The links below provide information to study, practice, and take the Technician class and General class Amateur Radio License Exam without having to attend a class or "Ham Cram".
The info is free, so a $15 fee (for the 35 question, multiple choice exam) is all the investment required for the 10 year license. Books and CDs can also be purchased if needed. I used the links below to self study, practice, schedule an exam and obtain my technician license.
The General license is more advanced, but allows more frequencies. I have two radios now, and they can be completely utilized with the Technician license. Most handheld radios only require a Technician license, and a Technician can access all of the useful Houston and surrounding repeaters to extend their range.
Josh's Ham Technician Exam question/answer pool:
ham-technician-questions.pdf
Josh's Ham General Exam question/answer pool:
ham-general-questions.pdf
*I have deleted the "wrong" answers from my pool files, so I could memorize the question and the right answer. Do not memorize the letter of the answer, as they change the order randomly.
The Original Question Pools:
http://www.arrl.org/question-pools
ARRL Ham Band & Frequency Chart:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Hambands_color.pdf
ARRL Ham Band Plan:
http://www.arrl.org/band-plan
Additional Study Guides:
http://www.hamradioinstructor.com/guides.html
Free Online Practice Test or Flash Cards:
https://hamstudy.org/
http://www.eham.net/exams/
http://aa9pw.com/radio/
http://hamexam.org/
Ham Exam location/schedule search for your area:
http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-...e-exam-session
FCC License database Search:
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsS...rchLicense.jsp
FCC Part 97 Ham Radio Rules and Regulations:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regul...04-28-2011.pdf
Here are some powerpoint presentations:
The link to the site:
http://www.k3dio.com/
This is for the Technician License, 28mb download:
http://www.rtsi.com/~HRInstructor/Ge...&Q&A_(769).zip
This is for the General License, 43mb download:
http://www.rtsi.com/~HRInstructor/Ge...&Q&A_(769).zip
Helpful Formulas:
Ohms Law Formula:
E=IxR
Volts=Amps x Ohms
Amps=Volts / Ohms
Ohms=Volts/Amps
Wavelength to frequency
Mhz=300/meters
Meters=300/Mhz
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