It’s time we cleared the air about ham radio. If you think of it as staticky transmissions sent by people in the middle of nowhere, think again. Today’s ham radio goes beyond wireless to extreme wireless, Operators transmit data and pictures, use the Internet, laser, and microwave transmitters, and travel to places high and low to make contact. In an emergency or natural disaster, ham radio can replace downed traditional communication and save lives. Whether you’re just getting turned on to ham radio or already have your license, Ham Radio for Dummies helps you with the terminology, the technology and the talknology. You discover how to: 
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<li>Decipher the jargon and speak the language</li> <li>Buy or upgrade your equipment, including the all-important antennas</li> <li>Build a ham radio shack, complete with the rig, a computer, mobile/base rig, microphones, keys, headphones, antennas, cables and feedlines</li> <li>Study for your license, master Morse code, take the test and get your call sign</li> <li>Understand the basics of ragchews (conversations), nets (organized on-air meetings) and DX-ing (competing in contacts to make contacts)</li> <li>Keeping logs with the vital statistics, including time (in UTC or World Time), frequency, and call sign</li> </ul>
Written by Ward Silver, an electrical engineer, Certified Amateur Radio License Examiner, and columnist for QST, a monthly magazine for ham operators, Ham Radio for Dummies gives you the info you need to delve into the science or dive into the conversation. It explains how you can: <ul>
<li>Tune in to the most common types of signals, including Morse Code (CW), single-sideband (SSB), FM, Radioteletype (RTTY), and data signals</li> <li>Break in, introduce yourself, converse, and say or signal goodbye</li> <li>Communicate while traveling (ham radio goes where mobile phones go dead)</li> <li>Register with an emergency organization such as ARES and RACES</li> <li>Help in emergencies such as earthquakes, wildfires, or severe weather</li> <li>Pursue your special interests, including contacting distant stations, participating in contests, exploring the digital modes, using satellites, transmitting images, and more</li> </ul>
Complete with a glossary and ten pages of additional suggested resources, Ham Radio for Dummies encourages you to touch that dial and take that mike. CUL. (That’s Morse Code for “see you later.”)

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This fifth edition of ARRL's Tech Q &amp; A is your authoritative guide to every question in the Technician (Element 2) question pool---everything you need to ace your first Amateur Radio license exam! Using ARRL's Tech Q &amp; A is the best way to review for the exam with confidence For more detailed explanations, turn to The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (2nd edition) Use this book to discover the excitement of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of public service, technology and experimenting with electronics---all with an emphasis on fun. Some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters. Others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe, participating in local contests and building experiments, ARRL will guide you as you select your equipment set up your first station and make your first contact. Get started today!

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All You Need To Pass Your Extra Class Exam! Pass the 50-question Extra Class test. All the Exam Questions with Answer Key, for use July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. Detailed explanations for all questions, including FCC rules. The ARRL Extra Class License Manual is your ticket to every privilege granted to Amateur Radio Operators. Our expert instruction will lead you through all of the knowledge you need to pass the exam: rules, specific operating skills and more advanced electronics theory. The Extra Class license is the highest of all three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to Extra Class you must already hold a General Class license (or have recently passed all of the exams required for a General Class license). Upgrading to an Extra license only requires passing a written examination. As an Extra Class licensee, you will have full privileges on all frequencies authorized by the FCC for Amateur Radio.

The ARRL Extra Class License Manual: For Ham Radio (ARRL EXTRA CLASS LICENSE MANUAL FOR THE RADIO AMATEUR)

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This third edition of ARRL's Extra Q &amp; A is your authoritative guide to every question in the Extra (Element 4) question pool--everything you need to pass the top-level Amateur Radio license exam! With more than 700 questions included in the question pool, using ARRL's Extra Q &amp; A is the best way to review for the exam with confidence. Pass the 50-question (Element 4) test Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use through June 30, 2016 Read and understand. Brief explanations follow each question.

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All you need to pass your General Class exam! Revised 6th edition includes NEW practice exam software on CD-ROM.

The ARRL General Class License Manual: For Ham Radio

Achieve the highest level of Amateur Radio licensing! Revised 9th edition includes NEW practice exam software on CD-ROM.

The ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio

All You Need To Pass Your General Class Exam! Pass the 35-question General Class test. All the Exam Questions with Answer Key, for use July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011. Detailed explanations for all questions, including FCC rules. The General Class license is the second of three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to General Class, you must already hold a Technician Class license (or have recently passed the Technician license exam). Upgrading to a General license--which conveys extensive HF privileges only requires passing a written examination. Once you do, the entire range of operating modes and the majority of the amateur spectrum below 30 MHz become available to you.

The ARRL General Class License Manual for Ham Radio, Level 2

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With this tale of electromagnetic intrigue and interference is introduced ace detective and sleuth-for-hire, Ray Tracy. While puzzling out the solutions of an international conundrum, Ray applies his ham radio predilections to surprises on two continents. What begins on a rainy Seattle side street with a worried wife concludes far from home, involving the ultimate ham radio quest for DX distance, emotions of the heart, and close encounters of the heard kind! Turn the page, pour yourself a cup of java, and step into the world of Ray Tracy and his four-legged familiar, Imbroglio. . .

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The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual

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Your quick &amp; easy path to your FIRST ham radio license 
 Now is the best time for you to get your first ham radio license! It's quick and easy with this study guide and the convenient question and answer format. This sixth edition of ARRL's Tech Q &amp; A is your authoritative guide to every question in the Technician Class (Element 2) question pool--everything you need to pass your first Amateur Radio license exam! Using ARRL's Tech Q &amp; A is the best way to review for the exam with confidence. 
 Pass the 35-question test 
Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use through June 30, 2018. 
Brief, clear explanations for all questions 
 For more detailed explanations, turn to The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, ham radio's most popular FIRST license manual.

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