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ACMA Amateur Radio Standard Recognition Certificate - Theory Assessment
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7 chapters covering everything you need to pass
Chapter 1: Electrical Principles and Components
14 sections
Chapter 2: Transmitters and Receivers
11 sections
Chapter 3: Transmission Lines and Antennas
7 sections
Chapter 4: Radio Wave Propagation
6 sections
Chapter 5: Electrical and RF Measurements
4 sections
Chapter 6: Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
7 sections
Chapter 7: Safety and Environmental Hazards
8 sections
ACMA Standard Theory Exam Exam Details
ACMA Amateur Radio Standard Recognition Certificate - Theory Assessment
Administered by Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) content outline
DC and AC theory, Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, power, resistors, capacitance, inductance, reactance, resonance, transformers, rectifiers, decibels, and semiconductors.
Block diagrams, oscillators, mixers, amplifiers and amplifier classes, AM, FM and SSB modulation, basic digital modes, AGC, ALC, and superheterodyne stages.
Feedlines, characteristic impedance, SWR, impedance matching and baluns, dipole, vertical and Yagi antennas, antenna gain, and radiation patterns.
HF, VHF and UHF propagation, ionospheric layers, MUF and critical frequency, ground wave, skywave, fading, sporadic E, and the solar cycle.
Multimeter use for voltage, current and resistance, SWR meters, power and PEP measurement, frequency counters, and dummy loads.
Causes of interference, harmonics and spurious emissions, filtering, ferrites, breakthrough, splatter, intermodulation, and electromagnetic compatibility.
Electrical safety, earthing, fuses, capacitor discharge, RF exposure limits, and antenna and mast erection safety near power lines.
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