ARRL Continuing Education Course Registration (Jan 2, 2008) -- Registration remains open through Sunday, January 6, 2008 for these online courses beginning on Friday, January 18, 2008: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 2 (EC-002); Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 3 (EC-003R2); Antenna Modeling (EC-004); HF Digital Communications (EC-005); VHF/UHF -- Life Beyond the Repeater (EC-008), and Radio Frequency Propagation (EC-011). Each online course has been developed in segments -- learning units with objectives, informative text, student activities and quizzes. Courses are interactive, and some include direct communications with a Mentor/Instructor. Students register for a particular session that may be 8, 12 or 16 weeks (depending on the course) and they may access the course at any time of day during the course period, completing lessons and activities at times convenient for their personal schedule. Mentors assist students by answering questions, reviewing assignments and activities, as well as providing helpful feedback. Interaction with mentors is conducted through e-mail; there is no appointed time the student must be present -- allowing complete flexibility for the student to work when and where it is convenient. To learn more, visit the CCE Course Listing page or contact the Continuing Education Program Coordinator.
HF Digital Communications EC-005 Description: Learn to use all HF digital modes. Students will understand the scope of HF Digital Amateur Radio Communications; develop awareness and stronger skills for HF digital modes. This course has 14 lesson units, is expected to take approximately 25 hours to complete over an 8-week period. See course syllabus. http://www.arrl.org/cce/syllabus.html#ecfive Required Student Activities. http://www.arrl.org/cce/student-activities.html#ec5 Prerequisites: You must have HF privileges and access to an HF transceiver. Course Preview Availability: Classes for this course begin once per month. Click on the Register link (below) to see the schedule for the next available class. Additional Info: Course requirements and materials students will need are: 1) Pentium PC or Mac PowerPC, (at least 200 MHz) with Windows 98 or above, or MacOS or Linux; 2) 16-bit sound card; 3) Ability to download and install applications from the Web; 4) Ability to purchase and/or create the necessary interface device for audio and transmit/receive switching. Basic computer, Internet, and email navigational skills are required. Articles pertaining to this course: ARRL to Offer HF Digital Communications Course http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/04/12/3/ Optional Reference Material: HF Digital Handbook, $19.95. ARRL Order No. 9159. Click here to order. http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=9159 Fees: Member: $65 Non-member: $95 Click here to register. https://www.arrl.org/forms/cce/reg.html?co_num=EC-005 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
