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ARRL Ham Radio License Manual: All You Need to Become an Amateur Radio Operator Paperback – June 1, 2006

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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.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amer Radio Relay League; 1st edition (June 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0872599639
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0872599635
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.52 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 198 ratings

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Ward Silver has been a ham since 1972 when he earned his Novice license (WNØGQP). His experiences in ham radio led him to a 20-year career as an electrical engineer, designing microprocessor-based products and medical devices. In 2000, he began a second career as a teacher and writer, leading to his receiving the Bill Orr Technical Writing Award in both 2003 and 2016. He was inducted into the CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 2015 and in 2008 was recognized as the Dayton Hamvention's "Ham of the Year".

Ward is Lead Editor of the two primary amateur radio technical references, both published by the American Radio Relay League -- the ARRL Handbook and the ARRL Antenna Book. He is the author of all three ARRL licensing study guides and writes QST magazine articles, receiving the QST Cover Plaque for most popular article four times. He has written two other Wiley titles, as well; Two-Way Radios and Scanners, and Circuitbuilding Do-It-Yourself. His most recent ARRL book, Grounding & Bonding for Radio Amateurs, will soon release a second edition. He has also written the mildly amusing ham radio detective mystery, Ray Tracy: Zone of Iniquity.

On the air, he enjoys DXing, contesting, building antennas, and participating on his local emergency communications team. He is a founder of the World Radiosport Team Championships and President of the YASME Foundation's Board of Directors. Outside of ham radio, Ward plays the mandolin, dabbles in digital photography, and enjoys biking, camping, and canoeing or kayaking (not at the same time).

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Customers find the book's study material exceptional, informative, and precise. They also describe it as easy to read and understand, with an excellent format and print. Readers say it provides good background reading, but is out of date.

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Customers find the book's study material exceptional, informative, and precise. They say it helps explain enough into the ham radio arena and contains all the actual questions in the pool of potential test questions. Readers also mention the book is good prep for the skywarn.org classes for storm chasers.

"...This made taking the actual exams a cinch...." Read more

"...The technician test is not too technical, no electrical circuits or attenna design type questions...." Read more

"...Easy to read, simple and fast paced will explain the basics on the understanding of the teorical part of radio waves, the basic hardware used on ham..." Read more

"...Moreover, it contains ALL of the ACTUAL questions in the pool of potential test questions...." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and understand. They say it's well-written, good background reading, and worth the money. Readers also mention the excellent format and print make the book fun to read.

"...I passed with a 100 percent. The book was well written to give you enough information in a interesting read...." Read more

"...Easy to read, simple and fast paced will explain the basics on the understanding of the teorical part of radio waves, the basic hardware used on ham..." Read more

"...I give the book an easy 4 stars; it is pretty well written, with test questions in the back...." Read more

"...three is where the book gets interesting and begins to be a lot of fun to read...." Read more

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Customers find the book to be a good value.

"...The Amazon price is the best I could find, considering that it was bought at the same time as the current General manual to get free shipping on..." Read more

"...At $25 it is a very good value." Read more

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Customers find the book's material good and excellent.

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Customers find the book out of date. They say it's good background reading but not for current exams.

"...The one I purchased was completely out of date. As a beginner, I didn't know that the test questions change regularly...." Read more

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Engine Ear
5.0 out of 5 stars Gets the job done
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2009
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Bought this copy for the wife, but I also used this same edition for the Tech exam a few years back. Both of us made scores of 100 using only this book and a few web sites for exam taking practice. It certainly includes everything you need in information to pass the Tech exam, and more. The Amazon price is the best I could find, considering that it was bought at the same time as the current General manual to get free shipping on both. Using only these ARRL exam books I made a score of 100 on my Tech, General, and Extra exams in 2006; hard to beat that result.

The way I used them was to read the text, go immediatly to the associated questions in each section and try to answer the questions, and look up the place in the text where the information needed to answer the question was presented and highlight it with a marker. That allowed me to read back through the text material for review and take specific notice of the most relevant points (for test taking purposes) of the material. This made taking the actual exams a cinch. Others say they prefer the Gorden West series' question-oriented teaching style, and maybe it works well for them, but it is hard to argue with the results we have achieved with these ARRL materials, and some bit of the publishing profits will help fund the ARRL, which is a Good Thing.

All the manuals in this series include the printed questions in the current test pool, which is probably a cheaper way to get them on paper to study than printing them on your inkjet or laser printer.

Recommended.
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Mary Bos
5.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to ham radio
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2007
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I used this book to study for my technician level test. I passed with a 100 percent. The book was well written to give you enough information in a interesting read. This book is not too dull or dry except for the FCC rule part. But rules are hard to make exciting to read. This book told you enough to pass the test with plenty to spare.

The technician test is not too technical, no electrical circuits or attenna design type questions. The test is more operating procedure, permitted operating frequencies, permitted wattages and attenna heights.

If you want to stay on the local voice repeaters, packet radio, or internet protocols on the 2m, 1.25m, 70cm and the other permitted bands; a technician's license is all you need.
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Fernando Urrutia
5.0 out of 5 stars The real and serious start to the Ham radio world
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2009
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If you are interested on Ham radio and already see how it looks and works, this is the book to get you in to correct direction to obtain the technician license and start using a Ham VHF transceiver!

Easy to read, simple and fast paced will explain the basics on the understanding of the teorical part of radio waves, the basic hardware used on ham radio, and the rules of behavior develop to make the use of Ham radios safe, mature and intesting!
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P. Jacobs
4.0 out of 5 stars The Right Book for Getting Your First Ham License
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2007
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There are lots of things to learn about radios and lots of books available on different technical topics. This one is focused on getting your first ham radio license.

The ARRL Ham License Manual is written in a 'welcome to the club' type manner with most of the information on radios, licensing, and ham radio as a hobby explained farily clearly. Moreover, it contains ALL of the ACTUAL questions in the pool of potential test questions. In other words, if you read the book and work through the questions there will be no surprises on the FCC exam!

This book was used as the text for a two-day ham radio license class I attended. I read the book ahead of time and worked through the test questions at the end of each section. All of the answers are given and linked to chapters in the book if you need to go back and see what you missed.

If you have a background in radio or catch on to technical things easy, this book could easily prepare you to pass the Technician (basic level ham license) without taking a class. Used along with a class or with help from a local ham radio club, this book would help prepare someone with no radio background or little technical experience.

ARRL is the dominant, authoritative amateur radio organization in the US and this book is 'a standard' among hams. It won't make you an expert or explain every technical detail of radio but will help you get your first ham license. At $25 it is a very good value.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great into to ham radio
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2010
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If you want to recieve a broad exposure to entry level topics in ham radio, this book is for you. If you just want to pass the license exam, buy the Q&A book. If you're buying a book for your girlfriend to get her license, get the Q & A book.

This book is well written, informative and a great intro to ham radio for the person who has the time to read about it. I love the ARRL license manuals. I used them from Tech to Extra.
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Douglas L
5.0 out of 5 stars Got my license
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023
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Clay Carley
3.0 out of 5 stars Check the price!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2010
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This book is great; I've read it cover to cover, and am going to take the Technician test in a few weeks. After reading the book, I've taken the Technician test online, and haven't gotten worse than 80%.

Check the cover price, though, before ordering. I bought a used book, for $25.40, and the cover price is $24.95! Why pay more for a used book?

I give the book an easy 4 stars; it is pretty well written, with test questions in the back. I have to take away at least one star though for the price.
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brystler
5.0 out of 5 stars The place to start for ham radio introduction and licensing
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2008
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The first few chapters were a lot to wade through with introductions to radio and electrical terminology. Chapter three is where the book gets interesting and begins to be a lot of fun to read. (note: You might want to read chapters one and two twice before going on to the rest of the book). It tells you all you need to get licensed as a ham as well as where to seek out additional information. One caution it introduces you to a World that seems endless with opportunities to explore. A good companion to this book for studying for the test are the sample tests at [...]
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a heyes
5.0 out of 5 stars It's very good and covers a wide range of radio subjects
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2015
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My first look at the ARRL licence maual. It's very good and covers a wide range of radio subjects. I would recommend it to anyone thinking of going for the British Foundation and Intermediate and for everyone taking the ARRL Technician level qualification 73. Albert.g3zhe@ntlworld.com
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