Lesson 11:
Establishing and Equipping an Amateur Station
Objectives:
When the students have finished this chapter they should be familiar
with:
- the equipment necessary for various modes of operation
- the basic operation of each piece of equipment
- the accessories necessary in a station and their relative position
in the transmission path
Apparatus:
Complete VHF and HF stations.
Handouts:
Block diagrams from Chapter 11. Printable copy of handout
Lesson Plan:
Chapters 11 and 12 should almost be taught as one unit. If you
have access to a club station then all the better. Otherwise you are
going to have to take the students to someone's home or lug the
equipment to class. Having some other Amateurs on site would be most
helpful. Arrange for other Amateurs to be available as on-air contacts
off site.
- Go over any questions from the Chapter 10 homework.
- Show the students a complete VHF station, ideally both a base
station and an HT. Point out the various pieces of equipment and have
your students operate the station under the supervision of a qualified
ham. Demonstrate both simplex and duplex operation.
- Show them an HT and its accessories, preferably a relatively
uncomplicated one
- Show the students a complete HF station. Explain why there is so
much more equipment in a typical HF station than a VHF station.
Demonstrate how an SWR meter and an ATU are used
- Demonstrate SSB operation with VOX and PTT
- Show the various types of CW paraphernalia: straight key, bug,
iambic keyer. Let the students play with this (off the air!). Also show
them a Morse tutor programme loaded on a PC.
- Show and demonstrate a station set up for the digital
modes.
- Don't forget to show the students the antenna farm. Explain that
antennas for the lower HF bands can become huge!
Homework:
- Read Chapter 11
- Do Chapter 11 Quiz
- Skim Chapter 12
Chapter 11 Quiz:
Printable copy of the Review
Quiz
Answers to Chapter 11 Quiz
1 |
A |
5 |
C |
9 |
D |
13 |
B |
17 |
C |
2 |
D |
6 |
A |
10 |
D |
14 |
A |
* |
* |
3 |
B |
7 |
D |
11 |
B |
15 |
B |
* |
* |
4 |
A |
8 |
A |
12 |
A |
16 |
C |
* |
* |
Overhead Slide Versions of the Diagrams
- Slide 1
11.1
Arrangement of Components in an HF Station
- Slide 2
11.2
Arrangement of Components in a Digital Station