.2 Signal Processing 6.3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP and Software Defined Radio (SDR) 6.4 Filters and Impedance Matching 6.5 Power Supplies 7: Radio Signals and Measurements 7.1 AC Waveforms and Measurements 7.2 Test Equipment 7.3 Receiver Performance 7.4 Interference and Noise 8: Modulation, Prootocols, and Modes 8.1 Modulation Systems 8.2 Digital Protocols and Modes 8.3 Amateur Television 9: Antennas and Feed Lines 9.1 Basics of Antennas 9.2 Practical Antennas 9.3 Antenna Systems 9.4 Transmission Lines 9.5 Antenna Design 10: Topics in Radio Propagation 10.1 Solar Effects 10.2 HF Propagation 10.3 VHF/UHF/Microwave Propagation 11: Safety 11.1 Hazardous Materials 11.2 RF Exposure 11.3 Grounding and Bonding 12: Glossary 13: Extra Question Pool Extra Class (Element 4) Syllabus Subelement E1 — Commission’s Rules Subelement E2 — Operating Procedures Subelement E3 — Radio Wave Propagation Subelement E4 — Amateur Radio Practices Subelement E5 — Electrical Principles Subelement E6 — Circuit Components Subelement E7 — Practical Circuits Subelement E8 — Signals and Emissions Subelement E9 — Antennas and Feed Lines Subelement E0 — Electrical and RF Safety Advertising Back Cover