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USTTI course students show special
interest in amateur radio
ARRL Headquarters played host to seven international students October
18-22 for the 2004 United
States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Amateur Radio
Administration course.
This year's group of participants included three radio amateurs. Coordinated
by USTTI and presented by ARRL Headquarters staff, the program covered--among
other topics--the International Telecommunication Union and ITU
regulations, the International Amateur Radio Union, spectrum management,
disaster communication, digital communication, amateur satellites, electromagnetic
interference, international licensing and the future of
Amateur Radio.
"This was the best class that I had the opportunity to teach in
my eight years with ARRL," remarked ARRL Technical Relations Specialist
Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, who taught the majority of the course. He said the
students all were more interested Amateur Radio administration and ITU
telecommunications rules, regulations and administration than in technical
issues.
All students were associated in some respect with their countries' telecommunication
organization. Attending the 2004 session were Anthony Lynch, of Barbados;
Cyprien Vagheni, 9Q1KS, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Benjamin
Enyenze, of Kenya; El Alia Malainine, CN8YI, of
Morocco; Murari Pokhrel, of Nepal; Leah Vengua, DU1LEA, of the Philippines,
and James Ssekuuma of Uganda.
ARRL Chief Technology Officer Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, provided an introduction
to the ITU. In addition to studying rules, regulations and procedures,
the trainees also constructed a simple 40-meter receiver in the ARRL Laboratory.
"We learned a lot from the students," Ireland concluded, "and
Headquarters support was outstanding, as usual."
Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The
American Radio Relay League
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