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Written by EARC Web Team
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Monday, 27 July 2009 18:43 |
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The purpose of this page is to recommend training and activities that will enhance your skills as an amateur radio operator and emergency communicator. To learn more about a particular class or activity, click on the course name.
* = EARC Recommends ** = City of Evanston Requirement No Stars: Optional
Level 1
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Amateur Radio Technician License
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ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
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EARC Amateur Radio Technician Licensing Class
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*EC010: Amateur Radio License Course
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The goal of the online course offered by the ARRL is to prepare students to take, and pass, a Federal Communications Commission examination for a Technician Class Amateur Radio license. This is an 8-week course. The topics are covered to the level of detail that is needed to correctly answer those exam questions. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is a companion to this course and is included in the course fee, along with a one year membership with ARRL. In addition, a supporting web page at www.arrl.org/hrlm provides links to many additional resources and supplemental information.
The EARC course covers material to augment what students read in The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual. The course culminates in an all day review session and a license exam.
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*EC-001: Basic EmComm/Level 1
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A basic course to raise awareness and provide additional knowledge and tools for any emergency communications volunteer. This course has 23 lesson units, is expected to take approximately 25 hours to complete over an 8-week period. Senior hams are encouraged to participate! |
**IS100a: Introduction to the Incident Command System
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ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). |
**IS700a: NIMS an Introduction
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This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. At the end of this course, students will be able to Describe the intent of NIMS; Describe the key concepts and principles underlying NIMS; Describe the purpose of the NIMS Components including: Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management, and Command and Management; and Describe the purpose of the National Integration Center. Note: This course provides a basic introduction to NIMS. It is not designed to replace Incident Command System and position-specific training.
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*National Weather Service Weather Spotter Training
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This basic tornado and severe weather spotter class is held numerous times throughout the area, are free, and are and open to the public. The 1 ½ to 2 hour session consists of a slide and video program which teaches potential spotters about severe storm structure, and how to identify cloud features and other environmental clues to identify severe storms and tornadoes. Communications systems and spotter networks are explained so the spotter knows where to report, and how that information is used by the NWS and local officials. A complete schedule of classes can be found by clicking on the link to the left. They usually run from late January through April. |
Level 2
| *Amateur Radio General Class License |
The EARC course covers material to augment what students read in The ARRL General Class License Manual. It culminates in an all day review session and a license exam.
The ARRL offers a General Class License self study course (see the link for the license manual) that provides the manual and instructional materials for self study.
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| *EC-016: Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs |
This course is designed to train licensed Amateur Radio operators who will be in leadership and managerial roles organizing other volunteers to support public service activities and communications emergencies. In this course you will learn how radio amateurs prepare and organize to support local community events, and, working in coordination with governmental and other emergency response organizations, deploy their services to provide communications when needed in an emergency.
This course is made available on our website to all ARRL members. It is a self-study course that you may complete at your own pace.
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| *ICS200a: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents |
CS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. The Emergency Management Institute developed ICS its ICS courses collaboratively with: National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG); U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the United State Fire Administration’s National Fire Programs Branch.
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| EC009: Antenna Design and Construction |
Students will become familiar with antenna design and construction techniques. This course has 15 learning units, and takes 20 to 25 hours to complete over an 8-week period. Cost does not include the reference ARRL publication "Simple and Fun Antennas for Hams".
Basic computer, Internet, and email navigational skills are required. This course uses the Simple and Fun Antennas for Hams book, written by Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH and Dean Straw, N6BV, for additional reading and construction activities. If you do not already have this book, it should be purchased before you start this course. Various materials (e.g., PL-259 connectors) will be needed depending upon which construction projects you choose to take on.
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DuPage Severe Weather Seminar
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*National Weather Service Advanced Weather Spotter Training
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The DuPage Severe Wather Seminar, usually held in March, typically offers two unique programs designed to meet the educational needs of those persons and agencies involved in preparing for and spotting severe weather events. The Severe Weather Preparedness Seminar is specifically geared for emergency planners, business and industry owners, operators and managers, school administrators, hospital and nursing home managers, and many more. The Advanced Weather Spotter Seminar is geared to those individuals who will be on the front line of the weather warning system, including spotters, amateur radio operators, emergency management personnel, police, fire, public works and utility workers. Attendees will acquire a broader understanding of the severe weather phenomenon and its effects on the community. Detailed information provided as part of the advanced spotter’s seminar will train the spotter in methods to detect, properly identify, and report approaching storms and tornadoes.
The NWS advanced tornado and severe weather spotter class is held numerous times throughout the area, are free, and are and open to the public. The 1 ½ to 2 hour session covers advanced weather spotting topics. A complete schedule of classes can be found by clicking on the link to the left. They usually run from late January through April.
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Level 3
*Amateur Radio Extra License
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We recommend The ARRL Extra Class License Manual.
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| ARRL Volunteer Examiner |
Volunteer examiners assist clubs and organizations with license and emergency communication course examinations. They are vital to the amateur service. For more information click on the link to the left. |
| EC-011: Radio Frequency Propagation |
It doesn’t matter what frequency band you’re using, if you’re operating a radio, you need to understand propagation. The knowledge required on your FCC qualification examination is enough that you know it’s important, but knowing it’s important and being able to apply that knowledge are two different things. The ARRL’s on-line propagation course explores the science of RF propagation on a practical, hands-on level so that you’ll not only understand that propagation is important, but you’ll know how to use it every day whether you’re trying for DXCC on HF or trying to reach Hawaii on the Magic Band. You’ll learn about the properties of Electromagnetic waves, the atmosphere and the ionosphere, the sun and sunspots, ground waves and sky waves, and propagation modes including aurora and meteor scatter that provide special challenges for VHF operators. A new update to the course has added NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) propagation with a whole lesson introducing you to the practical problems involved in using this mode. The course now has 18 lessons filled with practical suggestions and activities you can use to make propagation a practical tool. This is an intensive course requiring approximately 40 hours of study spread out over 12 weeks. t know
ing it’s important and being able to apply that knowledge are two different things. The ARRL’s on-line propagation course explores the science of RF propagation on a practical, hands-on level so that you’ll not only understand that propagation is important, but you’ll know how to use it every day whether you’re trying for DXCC on HF or trying to reach Hawaii on the Magic Band. You’ll learn about the properties of Electromagnetic waves, the atmosphere and the ionosphere, the sun and sunspots, ground waves and sky waves, and propagation modes including aurora and meteor scatter that provide special challenges for VHF operators. A new update to the course has added NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) propagation with a whole lesson introducing you to the practical problems involved in using this mode. The course now has 18 lessons filled with practical suggestions and activities you can use to make propagation a practical tool. This is an intensive course requiring approximately 40 hours of study spread out over 12 weeks.
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| ICS-800.b: National Response Framework, An Introduction |
The course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 09:08 |
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