Posted: 10/11/2010 3:25:15 PM EDT
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Where can I find a study guide for the technician's test.
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ARRL Study Guide
The question pool changed recently, so make sure you get the most recent... Also... QRZ Practice Exams |
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Go to this site:
http://www.w5ddl.org/ And on the left side you will see links to Classroom Presentations (in PowerPoint) for Tech and General, as well as links to practice exams for Tech, General, and Extra class. If you don't have PowerPoint, there is a link for a free PowerPoint Viewer. In each of those two links you will find both the separate chapters, as well as a zip file containing all of the chapters. Here is another site with classes: http://www.rarchams.org/class/technician/chartsppt09/index.htm There are also courses of study that may be subscribed to at: http://www.hamtestonline.com Study Guides - right click on these links and Save As: Tech: http://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010_Tech_Study_Guide.pdf General: http://abacus.nmsu.edu/~shoran/PDF/General_Pool_2007.pdf and http://kb6nu.com/2007GeneralStudyGuide.pdf Extra: http://abacus.nmsu.edu/~shoran/PDF/Extra%20Class%20Amateur%20Radio%20Course.pdf and http://kb6nu.com/extra-class-easypass-how-everybody-can-be-an-extra/ Podcasts: http://hamradioclass.com/ http://hamradioclass.com/shownotes/ Practice Tests: http://www.qrz.com/ham/ http://www.radioexam.org/ http://aa9pw.com/radio/ http://www.eham.net/exams/ http://www.w8mhb.com/exam/ http://www.hamtestonline.com Testing Locations http://www.w5yi-vec.org/exam_locations_ama.php (Search by State) http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml (Search by State, Country, or Zip Code) Here's what to do... study the study guides a few evenings. Then begin doing the W5DDL classroom presentations. You can do one or two a night. Also begin taking the practice tests. With all of those sites, each time you take the test it will have a different random draw of questions from the question pool... just like the real test you will take. I would also suggest you take the practice test on a different site each time. This will help you get used to the appearance of the test being different, just as it will be when you take the actual test. Take two or three (or more if you have time) of the practice tests each night after going through a chapter from W5DDL. By the time you are finished with the W5DDL classes you will be ready for the Tech test, and you will pass. BUT WAIT!!! There's more!!! When you are confident that you will pass the Tech, and are passing by 90% or more, begin study for the General. If you are smart enough to pass the Tech, you are smart enough for the General, too. With the General comes greatly expanded band privileges. Keep up with studying the Tech guides and the practice tests, but add the General. You can do this! 73, (Hamspeak meaning "Best Wishes,") AFM |
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I've been using http://hamexam.org/ (free) If you register, it will track which questions you miss and make sure you see them more often. Once you've tested for awhile, you can look at your stats and see which areas you are doing the worst in. Study up on those areas, and then configure the site to give you flash cards only from your problem areas. Lather, rinse, repeat. Once you feel you have a handle on the tests, clear out your stats and take a several more practice tests. |
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Show off..... If Jedi hasn't already.. that is a list worthy of sticking somewhere..... 
I've put this together as a file I copy/paste to people inquiring about taking the tests. I'm a W5YI Contact VE and also an ARRL VE. Some of the links are from ARJedi's Ham 101 sticky, some from other sources, some are links I found myself. I just put it all in one piece. |
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Thanks! Added this to my list. |
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Passed my General tonight using HamExam and the ARRL study guide. Taking the Extra real soon. My ARRL study guide is posted in the PIF tacked thread if anybody wants it  |
