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Topic E1:
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Commission's Rules
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E1A-2012:
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Operating Standards: frequency privileges; emission standards; automatic message forwarding; frequency sharing; stations aboard ships or aircraft
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E1B-2012:
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Station restrictions and special operations: restrictions on station location; general operating restrictions, spurious emissions, control operator reimbursement; antenna structure restrictions; RACES operations
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E1C-2012:
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Station control: definitions and restrictions pertaining to local, automatic and remote control operation; control operator responsibilities for remote and automatically controlled stations
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E1D-2012:
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Amateur Satellite service: definitions and purpose; license requirements for space stations; available frequencies and bands; telecommand and telemetry operations; restrictions, and special provisions; notification requirements
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E1E-2012:
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Volunteer examiner program: definitions, qualifications, preparation and administration of exams; accreditation; question pools; documentation requirements
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E1F-2012:
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Miscellaneous rules: external RF power amplifiers; national quiet zone; business communications; compensated communications; spread spectrum; auxiliary stations; reciprocal operating privileges; IARP and CEPT licenses; third party communications with foreign countries; special temporary authority
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Topic E2:
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Operating Procedures
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E2A-2012:
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Amateur radio in space: amateur satellites; orbital mechanics; frequencies and modes; satellite hardware; satellite operations
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E2B-2012:
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Television practices: fast scan television standards and techniques; slow scan television standards and techniques
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E2C-2012:
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Operating methods: contest and DX operating; spread-spectrum transmissions; selecting an operating frequency
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E2D-2012:
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Operating methods: VHF and UHF digital modes; APRS
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E2E-2012:
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Operating methods: operating HF digital modes; error correction
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Topic E3:
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Radio Wave Propagation
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E3A-2012:
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Propagation and technique, Earth-Moon-Earth communications; meteor scatter
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E3B-2012:
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Propagation and technique, trans-equatorial; long path; gray-line; multi-path propagation
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E3C-2012:
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Propagation and technique, Aurora propagation; selective fading; radio-path horizon; take-off angle over flat or sloping terrain; effects of ground on propagation; less common propagation modes
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Topic E4:
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Amateur Practices
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E4A-2012:
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Test equipment: analog and digital instruments; spectrum and network analyzers, antenna analyzers; oscilloscopes; testing transistors; RF measurements
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E4B-2012:
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Measurement technique and limitations: instrument accuracy and performance limitations; probes; techniques to minimize errors; measurement of "Q"; instrument calibration
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E4C-2012:
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Receiver performance characteristics, phase noise, capture effect, noise floor, image rejection, MDS, signal-to-noise-ratio; selectivity
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E4D-2012:
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Receiver performance characteristics, blocking dynamic range, intermodulation and cross-modulation interference; 3rd order intercept; desensitization; preselection
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E4E-2012:
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Noise suppression: system noise; electrical appliance noise; line noise; locating noise sources; DSP noise reduction; noise blankers
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Topic E5:
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Electrical Principles
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E5A-2012:
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Resonance and Q: characteristics of resonant circuits: series and parallel resonance; Q; half-power bandwidth; phase relationships in reactive circuits
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E5B-2012:
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Time constants and phase relationships: RLC time constants: definition; time constants in RL and RC circuits; phase angle between voltage and current; phase angles of series and parallel circuits
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E5C-2012:
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Impedance plots and coordinate systems: plotting impedances in polar coordinates; rectangular coordinates
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E5D-2012:
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AC and RF energy in real circuits: skin effect; electrostatic and electromagnetic fields; reactive power; power factor; coordinate systems
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Topic E6:
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Circuit Components
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E6A-2012:
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Semiconductor materials and devices: semiconductor materials germanium, silicon, P-type, N-type; transistor types: NPN, PNP, junction, field-effect transistors: enhancement mode; depletion mode; MOS; CMOS; N-channel; P-channel
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E6B-2012:
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Semiconductor diodes
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E6C-2012:
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Integrated circuits: TTL digital integrated circuits; CMOS digital integrated circuits; gates
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E6D-2012:
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Optical devices and toroids: cathode-ray tube devices; charge-coupled devices (CCDs); liquid crystal displays (LCDs); toroids: permeability, core material, selecting, winding
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E6E-2012:
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Piezoelectric crystals and MMICs: quartz crystals; crystal oscillators and filters; monolithic amplifiers
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E6F-2012:
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Optical components and power systems: photoconductive principles and effects, photovoltaic systems, optical couplers, optical sensors, and optoisolators
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Topic E7:
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Practical Circuits
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E7A-2012:
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Digital circuits: digital circuit principles and logic circuits: classes of logic elements; positive and negative logic; frequency dividers; truth tables
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E7B-2012:
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Amplifiers: Class of operation; vacuum tube and solid-state circuits; distortion and intermodulation; spurious and parasitic suppression; microwave amplifiers
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E7C-2012:
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Filters and matching networks: filters and impedance matching networks: types of networks; types of filters; filter applications; filter characteristics; impedance matching; DSP filtering
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E7D-2012:
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Power supplies and voltage regulators
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E7E-2012:
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Modulation and demodulation: reactance, phase and balanced modulators; detectors; mixer stages; DSP modulation and demodulation; software defined radio systems
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E7F-2012:
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Frequency markers and counters: frequency divider circuits; frequency marker generators; frequency counters
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E7G-2012:
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Active filters and op-amps: active audio filters; characteristics; basic circuit design; operational amplifiers
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E7H-2012:
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Oscillators and signal sources: types of oscillators; synthesizers and phase-locked loops; direct digital synthesizers
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Topic E8:
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Signals and Emissions
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E8A-2012:
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AC waveforms: sine, square, sawtooth and irregular waveforms; AC measurements; average and PEP of RF signals; pulse and digital signal waveforms
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E8B-2012:
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Modulation and demodulation: modulation methods; modulation index and deviation ratio; pulse modulation; frequency and time division multiplexing
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E8C-2012:
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Digital signals: digital communications modes; CW; information rate vs. bandwidth; spread-spectrum communications; modulation methods
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E8D-2012:
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Waves, measurements, and RF grounding: peak-to-peak values, polarization; RF grounding
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Topic E9:
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Antennas and Transmission Lines
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E9A-2012:
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Isotropic and gain antennas: definition; used as a standard for comparison; radiation pattern; basic antenna parameters: radiation resistance and reactance, gain, beamwidth, efficiency
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E9B-2012:
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Antenna patterns: E and H plane patterns; gain as a function of pattern; antenna design; Yagi antennas
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E9C-2012:
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Wire and phased vertical antennas: beverage antennas; terminated and resonant rhombic antennas; elevation above real ground; ground effects as related to polarization; take-off angles
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E9D-2012:
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Directional antennas: gain; satellite antennas; antenna beamwidth; losses; SWR bandwidth; antenna efficiency; shortened and mobile antennas; grounding
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E9E-2012:
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Matching: matching antennas to feed lines; power dividers
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E9F-2012:
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Transmission lines: characteristics of open and shorted feed lines: 1/8 wavelength; 1/4 wavelength; 1/2 wavelength; feed lines: coax versus open-wire; velocity factor; electrical length; transformation characteristics of line terminated in impedance not equal to characteristic impedance
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E9G-2012:
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The Smith chart
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E9H-2012:
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Effective radiated power; system gains and losses; radio direction finding antennas
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Topic E0:
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Safety
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E0A-2012:
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Safety: amateur radio safety practices; RF radiation hazards; hazardous materials
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