Hello all,
Does anybody have a general class license study guide that I could borrow?
Thanks in advance...
Stephen W6STP
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I just passed my Amateur Extra on Saturday (scored 100%) and I used this: https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/.
I didn't want JUST to study the questions and answers, but to grasp a (relatively) full understanding of the material. I can't say that this web site really gives you all the background you'd need to fully understand everything, but it does put forth an effort to provide some background behind many of the questions and it also sometimes provides links to Wikipedia pages describing things in detail (but often much more detail than you'll need/want).
I went ahead and took this approach as both John (AG6LJ) and Jim (N6SXB) used it and both passed with 100%. I found that where the course "material" was lacking, I could search via Google and come up with pretty good explanations and references to help me learn the material (not just memorize it).
I ended up doing about 35 hours of studying (per the web site - not sure how accurate that is) using just my iPad (and a bit of paper toward the very end to ensure I had the math down - but I did a lot of the math in my head and many of the math questions don't require full work-out as a quick process of elimination answers many).
I bumped into some other good resources, but a little too late, so I can't critique them, although they look interesting:
1) http://www.k4vrc.com/uploads/1/0/1/5/10156032/extra_class_exam_study_guide.pdf
I don't know if K4VRC also has a General guide (I stumbled upon the Extra guide when Googling for data on one of the Extra exam questions but when I went to their web site I could not find a direct link). It looks like a really neat guide because it puts the answers into context. That said, while it would probably be a good start to read through it, I'd think that having read all answers for the questions (including the WRONG ones ie. via hamradiolicenseexam.com) is useful since the differences in the answers to one question can be intentionally subtle (to trip you up). Even someone who knows the material already would do good to review the various answers to each question.
2) I bumped into this at least once when studying: http://www.w9uuu.org/documents/extra_class/. Again, this was for Extra, and I don't know if they also have one for General. (Just as above, I went to their web site and could not find a link to what I'd found by Googling).
3) I also bumped into this site: http://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/ while trying to find the background to some of the questions. It appears he has also reworked the questions and answers into statements similar to #1 above (so I have same opinion on how well this may or may not work without also reviewing ALL the answers, including the wrong ones).
4) Just found this now and it looks interesting: http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/license-tech/
Ken
--On Friday, January 15, 2016 10:42 AM -0800 Stephen Travis Pope stephen@heaveneverywhere.com wrote:
Hello all,
Does anybody have a general class license study guide that I could borrow?
Thanks in advance...
Stephen W6STP
--
Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/>http://FASTLabInc.com http://fastlabinc.com/ https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections
I also used this site and found it to be very effective and a good value.
Jerel, WT6G
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 15, 2016, at 12:32 PM, Ken Alker ka6ken@alker.net wrote:
I just passed my Amateur Extra on Saturday (scored 100%) and I used this: https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/.
I didn't want JUST to study the questions and answers, but to grasp a (relatively) full understanding of the material. I can't say that this web site really gives you all the background you'd need to fully understand everything, but it does put forth an effort to provide some background behind many of the questions and it also sometimes provides links to Wikipedia pages describing things in detail (but often much more detail than you'll need/want).
I went ahead and took this approach as both John (AG6LJ) and Jim (N6SXB) used it and both passed with 100%. I found that where the course "material" was lacking, I could search via Google and come up with pretty good explanations and references to help me learn the material (not just memorize it).
I ended up doing about 35 hours of studying (per the web site - not sure how accurate that is) using just my iPad (and a bit of paper toward the very end to ensure I had the math down - but I did a lot of the math in my head and many of the math questions don't require full work-out as a quick process of elimination answers many).
I bumped into some other good resources, but a little too late, so I can't critique them, although they look interesting:
I don't know if K4VRC also has a General guide (I stumbled upon the Extra guide when Googling for data on one of the Extra exam questions but when I went to their web site I could not find a direct link). It looks like a really neat guide because it puts the answers into context. That said, while it would probably be a good start to read through it, I'd think that having read all answers for the questions (including the WRONG ones ie. via hamradiolicenseexam.com) is useful since the differences in the answers to one question can be intentionally subtle (to trip you up). Even someone who knows the material already would do good to review the various answers to each question.
I bumped into this at least once when studying: http://www.w9uuu.org/documents/extra_class/. Again, this was for Extra, and I don't know if they also have one for General. (Just as above, I went to their web site and could not find a link to what I'd found by Googling).
I also bumped into this site: http://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/ while trying to find the background to some of the questions. It appears he has also reworked the questions and answers into statements similar to #1 above (so I have same opinion on how well this may or may not work without also reviewing ALL the answers, including the wrong ones).
Just found this now and it looks interesting: http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/license-tech/
Ken
--On Friday, January 15, 2016 10:42 AM -0800 Stephen Travis Pope stephen@heaveneverywhere.com wrote:
Hello all,
Does anybody have a general class license study guide that I could borrow?
Thanks in advance...
Stephen W6STP
--
Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/>http://FASTLabInc.com http://fastlabinc.com/ https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections
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At the club station there are some ARRL Technician study guides one can borrow. There MAY be a General too, but I don't recall. I'm no sure how up-to-date any of them are, however.
Ken
--On Friday, January 15, 2016 12:44 PM -0800 Jerel Crosland jerel2u@gmail.com wrote:
I also used this site and found it to be very effective and a good value.
Jerel, WT6G
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 15, 2016, at 12:32 PM, Ken Alker ka6ken@alker.net wrote:
I just passed my Amateur Extra on Saturday (scored 100%) and I used this: https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/.
I didn't want JUST to study the questions and answers, but to grasp a (relatively) full understanding of the material. I can't say that this web site really gives you all the background you'd need to fully understand everything, but it does put forth an effort to provide some background behind many of the questions and it also sometimes provides links to Wikipedia pages describing things in detail (but often much more detail than you'll need/want).
I went ahead and took this approach as both John (AG6LJ) and Jim (N6SXB) used it and both passed with 100%. I found that where the course "material" was lacking, I could search via Google and come up with pretty good explanations and references to help me learn the material (not just memorize it).
I ended up doing about 35 hours of studying (per the web site - not sure how accurate that is) using just my iPad (and a bit of paper toward the very end to ensure I had the math down - but I did a lot of the math in my head and many of the math questions don't require full work-out as a quick process of elimination answers many).
I bumped into some other good resources, but a little too late, so I can't critique them, although they look interesting:
http://www.k4vrc.com/uploads/1/0/1/5/10156032/extra_class_exam_study_gu ide.pdf
I don't know if K4VRC also has a General guide (I stumbled upon the Extra guide when Googling for data on one of the Extra exam questions but when I went to their web site I could not find a direct link). It looks like a really neat guide because it puts the answers into context. That said, while it would probably be a good start to read through it, I'd think that having read all answers for the questions (including the WRONG ones ie. via hamradiolicenseexam.com) is useful since the differences in the answers to one question can be intentionally subtle (to trip you up). Even someone who knows the material already would do good to review the various answers to each question.
- I bumped into this at least once when studying:
http://www.w9uuu.org/documents/extra_class/. Again, this was for Extra, and I don't know if they also have one for General. (Just as above, I went to their web site and could not find a link to what I'd found by Googling).
- I also bumped into this site: http://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/
while trying to find the background to some of the questions. It appears he has also reworked the questions and answers into statements similar to #1 above (so I have same opinion on how well this may or may not work without also reviewing ALL the answers, including the wrong ones).
- Just found this now and it looks interesting:
http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/license-tech/
Ken
--On Friday, January 15, 2016 10:42 AM -0800 Stephen Travis Pope stephen@heaveneverywhere.com wrote:
Hello all,
Does anybody have a general class license study guide that I could borrow?
Thanks in advance...
Stephen W6STP
--
Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/>http://FASTLabInc.com http://fastlabinc.com/ https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections
SBARC-list mailing list SBARC-list@lists.netlojix.com http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list
On 1/15/16 1:37 PM, Ken Alker wrote:
At the club station there are some ARRL Technician study guides one can borrow. There MAY be a General too, but I don't recall. I'm no sure how up-to-date any of them are, however.
The General class question pool is fairly new. It went into effect July 1, 2015 and is valid through June 30, 2019.
I am planning on offering another Technician class cram course immediately prior to the March VE session, and a General class in the future if there is interest.
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From: "Jay Hennigan" jay@west.net To: sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 3:06:30 PM Subject: Re: [Sbarc-list] General license study guide?
On 1/15/16 1:37 PM, Ken Alker wrote:
At the club station there are some ARRL Technician study guides one can borrow. There MAY be a General too, but I don't recall. I'm no sure how up-to-date any of them are, however.
The General class question pool is fairly new. It went into effect July 1, 2015 and is valid through June 30, 2019.
The new question pool can be viewed here:
http://www.arrl.org/general-question-pool
(link compliments of Bruce Alker, KK6SXA)
Andrew Alker, KG6END andrew@sbelectronics.net Santa Barbara Electronics Supply 5148 Hollister Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111 805.681.2524
On 1/15/16 1:37 PM, Ken Alker wrote:
At the club station there are some ARRL Technician study guides one can borrow. There MAY be a General too, but I don't recall. I'm no sure how up-to-date any of them are, however.
--On Friday, January 15, 2016 3:06 PM -0800 Jay Hennigan jay@west.net wrote:
The General class question pool is fairly new. It went into effect July 1, 2015 and is valid through June 30, 2019.
I am planning on offering another Technician class cram course immediately prior to the March VE session, and a General class in the future if there is interest.
Also, Zak Cohen, N6PK and Tim Wheeler, K6POI, of cvarc.org, have started a five week course for Technicians looking to upgrade to a General Class license. I can't seem to find details on their web site - it may have already started.
Wow - thanks for all the helpful responses, folks.
I found this on-line:
stp
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http://HeavenEverywhere.com http://heaveneverywhere.com/ http://FASTLabInc.com http://fastlabinc.com/ https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections
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On Jan 15, 2016, at 12:32 PM, Ken Alker ka6ken@alker.net wrote:
I just passed my Amateur Extra on Saturday (scored 100%) and I used this: https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/.
I didn't want JUST to study the questions and answers, but to grasp a (relatively) full understanding of the material. I can't say that this web site really gives you all the background you'd need to fully understand everything, but it does put forth an effort to provide some background behind many of the questions and it also sometimes provides links to Wikipedia pages describing things in detail (but often much more detail than you'll need/want).
I went ahead and took this approach as both John (AG6LJ) and Jim (N6SXB) used it and both passed with 100%. I found that where the course "material" was lacking, I could search via Google and come up with pretty good explanations and references to help me learn the material (not just memorize it).
I ended up doing about 35 hours of studying (per the web site - not sure how accurate that is) using just my iPad (and a bit of paper toward the very end to ensure I had the math down - but I did a lot of the math in my head and many of the math questions don't require full work-out as a quick process of elimination answers many).
I bumped into some other good resources, but a little too late, so I can't critique them, although they look interesting:
I don't know if K4VRC also has a General guide (I stumbled upon the Extra guide when Googling for data on one of the Extra exam questions but when I went to their web site I could not find a direct link). It looks like a really neat guide because it puts the answers into context. That said, while it would probably be a good start to read through it, I'd think that having read all answers for the questions (including the WRONG ones ie. via hamradiolicenseexam.com) is useful since the differences in the answers to one question can be intentionally subtle (to trip you up). Even someone who knows the material already would do good to review the various answers to each question.
I bumped into this at least once when studying: http://www.w9uuu.org/documents/extra_class/. Again, this was for Extra, and I don't know if they also have one for General. (Just as above, I went to their web site and could not find a link to what I'd found by Googling).
I also bumped into this site: http://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/ while trying to find the background to some of the questions. It appears he has also reworked the questions and answers into statements similar to #1 above (so I have same opinion on how well this may or may not work without also reviewing ALL the answers, including the wrong ones).
Just found this now and it looks interesting: http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/license-tech/
Ken
--On Friday, January 15, 2016 10:42 AM -0800 Stephen Travis Pope stephen@heaveneverywhere.com wrote:
Hello all,
Does anybody have a general class license study guide that I could borrow?
Thanks in advance...
Stephen W6STP
--
Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/>http://FASTLabInc.com http://fastlabinc.com/ https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections
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