All you need to become an Amateur Radio Operator

Get your FIRST ham radio license! Easy-to-understand “bite-sized” sections. Use this book, and pass the 35-question license test. Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use beginning July 1, 2010. Designed for self-study and for classroom use. Intended for all newcomers, instructors and schoolteachers.

This is the most popular introduction to Amateur Radio! The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is your ticket to joining the ranks of "ham" radio operators.

Use this book to discover the appeal of ham radio.
The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of technology, public service, convenience and fun. Some hams enjoy communicating across the country and around the globe, making new friends over the airwaves. Others like to build and experiment with electronics, experiencing cutting edge technologies. Some use their radios and skills during emergencies or disasters when all else fails. And, today's ham radio gear offers possibilities for getting started at any level. Your first radio station might be at home, in the car, or small enough to take with you on the go.

Use this book to study for your first license exam
Every page presents information you will need to pass the exam and become an effective operator. You'll cover small sections at a time:

• Welcome to Amateur Radio
• Radio and Electronics Fundamentals
• Operating Station Equipment
• Communicating with Other Hams
• Licensing Regulations
• Operating Regulations
• Radio Safety

At the end of the book, you'll find the entire Technician Question Pool, so you can be sure you're ready at exam time.

Use this book and you’ll be on the air in no time at all. You'll turn to it again and again as you are getting started!

No Morse code test is required for the Technician license. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual.

Second Edition. © 2010, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.#9639 AR-HRLM