Now You're Talking!: All You Need to Get Your First Ham Radio License

by Radio Shack

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Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Reference

391 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Michiah]

I am now licensed

[Artnoose McMoose]

If you want to pass your amateur radio Technician license, this is the book you have to read. Although this was the most recent edition my library had, if you can get a more recent edition, it will include some more updated information that you might need for the test.

It's a huge amount of information to learn, much of it technical. I think the book did an okay job of relaying the kind of information needed for the test. However, I think that there were a few ways that I think the book can be changed to make learning from it easier. There were several times that a term was used for a few pages (or a chapter) before it was defined. I think that all new technical terms should be defined on first use (unless there's a compelling reason why it needs to be fully defined in a later chapter).

I don't have a technical background and I passed my test on the first try, so I recommend anyone even slightly interested in amateur communications or communication technology in general to try this out. In addition to this book, I also used some of the online quizzes to prepare myself for the test. See you on the air!

[John]

Well you have to read this to get your amateur radio license in order to pass the technician test. Take some online practice tests after you slog through this to really be able to ace the test. Very worthwhile to get your license though in case of disaster, its the only form of communications you can count on...as long as you keep your battery charged.

[Stuart]

There are better resources on the internet it turns out - take the practice tests online, and download some of the microhams powerpoint slides. Not a bad book, but a little verbose and my library copy was out of date. I did get my license in the end - KB3TOS.

[Kg4jbj]

Good study guide, with in-depth explanations to the questions that a prospective ham radio operator will encounter during an exam, plus a detail of the many way ham radio is used and enjoyed.

[Frank A]

I read a much earlier edition, which helped me get my first amateur radio license, Novice Class.

[Gary D.]

I read the third edition...

[James Dillon]

Earlier edition helped me get earn my first ham ticket.