The ARRL Extra Class License Manual

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Copyright
Contents
Foreword
ARRL Membership Benefits
What is Amateur Radio?
When to Expect New Books
Online Review and Practice Exams
About the ARRL
1: Introduction
	1.1 The Extra Class License and Amateur Radio
	1.2 Extra Class Overview
	1.3 The Volunteer Testing Process
	1.4 How to Use This Book
2: Operating Practices
	2.1 General Operating
	2.2 Digital Mode Operating
	2.3 Amateur Satellites
3: Rules and Regulations
	3.1 Operating Standards
	3.2 Station Restrictions
	3.3 Station Control
	3.4 Amateur Satellite Service
	3.5 Volunteer Examiner Program
	3.6 Miscellaneous Rules
4: Electrical Principles
	4.1 Radio Mathematics
	4.2 Electrical and Magnetic Fields
	4.3 Principles of Circuits
5: Components and Building Blocks
	5.1 Semiconductor Devices
	5.2 Display Devices
	5.3 Digital Logic
	5.4 Optoelectronics
6: Radio Circuits and Systems
	6.1 Amplifiers
	6.2 Signal Processing
	6.3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP and Software Defined Radio (SDR)
	6.4 Filters and Impedance Matching
	6.5 Power Supplies
7: Radio Signals and Measurements
	7.1 AC Waveforms and Measurements
	7.2 Test Equipment
	7.3 Receiver Performance
	7.4 Interference and Noise
8: Modulation, Prootocols, and Modes
	8.1 Modulation Systems
	8.2 Digital Protocols and Modes
	8.3 Amateur Television
9: Antennas and Feed Lines
	9.1 Basics of Antennas
	9.2 Practical Antennas
	9.3 Antenna Systems
	9.4 Transmission Lines
	9.5 Antenna Design
10: Topics in Radio Propagation
	10.1 Solar Effects
	10.2 HF Propagation
	10.3 VHF/UHF/Microwave Propagation
11: Safety
	11.1 Hazardous Materials
	11.2 RF Exposure
	11.3 Grounding and Bonding
12: Glossary
13: Extra Question Pool
	Extra Class (Element 4) Syllabus
	Subelement E1 — Commission’s Rules
	Subelement E2 — Operating Procedures
	Subelement E3 — Radio Wave Propagation
	Subelement E4 — Amateur Radio Practices
	Subelement E5 — Electrical Principles
	Subelement E6 — Circuit Components
	Subelement E7 — Practical Circuits
	Subelement E8 — Signals and Emissions
	Subelement E9 — Antennas and Feed Lines
	Subelement E0 — Electrical and RF Safety
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