Hi
Here is the syllabus for the new Amateur Extra Class license manual. I'll publish the chapter outline later.
1. FCC Rules – 6 question
a. Operating Standards
b. Station restrictions and special operations
c. Station Control
d. Amateur Satellite service
e. Volunteer examiner program
f. Miscellaneous rules:
2. Operating Practices and Procedures – 5 questions
a. Amateur radio in space
b. Television practices
c. Operating methods, Part 1
d. Operating methods, Part 2
e. Operating methods, Part 3
3. Radio Wave Propagation – 3 questions
a. Propagation and technique, Part 1
b. Propagation and technique, Part 2
c. Propagation and technique, Part 3
4. Amateur Radio Technology and Measurements – 5 questions
a. Test equipment
b. Measurement techniques and limitations
c. Receiver performance characteristics, Part 1
d. Receiver performance characteristics, Part 2
e. Noise suppression
5. Electrical Principals – 4 questions
a. Resonance and Q
b. Time constants and phase relationships
c. Impedance plots and coordinate systems
d. AC and RF energy in real circuits
6. Circuit Components – 6 questions
a. Semiconductor materials and devices
b. Semiconductor diodes
c. Integrated circuits
d. Optical devices and toroids
e. Piezoelectric crystals and MMICs
f. Optical components and power systems
7. Practical Circuits – 8 questions
a. Digital circuits
b. Amplifiers
c. Filters and matching networks
d. Power supplies and voltage regulators
e. Modulation and demodulation
f. Frequency marker and counters
g. Active filters and op-amps
h. Oscillators and signal sources
8. Signals and Emissions – 4 questions
a. AC waveforms
b. Modulation and demodulation
c. Digital signals
d. Waves, measurements and RF grounding
9. Antennas and Transmission Lines – 8 questions
a. Isotropic and gain antennas
b. Antenna patterns
c. Wire and phased vertical antennas
d. Directional antennas
e. Matching
f. Transmission lines
g. The Smith chart
h. Effected radiated power
0. Safety – 1 question
a. Safety.
