ARRL Technician and General Books

[VECTOR-77]

Does anybody here have Current copies of the ARRL Technician and General License books. I want to get my License for both in one day. Though I really am on a Limited budget and dont have the $50 to spend. Just a poor college student. So does anybody happen to have copes of each or both that they don't want, at a cheaper price than the $50. It would be much appreciated. I would put this in the wanted Equipment section, but this is not radio equipment, so I put it here. Thanks all.

 

[k9rzz]

There are study guides FREE online, I've seen 'em. Search and 'ye shall find.

 

[Soakers]

Check your local library, otherwise, PM sent.

 

[zz0468]

I second the on-line suggestion. My wife passed the technician exam using nothing but study materials on the web.

 

[Ch1ronTL34]

I just passed the Technician test tonight (Hooray!) and the only way I studied was memorizing the entire question pool. The majority of the questions are common sense. I finished it in probably 5 minutes and I only missed one (you can miss 9 and still pass). They let me take the General test afterwards for free but I didn't pass that one...oh well, next time.

 

[VECTOR-77]

Links would be appreciated.

 

[Ch1ronTL34]

Google is your friend

http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/2006tech.pdf

 

[nexus]

Links would be appreciated.

http://www.qrz.com has a good online practice test
http://www.eham.net has a good online practice test too
http://www.hamtestonline.com/ kind of self-explanatory
http://www.mendonet.com/hamtest/index.html


http://www.ac6v.com/help.htm this one is a massive list of links good one...

Someone suggested the library. Check your local library system for any amateur radio study material. Even if it's out dated, there will still be useful information. Like the one person said, you can actually just keep taking all of the different practice exams and learn all of the question/answers. Once you're making consistant 80% or higher passing grades on the online tests, you should be ready for the real thing.

I had the ARRL General class exam book, and maybe I cracked it 3 or 4 times. I devoted most of my time on the QRZ and eham online practice tests. I would take all of the available exams for General and when I was making 80% or higher, I went to take the real thing, and passed with a 100% passing score. Having the book is nice, its good to have it so you actually can read and understand WHY the answers are the answers to those questions, but for the practical taking of the test, its a lot quicker to just keep taking the practice exams and remember the answers. Then you can always go back and read WHY E=I over R, or 492 devided by f. in mhz = 1/2 wave lenght.

 

[VECTOR-77]

Google is your friend

http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/2006tech.pdf

and how do ya know what the right answer is. is it the letter at the top of the question.

 

[n4voxgill]

use the online tests, they are great

 

[pogbobo]

and how do ya know what the right answer is. is it the letter at the top of the question.

you bet