Welcome to our amateur radio study guide. We’ve curated some resources that we’ve found to be great to help you study for your amateur radio license exams. Whether getting your technician license or upgrading your current radio license to general or extra, this page is for you.
If you don’t find what you are looking for below, make sure to stop by discord and ask any club officer for a recommendation.
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Where to test?
When you are consistently scoring an 85% or above, you are likely ready to take the exam. Either Online or in person exam sessions can be found on Ham Study – Find an Exam Session. This is by far the easiest way to locate an exam session that works for you.
By Topic
- Solar Weather & Radio
- DX Code of Conduct
- More Coming Soon…
Additional Recommended Resources
There are numerous resources available to help you get your license. The resources listed below are resources that W8DNR club members have used themselves. Use any of these resources to help you get your license as soon as possible!
Practice Exams/Study Questions
- Ham Study
- eHam Ham Exams
- HamExam.org: Free Amateur Radio Practice Tests with Flash Cards
- ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radioâ„¢
Books
ARRL Series
Video Series, Classes
These video series cover all of the information in every other study guide.
Technician
- ARRL’s Technician Course
- Ham Radio Crash Course – Technician
- Ham Radio Prep – Technician Class
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