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NEWINGTON, CT, Apr 9, 2002--The Question Pool Committee of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators has released a draft syllabus for the Element 2 (Technician) Amateur Radio examinations. The QPC is inviting comments on the document. The syllabus is an outline of 10 question topic areas--called "subelements"--from which actual examination questions will be developed. For Element 2, these include FCC rules, methods of communication, radio phenomena, station licensee duties, control operator duties, good operating practices, basic communications electronics, good engineering practice, special operations, and electrical, antenna structure and RF safety practices. Subelement T0, Electrical, Antenna Structure and RF Safety Practices, has been expanded to include all safety issues--electrical, antenna/tower and RF. A question pool based on the revised syllabus will be released later this year to take effect July 1, 2003. The QPC will invite public input on the Technician questions as well.
A new Amateur Extra class question pool released last November takes effect in the exam room on July 1 of this year. QPC chairman Scotty Neustadter, W4WW, requested comments to the committee by May 9. The draft Technician (Element 2) syllabus is available on the ARRL Web site, which also includes all current question pools. The amateur community may e-mail comments to the Question Pool Committee at qpc@arrl.org. Commenters also may e-mail individual members directly: Scotty Neustadter, W4WW, w4ww@arrl.net; Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, w9jj@arrl.org; Fred Maia, W5YI, fmaia@texas.net and John Johnston, W3BE, johnston.john1@worldnet.att.net.
[courtesy ARRL Web, ARRll]
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