Hamstudy Basic 2025
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Introduction to Hamstudy Basic (preview without registration)
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About Radio Amateurs of Canada
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About Hamstudy
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Welcome to Amateur Radio
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Changes to Hamstudy and the Basic Question Bank
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How to get the most from Hamstudy
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6 lessons
Chapter 1: Regulations and Policies (some lessons available in preview)
B-001-000 –Introduction
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B-001-001 –Radio licences, applicability, eligibility of licence holder
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B-001-002 –Licence fee, term, posting requirements, change of address
B-001-003 – Licence suspension or revocation, powers of radio inspectors, offences and punishments
B-001-004 – Operator certificates, applicability, eligibility, equivalents, reciprocal recognition
B-001-005 – Operation, repair and maintenance of radio apparatus on behalf of other persons
B-001-006 – Operation of radio apparatus, terms of licence, applicable standards, exempt apparatus
B-001-007 – Content restrictions – non-superfluous, profanity, secret code, music, non-commercial
B-001-008 – Installation and operating restrictions – number of stations, repeaters, home-built, club stations
B-001-009 – Participation in communications by visitors, use of station by others
B-001-010 – Interference, determination, protection from interference
B-001-011 – Emergency communications (real or simulated), communication with non-amateur stations
B-001-012 – Non-remuneration, privacy of communications
B-001-013 – Station identification, call signs, prefixes
B-001-014 – Foreign amateur operation in Canada, banned countries, third-party messages
B-001-015 – Frequency bands and qualification requirements
B-001-016 – Maximum bandwidth by frequency bands
B-001-017 – Restrictions on capacity and power output by qualifications
B-001-018 – Unmodulated carriers, retransmission
B-001-019 – Amplitude modulation, frequency stability, measurements
B-001-020 – International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations, applicability
B-001-021 –Operation outside Canada, ITU regions, reciprocal privileges, international licences
B-001-022 – Examinations – delegated examinations, disabled accommodation
B-001-023 – Antenna structure approval, neighbour and land-use authority consultation
B-001-024 – Radio frequency electromagnetic field limits
B-001-025 – Criteria for resolution of radio frequency interference complaints
26 lessons, 25 quizzes
Chapter 2: Operating and Procedures
B-002-000 – Introduction
B-002-001 – Voice operating procedures – channelized VHF/UHF repeater
B-002-002 – Phonetic alphabet
B-002-003 – Voice operating procedures – simplex VHF/UHF and HF
B-002-004 – Tuneups and testing, use of dummy load, courteous operation
B-002-005 – Morse (CW) operating procedures, procedural signs
B-002-006 – RST system of signal reporting, use of S meter
B-002-007 – Q signals
B-002-008 – Emergency operating procedures
B-002-009 – Record keeping, confirmation practices, maps/charts, antenna orientation
10 lessons, 9 quizzes
Chapter 3: Station Assembly, Practice and Safety
B-003-000- Introduction
B-003-001 – Functional Layout of HF stations
B-003-002 – Functional Layout of FM Transmitters
B-003-003 – Functional Layout of FM Receivers
B-003-004 – Functional Layout of CW Transmitters
B-003-005 – Functional Layout of SSB/CW Receivers
B-003-006 – Functional Layout of SSB Transmitters
B-003-007 – Functional Layout of Digital Systems
B-003-008 – Functional Layout of Regulated Power Supplies
B-003-009 – Functional Layout of Yagi-Uda Antennas
B-003-010 – Receiver Fundamentals
B-003-011 – Transmitter Carrier, Keying and Amplitude Modulation Fundamentals
B-003-012 – Carrier Suppression, SSB fundamentals
B-003-013 – Frequency and Phase Modulation Fundamentals
B-003-014 – Station accessories for telegraphy, radiotelephony digital modes
B-003-015 – Digital Mode Fundamentals RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR, Packet
B-003-016 – Cells and Batteries, Types, Ratings, Charging
B-003-017 – Power Supply Fundamentals
B-003-018 – Electrical Hazards, Electrical Safety, Security
B-003-019 – Electrical Safety Ground, Capacitor Discharge, Fuse Replacement
B-003-020 – Antenna and Tower Safety, Lightning Protection
B-003-021 – Exposure of Human Body to RF, Safety Precautions
22 lessons, 21 quizzes
Chapter 4: Circuit Components
B-004-000 – Introduction
B-004-001 – Amplifier fundamentals
B-004-002 – Diode Fundamentals
B-004-003 – Bipolar transistor fundamentals
B-004-004 – Field-effect transistor fundamentals
B-004-005 – Triode vacuum tube fundamentals
B-004-006 – Resistor colour codes, tolerances, temperature coefficient
7 lessons, 6 quizzes
Chapter 5: Basic Electronics and Theory
B-005-000 – Introduction
B-005-001 – Metric Prefixes – pico, micro, milli, centi, kilo, mega, giga
B-005-002 – Concepts of current, voltage, conductor, insulator, resistance
B-005-003 – Concepts of energy and power, open and short circuits
B-005-004 – Ohm’s law – single resistors
B-005-005 – Series and parallel resistors
B-005-006 – Power law, resistor power dissipation
B-005-007 – AC, sine wave, frequency, frequency units
B-005-008 – Ratios, logarithms, decibels
B-005-009 – Introduction to inductance, capacitance
B-005-010 – Introduction to reactance, impedance
B-005-011 – Introduction to magnetics, transformers
B-005-012 – Introduction to resonance, tuned circuits
B-005-013 – Introduction to meters and measurements
14 lessons, 13 quizzes
Chapter 6: Feedlines and Antenna Systems
B-006-000- Introduction
B-006-001 – Feedline characteristics, characteristic impedance
B-006-002 – Balanced and unbalanced feedlines, baluns
B-006-003 – Popular antenna feedline and coaxial connector types
B-006-004 – Line losses by line type, length and frequency
B-006-005 – Standing waves, standing wave ratio (SWR) meter
B-006-006 – Concept of impedance matching
B-006-007 – Isotropic source, polarization via element orientation
B-006-008 – Wavelength vs physical length
B-006-009 – Gain, directivity, radiation pattern, antenna bandwidth
B-006-010 – Vertical antennas – types, dimensions, characteristics
B-006-011 – Yagi antennas, – types, dimensions, characteristics
B-006-012 – Wire antennas – types, dimensions, characteristics
B-006-013 – Quad/loop antennas – types, dimensions, characteristics
14 lessons, 13 quizzes
Chapter 7: Radio Wave Propagation
B-007-000 – Introduction
B-007-001 – Line of sight, groundwave, ionospheric wave (sky wave)
B-007-002 – Ionosphere, ionospheric regions (layers)
B-007-003 – Propagation hops, skip zone, skip distance
B-007-004 – Ionospheric absorption, causes and variation, fading, phase shift, Faraday rotation
B-007-005 – Solar activity, sunspots, sunspot cycle
B-007-006 – MF and HF, critical and maximum useable frequencies, solar flux
B-007-007 – VHF and UHF, sporadic-E, aurora, ducting
B-007-008 – Scatter – HF, VHF, UHF
9 lessons, 8 quizzes
Chapter 8: Interference and Suppression
B-008-000- Introduction
B-008-001 – Front-end overload, cross-modulation
B-008-002 – Audio rectification, bypass capacitors, ferrites
B-008-003 – Intermodulation, spurious, key-clicks
B-008-004 – Harmonics, splatter, transmitter adjustments
B-008-005 – Use of filters, low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-reject
6 lessons, 5 quizzes
Chapter 3: Station Assembly, Practice and Safety
B-003-000- Introduction
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