It is yet again time for our once-a-semester amateur radio license course. It aims to help you pass the amateur radio license exam, which if passed, will award you with an amateur radio license.
The formal curriculum is HAREC, but we will follow the Norwegian book, “Veien til internasjonal radioamatørlisens“. NRRL offers, in addition to the book, an online course which is more up to date and also offers a plethora of exercises to help you study. Access to the course costs 300 NOK, and in addition, you need NRRL membership to get access. For NTNU students, NRRL offers a special price to course participants at 100 NOK. If you buy or have bought the book, you only need to pay for the membership.
The course is free and open for everyone, and participants can simply just show up to the lectures listed on the dates below to join. We still recommend you to sign up to receive relevant e-mails throughout the course. If any of the participants don’t understand Norwegian, the course will be held in English.
Once you have passed the license exam, you will have to pay a one-time fee of 2000 NOK to NKOM to receive your callsign.
| Time | Place | Curriculum |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 31.1.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Introduction, wave propagation, modulation, amateur radio jargon. |
| Wednesday 7.2.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Introduction to electronics, direct current, alternating current, waves. |
| Wednesday 14.2.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Resonance, filters, nonlinear components, amplifiers, power supplies. |
| Wednesday 21.2.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Radio architecture, specifically superheterodyne radios, antennas, transmission lines. |
| Wednesday 28.2.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Digital signal processing, measurement instruments, safety, relevant laws, interference and noise. |
| Wednesday 6.3.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Trial exam |
| Wednesday 13.3.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Walkthrough trial exam |
| Wednesday 20.3.2024 18.15-20.00 | EL1 | Exam |
Changelog:
26.1.24: Added exam date and added the NRRL online course to the curriculum paragraph.
28.1.24: Changed the special NRRL membership offer to only apply to NTNU-students/ARK members.
At what time does the course start, and approximately how long are the lessons?
They start at 18.15 and last until 20.00, including a 15 min break. I updated the table.
Where do I buy and access NRRL’s updated online course with practice problems?
Those registered for the course will receive a sign-up link by email when it is ready.