The ARRL ham radio license manualH. Ward Silver
The ARRL ham radio license manual
by H. Ward Silver · first published 2014
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Reviews the subjects covered on the ARRL licensing exam, and provides a pool of questions currently used in the exam as well as cross-references to answers for specific questions within the text.
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on “Why Modern Makers Are Bringing Back Ham Radio” ↗…questions so you can figure out your strengths and weaknesses. There are mobile apps for iOS and Android that provide functionality similar to hamexam.org and hamstudy.org. [1] https://www.amazon.com/ARRL-Ham-Radio-License-Manual/dp/1625... [2] https://www.amazon.com/General-Class-License-Manual-Spiral/d... [3] https://www.amazon.com/Extra-Class-License-Manual-Spiral/dp/... [3] See this comment for some more on the exam structure:…
on “American Red Cross Asks for Ham Radio Operators for Puerto Rico Relief Effort” ↗K&R gets so much hell, but it's a good, raw back to basics text. It deserves a place on the shelf beside the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, or Wheelock's Latin, or Lyman's Guide to Reloading, or The Joy of Cooking, or the Elements of Style. It's the programming book for Boy Scouts, a crude, but essential Swiss Army Knife --the great programming…
on “Learn C Programming with Open-Source Books” ↗…currently going thru the process. It seems quite simple, buy the book[1], sign up for a $15 exam, do a bit of study (there's a test quiz trainer app on iOS), and you should be good. [1]https://www.amazon.com/ARRL-Ham-Radio-License-Manual/dp/1625...
on “Amateur Radio Parity Act Passes in the US House of Representatives” ↗The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, 3rd edition, section 1.1 explains the term: > How did “amateur” become “ham”? The real answer is unknown! Even before radio, telegraphers referred to a poor operator as a ham. Perhaps this was derived…
on “FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio technical restrictions” ↗