HOW TO GET STARTED IN AMATEUR RADIO

 

There are different ways to get started in Amateur (Ham) Radio, you can learn from home study, or you can try a on-line source, or you can take a class, follow the links below;

Here are a couple of books  that will help you obtain your Technician License (check your local Radio Shack retail store or links below)
 

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Recommended site

W5YI Super Site

Ham Radio Online

Gordon West Radio School  
Gordo is an Ham Radio Icon

Amazon.com  
Amateur Radio Books Search

Ham Resource Center
(k8zt)

Beginners Guide to Ham Radio

Ham Radio University

Ham Radio Resource

On-Line web sites that offer practice tests: (may also be found on the above sites)
http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl
http://www.hamradio-online.com/welcome.html
http://www.hamtest.com/ 
http://199.245.125.13/ham/ 
http://www.gogas.org/hamexam/   
http://www.eham.net/exams/
http://www.hamradiousa.com/license.html
http://www.aa9pw.com/radio/exam.html  

If you are in the Los Angeles, California area, you can take your Amateur Radio test at our monthly Swapmeet, The famous W6TRW Swapmeet which is the always the last Saturday of every month, rain or shine including holidays!!!!

Click here for more information!

 

Click here to see other LA area exam locations

 

Click here to view Ham Radio Terms/Definitions (courtesy of ICOM America)

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