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NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 16, 2004--A new course, "Radio Frequency Propagation" (EC-011) is the latest in the League's catalog of ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (CCE) courses. Registration for the propagation course will remain open through Sunday, September 26, and the first class will begin Friday, October 15.
The course curriculum was written by Ian Poole, G3YWX, and edited by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, and Terry Dettmann, WX7S. A noted DXer, Luetzelschwab writes the "Propagation" column for WorldRadio magazine and occasionally fills in for Tad Cook, K7RA, to write the weekly ARRL propagation bulletin. Dettmann is the CCE program's mentor coordinator and also an expert on the topic of propagation.
Those signing up for EC-011 will study the science of RF
propagation, including the properties of electromagnetic waves, the atmosphere
and the ionosphere, the sun and sunspots, ground waves and sky waves, and
various propagation modes--including aurora and meteor scatter.
 Radio Propagation--Principles & Practice by course author Ian Poole, G3YWX, is the optional reference manual for RF Propagation, EC-011. |
Over the course of 15 learning units--and about 35 hours--students will cover a body of knowledge that typically takes years of listening and operating experience to acquire. They'll also engage in various listening and logging activities and visit several Web sites that deal with solar phenomena related to radio wave propagation. There are no prerequisites for this course, which will run 12 weeks and earn 2 Continuing Education Units.
Tuition for the course is $65 for ARRL members and $95 for nonmembers.
RF Propagation students will need to have an HF receiver to complete the various activities associated with the course. All on-line CCE courses also require access to a computer with an Internet connection as well as e-mail and Web navigational skills.
Poole's text, Radio Propagation--Principles & Practice, is the optional reference manual for the course. Published by the Radio Society of Great Britain, the 112-page book offers a practical understanding of radio propagation and serves as a guide to knowing how to choose the right band at the right time for the desired communication path.
To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing
Education Web page or e-mail the ARRL Certification and Continuing
Education Program Department.
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