Lesson 9: Amateur Radio Practices
Station practices bring together test equipment, interference, S meters and mobile operation, drawing on every earlier lesson.
What you will learn
- G4A Station configuration and operation
- G4B Tests and test equipment
- G4C Interference to consumer electronics; grounding and bonding
- G4D Speech processors; S meters; sideband operation near band edges
- G4E Mobile and portable HF stations; alternative energy source operation
1. Read
- Electrical and antenna safety: Grounding and bondingHelps with G4C
- Choosing your first radio: Adding HF after you upgradeHelps with G4A
- All 60 G4 questions with their answers and explanationsEvery group, with the rule or source behind each answer
2. Explore
- Decibels
One S unit is 6 dB, about four times the power.
This is exam question G4D06.
- DC power wiring
Size the power cable for an HF radio in a car so that the voltage drop on transmit stays small.
3. Practice
Practice one group at a time. A group is ready when you have answered every one of its questions and learned at least 80 percent of them; a question counts as learned when your last three answers to it were correct. To review quickly, go through this lesson’s questions as flashcards.
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