[HQRP] ARRL Antenna Modeling Course

[Ed Manuel]

>NEWINGTON, CT, Feb 6, 2002--The ARRL Certification and Continuing Education
>Program will offer its first technical course--Antenna Modeling--starting
>later this month. Written by the well-known author and historian L.B. Cebik,
>W4RNL, and edited by ARRL Senior Assistant Technical Editor--and antenna
>guru--Dean Straw, N6BV, the course offers students a hands-on tutorial.
>Registration for Antenna Modeling (EC-004) will open Monday, February 11.
>
>The course has been through extensive beta testing during the past several
>weeks, and even the experts found they'd picked up some new knowledge on the
>subject. "I've been modeling antennas using a computer for about 15 years,
>and I certainly learned a great many things in this course," Straw
>commented. "LB, you're an amazing guy!"
>
>ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Program Coordinator Dan Miller,
>K3UFG, said the experts agreed that the best method to master the art and
>science of antenna design and analysis was to become familiar with the basic
>concepts of computerized antenna modeling and modeling software. "Using
>computer simulations--models--you will study the performance of a wide
>variety of antennas, without having to invest in a test range or a room full
>of test equipment," he said. "In this course, students will learn to master
>the basic techniques of constructing good models."
>
>Several excellent and affordable antenna modeling software packages are
>available. The course will illustrate the elements of modeling antennas
>using two of the most popular packages based on the NEC-2 core--EZNEC 3.0 by
>Roy Lewallen, W7EL and NEC-Win Plus by Nittany-Scientific. Since each
>commercial software package has its own proprietary file system, the course
>will make available sample models in each program's format. "The course
>presumes that you have one of these packages or that you are willing and
>able to adapt the ideas presented in the course to another package you use,"
>Miller said.
>
>A number of the beta testers offered positive feedback after completing the
>course. "What a gold mine of information!" said Dan Maguire, AC6LA. "I found
>myself looking forward to taking the next lesson just to see what new things
>I could learn."
>
>Former ARRL staff member Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, also took a crack at the
>program. "Wow, I sure learned a lot about antenna modeling!" was his
>reaction.
>
>A sample lesson based on the actual Antenna Modeling course is available on
>the ARRL Web site. "This is intended to provide only a taste of what the
>actual course has to offer," Miller said. For best results, set computer
>screen resolution to at least 800x600 pixels (or 1024x768 pixels if
>available), so that tables, equations and graphics display properly.
>
>Registration for the new Antenna Modeling course opens Monday, February 11,
>at 4 PM Eastern Time on the ARRL Course Registration page. The registration
>fee is $80 for ARRL members and $110 for nonmembers. Miller explained that
>members receive a discount because part of their membership dues help to
>offset a portion of the cost of course development.
>
>Students will have up to 12 weeks to complete the course material. "There
>are 31 lessons, and you should plan to spend one to two hours per lesson,"
>Miller advised. The first class begins Tuesday, February 26 and ends
>Tuesday, May 21.
>
>Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for this and for all ARRL
>Certification and Continuing Education courses.
>
>Answers to most questions are available on the ARRL Certification and
>Continuing Education home page and the associated C-CE links. To learn more,
>contact ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Coordinator Dan Miller,
>K3UFG, cce@arrl.org.
>
>
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>  KB9BVN/QRP - New Whiteland IN - EM69WN
>  QRP-ARCI #10223 QRP-L #1540 FIST #5695
>    FISTS CC #764 - Proud Member ARRL
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>   SOC #400  AND  FLYING PIGS QRP #-57
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Ed Manuel, N5EM	Houston, TX (Harris Co.) EL29
Houston QRP Club, Houston Amateur Television Society
http://www.n5em.com/	 n5em@amsat.org




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