Beginner'S Handbk Amateur Radio. 2e H/C [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1988

All the information needed to pass the FCC Novice and new "No-code" technican amateur radio license exams can be found in this handbook. Also covered are the latest amateur radio equipment, FCC rules and regulations, and operating and frequency/band privileges for all license classes. The handbook shows how to build a fully-equipped amateur radio station, and explains the theory of AC/DC electricity and radio wave propagation.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This revised edition of the most trusted guide in all of ham radio is here just in time to help you pass the new No-Code Technician Class exams!

Used by thousands of ham operators to understand and set up their first shortwave transmitters, and to get their licenses--Clay Laster's Beginner's Handbook of Amateur Radio is the proven way to start sending from your own set. Complete Get-Hamming and Get-Your-License Kit. You don't need any special training or skills to begin. All you need is this book! Clay Laster explains radio and electronics fundamentals needed to set up a transmitter and become a licensed "ham" operator from the ground up. Reflecting both the newest equipment and revisions to the Federal Communications Commission rules and tests, this guide gives anyone interested in amateur radio:

*An exciting introduction to shortwave--used for round-the-world fun and communications, for emergency and disaster signaling, and, yes, still used by spies
*All the guidance you need to become a ham radio operator
*A mini-course in electronics, focused on radio fundamentals
*Understandable instruction in wave propagation, power supplies, and electronic circuits
*Complete study guide for getting your Novice Operator or No-Code Technician Class licenses*Study hints for preparing for FCC exams
*Recent FCC RF Safety Rules and Guidelines
*384 FCC Technician Class Question Pool with Answers
*Shortwave operator's do's-and-don't's, practices and procedures

If you want to communicate over the airwaves both locally and globally, and listen in on conversations heard by very few--if you want to launch your own ham radio station and earn a coveted FCC license, you've picked the very best place to start. Take this book home, and it will take you into the realm of communication, new friends, good times, and technical mastery beyond your dreams. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

An electronics engineer and college instructor, Clay Laster, W5ZPV, has been an avid ham radio operator for more that 46 years. He holds the Amateur Extra Class License and the FCC General Radiotelephone Operator's License. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 418 pages
• Publisher: TAB Books Inc; 2nd edition (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830601651
• ISBN-13: 978-0830601653
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,029,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 15, 2002

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Bruce Appelbaum (Yorktown Heights, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beginner's Handbook of Amateur Radio (Paperback)

To challenge myself, I decided to study in order to take the Technician amateur radio operating license exam. I picked up this book, which bills itself as a complete source of information. Not so.

Despite the fact that the book is in its 4th edition, it is poorly edited. Information jumps from basic to full jargon in the same paragraph, without any definition of the new terms used. Much of the information on the basics of electric circuits and electronics seems to be pulled from an electronics text.

I'm an engineer, but not an electrical engineer. It's been years since I studied electric circuits and this book did little to refresh my memory. The information on FCC regs is sparse -- the complete Part 97 is not included. The question pool for the multiple choice Tech exam is included, but only the letter answers are provided without any explanation of the answers (leaving the reader to try to find the information in the rest of the book).

I'll look to another source to help prepare for the exam.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beginner's Handbook of Amateur Radio, November 9, 2010

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David P. Richards (Huntington, WV, USA) - See all my reviews
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The book arrived in perfect condition and well worth the investment. I have been enjoying learning new stuff, even though I have been a ham for many years. It is well written and understandable. Thanks for a beautiful copy.
KA@YDS

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but a little outdated!, February 22, 2010

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KS4RT (Chattanooga) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Beginner's Handbook of Amateur Radio (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book, but Amateur Radio has changed lots since 2001!

Biggest change? The FCC does not require morse code at all, for any license class, not even Amateur Extra Class! More priviledges have also been granted to lower class licensees, neither of which are covered in the 2001 edition I purchased!

Still a great book if you can get it at a good price!