Amateur Radio Continuing Education
Some 35 years of teaching have given me an abiding interest in the continuing education of radio amateurs. As an Educational Advisor to the ARRL, I have prepared since 1992 an article for each of the annual Proceedings of the National Education Workshop. Because these volumes do not see a wide circulation, and because the articles I have contributed might have a useful note or two within them, I am placing them here. Readers should make an attempt to look through the entire contents of the series for other very useful and insightful articles, full of tips and techniques to make ham teaching--both before and after licensing--more effective.
A number of the articles contain references to web sites, periodicals, vendors, clubs, and other sources having addresses. Such information grows stale and outdated fairly quickly. However, ARRL and QST are 2 enduring sources for updated information. Web search engines are another good source of what is current.
The published items are linked from the bibliographical list below.
"A Short Tale About the Family, the Fox, and the Moxon" Proceedings of the 2002 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 2002), pp. 95-99
"Youth Teachers and Tutors; or Elmer Does Not Have to Be an Adult" Proceedings of the 1999 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1999), pp. 81-84
"The Internet as a Teaching Tool: Using It Well" Proceedings of the 1999 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1999), pp. 76-80
"QRP: A Newcomer's and Old-Timer's Challenge" Proceedings of the 1998 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1998), pp. 30-38
"Introducing the "All-Band" Doublet: What the Student and the Instructor Should Keep in Mind" Proceedings of the 1998 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1998), pp. 39-46
"Antenna Modeling Programs as Teaching Tools," Proceedings of the 1996 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1996), pp. 28-35
"Why 0.707? Teaching R.M.S. Values of AC Voltage and Current," Proceedings of the 1995 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1995), pp. 33-40
"Beyond the License: Teaching the Principles of Effective Station Design," Proceedings of the 1994 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1994), 15-22
"The Blackboard Jumble," Proceedings of the 1993 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1993), 27-34
"Continuing Ham Education," Proceedings of the 1992 National ARRL Education Workshop, (Newington: ARRL, 1992), pp. 34-41
Updated 09-06-2004. © L. B. Cebik, W4RNL. Data may be used for personal purposes, but may not be reproduced for publication in print or any other medium without permission of the author.
The availability of on-line information varies with time, with some sites appearing and others disappearing. One of the more durable and useful sites is the following one from Australia;
Radio Electronics School (web.archive.org): a many-section course on the fundamentals of electronics for new amateur radio operators.
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