Monday, December 15, 2008

Radio Telephony Restricted (Aero) -- "RTR (A)"

Radio Telephony Restricted (Aero)The R. T. R. (A) is a professional license of an international standard

as per the general guidelines given under international radio regulations. In India this licence is issued by the WPC wing of the

Department of Telecommunication Govt. of India.Website: www.wpc.dot.gov.in

RTR (A) EXAM PLANThis exam consists of following two parts.

Part 1 : Practical test in Regulations and Procedures (Transmission)Part 2 : Oral Exam (VIVA) inA) Regulation and ProcedureB) Radio

principles and practiceSYLLABUS CONTENT:-

Section A – Regulation and Procedure:General and aeronautical ‘Q’ code signals and other abbreviations as contained in Annex-10 (vol. 1 & 2) of International Civil Aviation

Organization.General Radio Telephone communication procedure and radio

telephone communication procedure for distress & urgency and spellings used in telephony for words and figures. Licence

requirements of radio apparatus used in aircraft.Minimum requirement of radio Equipment to be carried on aircraft

as prescribed in Annex-6 of the International Civil Aviation Organization and navigation facilities available together with

principal frequencies to be used for communication and navigation within India.

Meteorological codes, pre-flight briefing services and the usages.Knowledge of Notices To Airman issued by the Civil Aviation

Authority in India as applicable to the aeronautical mobile and air traffic control services.

SECTION B - Radio Principles and Practice:Applicant will be required to have knowledge of electrical units such

as volt. Ampere, ohm and watt, wave length, frequency and their relationship. Knowledge of radio frequency propagation, day and night frequencies, skip distance, fading ground shadow and its

effect on communication, choice of frequencies to attain maximum efficiency in handling air-ground HF communications.General knowledge of system employed for air ground

communication including SELCAL operation, inter communication and announcing system of aircraft, elementary knowledge of radio

navigation aids, operation of microphones and headphones, squelch, A. V. C volume control, tuning of transmitter, simplex and

duplex operation, advantages and disadvantages of H. F.

Radiotelephony communication and limitations of range due to frequency interference etc.