Getting your Technician Ham License

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Getting your Technician Ham License

There are many ways people have studied to pass their license test. You should be able to use any combination of these in order to pass the test. It’s categorized by media type to help you choose your best method.

Books (including audiobooks)

It is generally recommended to get at least one of these books. The ARRL books tend to be the official ones, but the others are all good as well.

Videos

There is nothing more beneficial than seeing it in practice. These videos will help add context or clarify some of the more complicated parts of the books.

Practice Tests

Practice, practice, practice. Once you are averaging around 80% or better, you are ready to go!

  • QRZ.com Practice Amateur Radio Exams – You do need to create an account, but I used this site to pass my exams.
  • ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radio
  • HamStudy – there are also apps for iOS and Android that come highly recommended.
  • HamExam.org Amateur Radio Practice Exams

Ask Questions

Sometimes you just need to “phone a friend” here are a few different places to ask questions.

  • Learning Ham Radio – A great place to ask questions.
  • Ham Radio Crash Course Facebook Group
  • Ham Radio Crash Course Discord – It’s like a chatroom and it’s full of very smart people.
  • Ham Radio 2.0 Discord – It’s like a chatroom and it’s full of very smart people.

Other resources

Here are other things that I have found that maybe be helpful.

Technician Class Ham License – On-Line Help for Your Self Study

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