ARRL expands its distance learning program

The ARRL have been investing heavily in Distance Learning and their latest addition is a Propagation Course, also open to non ARRL members, details below.

It's interesting to see that they've based their course on a British publication available from the RSGB, Ian Pooles excellent "Radio Propagation - Principles & Practice".

ARRL ANNOUNCES NEW RADIO FREQUENCY PROPAGATION COURSE

A new course, "Radio Frequency Propagation" (EC-011), is the latest in the League's catalog of Certification and Continuing Education (CCE) courses. Registration for the propagation course will remain open through Sunday,
September 26, and the first class will begin Friday, October 15.

The course curriculum was written by Ian Poole, G3YWX, and edited by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, and Terry Dettmann, WX7S. A noted DXer, Luetzelschwab writes the "Propagation" column for World Radio magazine and occasionally fills in for Tad Cook, K7RA, to write the weekly ARRL propagation report. Dettmann is the CCE program's mentor coordinator and also a propagation expert.

Those signing up for EC-011 will study the science of RF propagation, including the properties of electromagnetic waves, the atmosphere and the ionosphere, the sun and sunspots, ground waves and sky waves, and various
propagation modes - including aurora and meteor scatter.

Over the course of 15 learning units they'll also engage in various listening and logging activities and visit several Web sites that deal with solar phenomena related to radio wave propagation. The course runs 12 weeks and students can earn 2 Continuing Education Units.

Tuition for the course is $65 for ARRL members and $95 for non-members.

RF Propagation students will need to have an HF receiver to complete the various course-related activities. All on-line CCE courses also require access to a computer with an Internet connection as well as e-mail and Web navigational skills.

Poole's text, Radio Propagation - Principles & Practice, is the optional reference manual for the course. Published by the Radio Society of Great Britain, the 112-page book offers a practical understanding of radio propagation and serves as a guide to choosing the right band at the right time for the desired communication path.

To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page or contact the ARRL Certification and
Continuing Education Program Department.

73 Trevor M5AKA

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