Posted: 1/7/2011 10:08:34 PM EDT
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Check out the tacked thread HAM RADIO 101. Ar-Jedi has done a terrific job of explaining the basics of how radio stuff works.
The reason I suggest this is, after reading his post, when you DO get a manual, the material will be familiar to you. "Oh, THAT was what he was talking about!" And it is ALL stuff you need to know about how radio works. Wait long enough and you will likely get someone who'll sell, lend or give you the current Tech License study guide. |
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I'm on a limited study allotted time due to family health problems and work. Have been doing the hamtestonline.com website subscription for tech and general. I like how it integrates your most frequently missed questions with mini topic explanations. It is thin on theory in general, so I've also been using the AARL manuals. You can generate multiple practice exams, with options for limiting or expanding the question pool to subject area, your weak areas, most commonly asked, etc.
Will let you know how that combo works after next week's exams. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
+1 for hamtestonline - between it and the practice tests on http://www.qrz.com/xtest2.html I passed Tech and General in one shot 
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Does anyone know of a good study guide/textbook for the technician license? http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=10&f=22&t=604477#10323204 ar-jedi |
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+1 for hamtestonline - between it and the practice tests on http://www.qrz.com/xtest2.html I passed Tech and General in one shot DITTO - I got my Amateur Extra using hamtest online. I HIGHLY recommend it. |
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Here are all the links compiled into one file:
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 (NOTE- When you print out these guides, yes, print them... take a Magic Marker and black out all the wrong answers. This way you study only the correct answers and everything else looks unfamiliar. Seriously, print, black out, study. Just take my word for it and do it.) 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 http://hamexam.org/ 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, AFM |
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+1 for hamtestonline - between it and the practice tests on http://www.qrz.com/xtest2.html I passed Tech and General in one shot DITTO - I got my Amateur Extra using hamtest online. I HIGHLY recommend it. Same here! Upgraded from my vintage Advanced class to Extra today using HTO. Went from around 60% on practice tests to 98% on the real one in less than a week. HTO is light on theory like others have said, but I think it does an excellent job of burning everything into your brain that will make you take and pass the test with confidence. Gordon West's book is also great. The ARRL license guide is good and covers so much more theory and other material. It's great if you want to learn everything in depth, but go with HTO or West if you're looking more for a passing grade than really knowing everything, which is quite a lot. |
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thanks for all the recommendations guys  I will defiantly look at HTO in the meantime I picked up an AARL guide.AAR: the combo of HTO and the ARRL manuals worked great for me. I passed tech & general yesterday. Good luck! It makes sense to study both classes at the same time. Lots of crossover in the material. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: Quoted: thanks for all the recommendations guys I will defiantly look at HTO in the meantime I picked up an AARL guide.AAR: the combo of HTO and the ARRL manuals worked great for me. I passed tech & general yesterday. Good luck! It makes sense to study both classes at the same time. Lots of crossover in the material. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Congrats! |