ARRL Education & Technology Program Curriculum Guide
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The ARRL Education and Technology Curriculum Guide is a wonderful curriculum on Radio Communications.
Please note: Some of the references direct you to the Now You're Talking book published by ARRL, but this book is no longer in print. Please refer to the new Ham Radio License Manual.
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Unit 1 Act 1.5 Where's the Remote?!?
The objective of this activity is to allow the student to explore how dependent we have become on wireless technology by temporarily removing one remote control device and observing the reaction of the people who want to use the affected device.
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Unit 2 Act 2.1Job Opportunities within Wireless Technology Related Fields.
The objective of this activity is to allow the student to explore job opportunities that require the use of wireless technology. The students will learn how lucrative the jobs are, the working conditions, the feelings of self-fulfillment experienced by people in the field, education requirements, promotion and advancement opportunities, etc.
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Unit 3 Act 3.4 Historical Review of Wireless Technology
The objective of this activity is to allow the student to see the historical significance that wireless technology has played in our world and our culture.
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Unit 4 Act 4.1 The Impact of Feedback on Communication
The objective of this activity is to allow the student to explore the impact that non-verbal feedback has on the communication process and how they can change it to accommodate for the lack of feedback to effectively communicate.
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Unit 5 Act 5.1 Communication Through Codes (Symbols)
The objective of this activity is to allow the students to learn the fundamental concepts that are involved in developing codes to be used for communication. The students will utilize codes that they have developed to communicate with other students.
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Unit 6 Act 6.4 Yes I CAN ... No You CAN'T!
The objective of this activity is for the students to identify the major components of the wireless communication system and relate those components to the components of human communication as defined in this curriculum.
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Unit 6 Act 6.5 Building a Radio Without Batteries
The objective of this activity is to allow students to build a crystal radio receiver that will receive local broadcast stations. In the process of building the receiver, the student will be able to identify the basic components of a radio receiver.
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Unit 7 Act 7.5 Okay SCATTER (Meteor that is)
The objective of this activity is to allow the students to learn how radio waves can be detected beyond the normal line of sight between the transmitter and receiver by reflection off of tails created by meteorites penetrating the earth's ionosphere.
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Unit 8 Act 8.2 Verifying Ohm's Law
The objective of this lesson is to allow the student to explore, during a simulation, the relationship between the components of electricity (voltage, current, and resistance) using Ohm's Law.
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Unit 8 Act 8.5 Ohms Law and the Metric System
The objective of this activity is for the students to become familiar with metric system and Ohm's Law vocabulary terms.
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The objective of this activity is for the students explore oscillators.
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The objective of this activity is for the students to explore simple amplifiers.
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The objective of this activity is for the students to explore simple rectifiers.
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The objective of this activity is for the students to explore simple mixer circuits.
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The objective of this activity is for the students to explore simple filters.
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Unit 9 Act 9.4A Receiver Basics at the Circuit Block Level
To explore how a basic radio receiver works by studying the function of each circuit block.
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Unit 9 Act 9.4B Receiver Basics at the Component Level
To explore how a basic radio receiver works by studying the function of individual components within circuit blocks.
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Unit 10 Act 10.2 Range Limitations of Wireless Technology
The objective of this activity is for the students to explore some of the factors that limit the range of wireless technology.
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Unit 10 Act 10.3 Wireless Technology in Robotics
The objective of this activity is to introduce students to the use of wireless technology to control robots.
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Unit 11 Act 11.1 Darn Those Ham Radio Operators!
The objective of this activity is for the students to experience how interference adversely impacts the quality of the information transmitted by wireless technology and the need to keep interference to a minimum.
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Unit 11 Act 11.4 Obeying the Law
The objective of this activity is for students to confirm for themselves that users of wireless technology and the radio spectrum are serious about obeying the rules that govern the use of our airwaves. The students will also discover that complying with these rules is often very subtle and unobtrusive to the use of the airwaves.
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Unit 13. Introduction to Ham Radio
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