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Ride the Airwaves with ALFA & ZULU: Technician Amateur Radio Ham License Manual

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I have to say that this is the best book out there! I am thirteen years old and I got my tech plus in 3 weeks and now am operating 2 meters. I highly recommend this book for any one. This book kind of hides the high concentration level required for this exciting hobby by having fun. It is like little comic strips and then a small quiz after each lesson. It is the best buy I have made in a while other than my radio. Without this book I would not have my license so I wouldn't be eligible for a radio! I would like to thank my mom, dad, WD4ITU, KB6MT, and the author of this book K6YB. P.S. If you live in TX I opperate on the repeater 146.96 alot. Young people get interested in Ham radio... its great! 73 and God Bless

Hands down winner for no nonsense preparation leading towards your entry into amateur radio! The principles presented are plain and to the point. No reading between the lines, and no guessing as to what the author is getting at. The questions presented after each chapter reinforce the material just covered (and are the actual test questions from the current pool). I read the book in a little over a week, and by week two passed my technician test!

Excellent book. Our family is studying to pass the technical license exam and have found the clear diagrams, explanations, and material organization in this book to be far superior to that of the class-issued book (which primarily focuses on the exam questions and then explains the answers).

I wish we had something comparable for the general class license!

Thanks to K6YB for writing the "ALFA & ZULU" book! It fit our needs EXACTLY! I gave it to my 11 year old son for Christmas, and he is now passing sample tech exams! We plan to go to a testing session as soon as possible. Now we're working on the code, and have ordered the "DIT & DAH" Phoneticode card and dice games advertised in the book.

I took amateur radio classes using another book, not John Abbott's "Ride the Airwaves with Alpha & Zulu", and found the other book most difficult to understand. (My electrical knowledge has mainly been --- turn the light on, push the switch up, turn the light off, push the switch down). I was not able to absorb the material even though my husband was one of the teachers. When I finished the classes, I did not even attempt to take the exam.

Some months later my husband introduced me to Alpha & Zulu and it opened another world to me. Because of the cartoon characters, I was able to relate the material to Alpha and Zulu, etc. I have always been a fan of cartoons and Alpha & Zulu helped me tremendously. For me, they turned heavy material into light and without them I would not have passed the exam. Thank you John Abbott, K6YB for authoring the book.

Dodie Clarkson KF6EXV Amateur Radio Operator

I bought this book and found it to be well written and easy to understand. I studied it for a few weeks and I was able to pass my technician license test with a 100%! Keep up the great work, John! I recommend this book highly to anyone wanting to get involved in amateur radio.

Compared to so many other dull-reading license manuals that one has for introducing newcomers to Amateur Radio, "Ride the Airwaves with Alfa & Zulu" is a one of kind book for becoming a ham, and it's an excellent learning tool for students of all ages. Every question in the FCC Technician License Pool is covered, and all the information is worded and portrayed in ways that make learning a lot of fun and very easy to comprehend. The best feature of this book are the hundreds of illustrations that explain what's going on. Without question, anyone who is interested in becoming a ham ought to read K6YB's excellent book-for the book is one of kind when it comes to showing one 'what ham radio is all about' - and helping them to earn their first ticket. Amateur Radio Instructor- N6MV, Dr. James R. La Frieda

The book "ALFA & ZULU" has been a great book for me and my friends. K6YB did a great job of explaining all the answers! I have gotten my Novice and Tech with this book. My friend has recently gotten into the hobby of Amateur radio and I let him borrow the book. It has helped him a lot. I later upgraded to Tech Plus and am trying for the General. My friend is taking the Tech. Thank you for your great book K6YB....

This is an excellent book that prepares one to pass the amateur radio test and get licensed. Many times introductory books tend to include too much and overwhelm the reader with detail he niether needs or wants. This is especially true for the younger reader. This book is excellent in that it breaks down the mountain of information into easily digested cartoon-like lessons. As an amateur extra (KC6WCT) who has been teaching for many years, I believe this book is absolutely unique in preparing the student for just what he or she needs in an easily digested format. It is also very good in that it gives some inexpensive suggestions on starting to enjoy your ham privleges after you get your license.

Thanks to K6YB for writing the "ALFA & ZULU" book! It fit our needs EXACTLY! I gave it to my 11 year old son for Christmas, and he is now passing sample tech exams! We hope to go to a testing session as soon as possible. Now we're working on the code, and have ordered the "DIT & DAH" Phoneticode card and dice games advertised in the book.