Ham-Shack.com : Preface

Preface

We would like to welcome you to our online Ham Shack. We have dedicated many hours to building, maintaining, and adding to our Shack in the hopes that it will help further and better the hobby of Amateur Radio by providing useful information for all to use.

Ham-Shack.com is designed to provide new and potential Hams with the information they will need to get started in the hobby. We take a different path from the traditional instructing method - we use music, graphics, and even humor to make the learning process easier and more fun. Amateur Radio is as old as radio itself, and its future is no less fantastic than its past.

The hobby of Amateur Radio is more than just talking on the radio - it is also a valuable service. Having the technical knowledge, knowing the proper operating procedures, and being able to serve when needed are invaluable qualities in a Ham Radio operator. This site is intended to provide a source of information for all Hams, so that we may continue to live up to and meet our standards as Amateur Radio operators.

We hope to get a chance to meet each of you on the air someday, and we would personally like to welcome you to the exciting world of Amateur Radio! Good luck and 73's!

Jonathan Imberi, KC0DMH

Sara Imberi, KC0JKX

Ham-Shack.com

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The Technician Class Test (Element 2) is broken up into 10 supplements that are labeled T1 - T10. We have broken down each supplement and told you how many questions are on the test from that supplement. We have also listed the pages on our web site that have information regarding that supplement.

T1: Commission's Rules (9 questions)	Amateur Radio Band Plans Amateur Radio, Explain Please FCC Rules Part 97 FM and Repeaters The NATO Phonetic Alphabet
T2: Operating Procedures (5 questions)	Autopatch Guidelines/Calling 911 CW Operating Aids FM and Repeaters International Q Signals Operating Guidelines Why RTTY? The R-S-T System Using The Carrier To Voice Your Opinion Packet Radio: Explained Simple As Simplex Operating In An Emergency
T3: Radio-Wave Propagation (3 questions)	Bouncing One Off The Moon Finding The Satellites Radio Wave Propagation
T4: Amateur Radio Practices (4 questions)	SWR Explained Matching Impedances With Your Equipment
T5: Electrical Principles (3 questions)	Principles of Basic Electronics
T6: Circuit Components (2 questions)	Pieces-Parts
T7: Practical Circuits (2 questions)	Fitting It All Together
T8: Signals and Emissions (2 questions)	As Pure As It Gets Interference: Definitions and Causes Our Mission: Emission Signals From The Real World Wider Is Better
T9: Antennas and Feed Lines (2 questions)	Aiming Somewhere Out There Catching The Wave Feed Lines I Built It Myself It's So High... Setting Your Mind On Polarization
T10: RF Safety (3 questions)	RF Radiation: It's Out There