Product Description

Get your FIRST ham radio license! Easy-to-understand bite-sized sections. Use this book, and pass the 35-question license test. Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use beginning July 1, 2006. Designed for self-study and for classroom use. Intended for all newcomers, instructors and schoolteachers.This is the most popular introduction to Amateur Radio! The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is your ticket to joining the ranks of amateur radio operators.Use this book to discover the appeal of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of technology, public service, convenience and fun. Some hams enjoy communicating across the country and around the globe, making new friends over the airwaves. Others like to build and experiment with electronics, experiencing cutting edge technologies. Some use their radios and skills during emergencies or disasters when all else fails. And, today's ham radio gear offers possibilities for getting started at any level. Your first radio station might be at home, in the car, or small enough to take with you on the go.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1931 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 283 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book For Passing the Technician Test
I just passed the Technician test with 100% using this book. I also used some on-line test exams from various websites. The book is well laid out. The main material is in the front of the book and the test questions are at the back. As you read through the book, after each section there are related practice test questions to take. After I had worked through all the sections in the book, I just kept going through the practice test questions over and over until I got them right. The questions in the back of the book have indicators refering back to the related section in case you want to study more. There are certain portions of the book that you just need to memorize such as the radio band plans, some electrical relation calculations, and signal and wavelenth relationships. The book makes that pretty easy to understand. This book was very interesting and taught me quite a bit. Even though my test is finished, I still refer to this book quite often as it has alot of useful information in it. There is also a glossary of terms in the back that I refer to quite often. The bottom line is if you want to pass the Technician test and have a useful book for afterwards, this is the book to get.

Does what it says... but not enough for ground-floor beginners.
I purchased this book after inheriting radio equipment from a relative. While I had some basic knowledge of amateur radio, it was confined to sitting next to someone who turned the dials. Now that I'm studying for my license, I find it all a bit overwhelming. This book does what it says to get you ready for the test, but there's some even more basics that are not covered at all. That's fine, for I feel well prepared to tackle the test next month, but I know I'll continue to learn more and more about amateur radio for years and years.

But isn't that the point of ham, anyway?

Solid, though dry
This is almost a necessity if you're new to Ham, and there's a lot of good information in here. I would like it to be a bit more entertaining, but that's not what it's there for....