GVF Training

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In-person, on-site Hands-on Skills Test required for Basic and Advanced Satcom Professional, iDirect, Hughes and Gilat Specialist certiications.

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Objectives: Verification of student’s ability to use the core skills taught in online course GVF510 in a hands-on environment. Skills overview: Assemble a typical VSAT; pre-set pol and elevation angles; find a designated satellite; accurately peak azimuth and elevation using the beam balance method; accurately set linear polarization; terminate a cable with a connector; weather seal the connector; general workmanship and neatness. Delivery: The GVF Basic HOST is administered by approved GVF Examiners at locations worldwide. It may be given stand-alone or in combination with a supplementary training session, at the discretion of the instructor. Visit the On-Site Classroom Schedule page at www.gvf.org/training for details about upcoming open sessions and Examiner contact information. Prerequisites: The student should complete GVF510 (Core Skills for VSAT Installers) prior to attempting the HOST. Examiner: The required skills must be demonstrated to an approved GVF Examiner.

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Hours 8 hours, on-site.

BASIC HANDS ON SKILLS TEST (HOST-B)

Required for Satcom Professional certifications.
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AUTHORS

Ralph Brooker

Mr. Brooker’s experience includes microwave integrated circuit and subsystem design, hardware and software engineering management, CAE/CAM software, production and process engineering management, VSAT system engineering, link and network planning, large earth station international project management, and simulation software for nonlinear amplifier distortion and antenna pointing error network effects. He has five issued patents and several publications and received an M.S.E.E. from the University of Illinois in 1981.

Greg Selzer

Mr. Selzer has managed and engineered a wide range of earth station system project at C-, Ku-, and Ka-band, for communications, broadcast, and other applications. He has previously served at Zilliox and Associates as a satellite engineering consultant and at Andrew Corporation as system engineer, project manager, and business unit manager in Europe and the U.S. He received a B.S.E.E. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1992.

GVF-HOST-B: Basic Hands On Skills Test

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