Certification Name : Wireless Communications
Certification ID & Type: 3683 – A – Core
Certification Description
The following is a listing of each topic considered necessary to be included in a course of study directed towards the education of workers performing installation, maintenance and repair of mobile and fixed radio communications systems: Radio Theory, Components, Terminology and Symbols, Basic Analog Circuits, Transmission Lines, Antennas and Towers, Cabling and Connectors, Block Diagrams, Schematics, Flow Charts, Hand Tools and Soldering, Grounding-Lightning Protection, Radio Mathematics and Formulas, Interfacing, Computer and Digital Circuits, Computer Applications, Internet Applications, Mobile Systems, Satellite-Data-Telecommunications, Radio Environment Workplace Safety and Business Practices, Frequency Bands for Mobile Communications, Test Equipment and Measurements, Troubleshooting, Commercial Radio Networks, Modulations Schemes, Control Systems, RF Interference and RF Coverage Analysis, Testing and Diagnosis.
Certifying Organization
ETA International(ETA)(0111)
5 Depot Street, Greencastle, IN 46135
Contact information : 800-288-3824 Or 765-653-8262 Fax : 765-653-4287 Email : eta@eta-i.org
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Certification Details
More than two years of education or training after high school required? Yes
More than two years of work experience required? Yes
Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
Renewal Required? Every 4 Years
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? Yes
Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)? No
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes
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Certification/ Career/ Job Keywords
wireless communications, electronics technician