Moses Serunjogi

1st Month Report

HEST No: IP16KYU/143/59
UNIVERSITY: Kyambogo University
COMPANY: prime radio
Email Address: serunjogimoses20@gmail.com
Supervisor Name: Nkaivu fred
Week

Target

Achievements

Challenges

Different rules and regulations in electrical

workshops we emphasized. For example, always
to wear protective clothings like overalls, over
coats and protective boots. Use of appropriate for a
1. Rules &
given task was also emphasized.
Regulations
In addition to the above, different power and
2.Electrical
Week1
electrical tools were used, for example, power
workshop setup.
generator, laptops, screwdrivers, among others.
3. Electrical and
More to that, we learnt the different types of fire
Electric tools & use.
extinguishers and their classes. The types include
water,foam,dry powder/chemical and carbon
dioxide where as the classes start with class A to
class F.

* Climbing up the Radio mast

was very challenging because it
was my first time I.
* Lacked some of the different
electrical tools like the
screwdrivers among others.
* Lacked some of the personal
protective equipments (PPE)
like the safety boots.

* Learnt the different UCC Regulations, powers of

1. Communication the commission, its objectives and functions.
systems.
* We also learnt the international
* UCC & ITU
telecommunications Union (ITU) regulations.
Week2 Regulations.
*Exposed to the transmitter and exciter where the
* Modulation i.e. FM FM modulation takes place.
& Am.
* Discussed the differences between Amplitude
* FM Receivers
modulation (AM) and Frequency modulation
(FM).

We the trainees were given

limited exposure to the
transmitter because any
interruption with it puts down
the whole transmission process.

* Connected the RF cables from the IDU to the

ODU.
*Discussed the different transmission media which * Joining the RF cables to the
1. FM Transmitter
are divided into guided and un-guided media.
connectors was quite
2. Transmission
*Discovered that coaxial cables are made of an
challenging.
medium.
Week3
insulator, plastic cover, inner and outer conductors *Lacked more RF cables for
3. Coaxial, RF cables
and are categorized into RG 59, RG58, RG11, each practices on how to join them
& Fiber optic
with a specific impedance and use.
to the connectors then finally to
transmission.
* Discovered that optic fiber works on the
the ODU and IDU.
principal of total internal reflection to carry
information from the source to the destination.
* Looked at different circuit boards used VB in
communication systems like printed circuit boards
(PCB) which mechanically support and electrically
connect electronic components using conductive
tracks.
1. Electrical &
* Discovered that most of the communication
Electronics.
Week4
equipments have inbuilt circuit boards.
2. Circuits, Boards &
*Discovered that some circuit boards can be
Repairs.
repaired by soldering a variety of component types
like chip components.

* Challenges when Identifying

the faulty components on a
circuit board so that it can be
removed and replaced by a
normal component.
*learning how to use the
soldering gun for the first time
was quite challenging.

Lessons Learnt
* Learnt to operate the electrical
tools with in their design limits.
* Use gloves and appropriate
safety foot wear when using
electrical tools.
* Keep working areas well
lighted when operating electrical
tools.
* PPEs like overalls, safety boots
help to minimize personal
injuries in the event of an
accident.
* Always know the location of
fire extinguishers for safety
reasons.
* Power supply to the transmitter
must be on all the time for the
successful transmission of the
broadcasted programs.
*The transmitter must be kept in
a clean environment for its
proper performance therefore
close monitoring is done by the
technicians.
*Learnt how to use and connect
the RF cables to the appropriate
equipments.
*learnt the different applications
for the transmission media in
different communication fields.
*Learnt how to use the optic fiber
carefully since any slight damage
along its length cuts off
communication from its areas of
link.
* Noted that coaxial cables can
be used for cable TV and
Ethernet.

* Some circuit boards can reoperate when repaired by

replacing the faulty components.
* Learnt the different
components found on the circuit
boards and their uses.
*Learnt that circuit boards
operate in a clean environment

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