The expiration date of the question pool in the Gordon West Extra Class study manual has been extended until June 30, 2008. The book contains all of the information you need to study for and pass your FCC Element 4 written exam for the Extra Class amateur radio license. Official Q&A are followed by Gordo's unique answer explanations that will help you learn and understand the material for this difficult exam. Illustrations and photos add to your understanding. Includes a list of VECs to help you find a near-by exam site.
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Gordon West, WB6NOA, is the leading radio licensing teacher in the U.S. today. He has been a ham for more than 40 years and holds the top Extra Class license. He also holds the highest FCC commercial radiotelephone operator license, the First Class General Radiotelephone Certificate with Radar Endorsement.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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If you want to get your extra Amateur radio license in the shortest amount of time possible, this is the way.
I started studying this book the day before Thanksgiving, 2005 and passed my extra exam with 1 wrong on January 12. Thats SEVEN weeks. I could have taken the exam 2 weeks earlier, but it wasn't offered in my area until January 12. I am 47 years old and have had my General license for about 25 years, so I had a lot of experience. I am also a pretty quick learner. This book made learning the material easy. Do what Gordo says and work the book - 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening. Go through each section at least 3 times - once to learn, once to circle the questions you don't know, and once to study the questions you don't know. After 30 days, take a practice exam on AA9PW dot COM every AM and PM and write down the question numbers you miss. Then go back and study those questions again. A couple more hints: 1. In a parallel circuit with reactance and resistance, the net impendance will be less than the resistance. For net inductance, the phase angle is 90 - arctan(x/r). For net capacitance, the phase angle is -90 + arctan(x/r). Using this, you can almost do the hardest algebra questions by sight. 2. When given transmitter output power and db gain / loss, the formula is: P2 = P1 * 10^(db/10). Thats power out times 10 to the power of the net db gain (loss) over 10. I got overwhelmed during weeks 2 and 3. But I just kept going and it kept getting easier after that. This is the easiest way to get your Extra Amateur License.
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You will pass if you study hard,
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I passed the Extra with a perfect score. I spent two weeks reading this book and taking practice exams at AA9PW's web site, and at QRZ.com. QRZ seemed to keep repeating the same questions. PW's was much better. After abandoning all other reading material and activities for two weeks, taking practice exams and poring over this book, along with MFJ's answer-only pamphlet, I passed. I was going to wait longer, but I was pretty well prepared. Gordon gives good explanations, and it works. However, the section on Polar Coordinates is not adequate to figure out the answers. That part is the toughest part of the Extra test. Bottom line, GO FOR IT. Be sure to mark up the book while you go through it...
Ron KB6GK
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Good Test Preparation Guide For Element 4,
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I had an older copy of the ARRL Amatuer Extra study guide and just found my self floundering. So, I thought I would try Extra Class, Element 4 FCC License Preparation by Gordon West. What I like about this Amatuer Radio Study Guide is that it presents the material needed to pass Element 4 in a clear and concise manner.
. It contains over 800 study questions out of the current exam pool. I studied this guide for 30 to 60 minutes a night, Monday through Friday. At the end of 6 weeks I passed Element 4 and am now the proud owner of an Amatuer Extra Class license. . Granted, you basically are studying the exam more than the theory and regulations, but what you do find is that you actually remember the math formulas, radio theory, and rules & regs after studying each appropriate section. . So if you want to pass Element 4 you can't go wrong purchasing and studying from Extra Class, Element 4 FCC License Preparation by Gordon West.
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The Extra Class amateur operator/primary station license is the highest-level license in the United States amateur radio service. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alien reciprocal operation, amateur service license, telecommand station, remotely controlled station, frequency privileges, transequatorial propagation, emission designator, inductance index, national radio quiet zone, feed line loss, volunteer examiners, circulator loss, voltage lagging, band privileges, amateur station, time base accuracy, duplexer loss, volunteer examiner coordinator, full call sign, radio amateur civil emergency service, transmission line present, trap antenna, reactance modulator, marker generator, amateur operators Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Master Publishing, United States, Federal Communications Commission, Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination, Question Pool Committee, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Enforcement Bureau, Global Positioning System, Gordon West Radio School, Method of Moments, Military Affiliate Radio System, President's War Emergency Powers, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service New!
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The Extra Class amateur operator/primary station license is the highest-level license in the United States amateur radio service. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alien reciprocal operation, amateur service license, telecommand station, remotely controlled station, frequency privileges, transequatorial propagation, emission designator, inductance index, national radio quiet zone, feed line loss, volunteer examiners, circulator loss, voltage lagging, band privileges, amateur station, time base accuracy, duplexer loss, volunteer examiner coordinator, full call sign, radio amateur civil emergency service, transmission line present, trap antenna, reactance modulator, marker generator, amateur operators Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Master Publishing, United States, Federal Communications Commission, Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination, Question Pool Committee, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Enforcement Bureau, Global Positioning System, Gordon West Radio School, Method of Moments, Military Affiliate Radio System, President's War Emergency Powers, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service New!
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This book cites 5
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- Extra Class (Book and Software Package) by Gordon West on 6 pages
- Basic Communications Electronics by Jack Hudson on page 148, and page 150
- General Class (Book & Software Package) by Gordon West in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Basic Digital Electronics by Alvis J. Evans on page 169
- Technician Class: 2006-10 FCC Element 2 Amateur Radio License Preparation by Gordon West in Back Matter
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