Bought the book; Read Part of the Book; Went over ALL questions and just got out of the Exam in Reading Pa. One wrong. 90%. You will PASS. I did

I bought this book and used it and passed the exam 100%. I studied and mastered a chapter per day about for a week and took the exam and was more than prepared. Read the book, do the questions, then do online practice exams and you could get your license in 2 weeks tops. Great book. There are alternatives, such as the Q&A but I actually wanted to know how to be a ham rather than just how to pass the exam. Personal preference.

I just passed the technicians test (like 4 hours ago!) with a perfect score and this book is the reason why. All you have to do is go over all the questions a couple of times and the test will be a breeze. I also own the Technician's Manual by Gordon West and while that is a fine publication, I found the ARRL manual more to my liking. 100% first try - this book will make it happen.

If you want to learn to be a Technician class amateur radio operator, this book is a must read. The Gordon West Q&A book will teach you to pass the test. This book will teach you to be a Ham.

Morse code is not required anymore. Get you license!

I used this product to obtain my Technician license and it worked perfectly. Every topic is easily laid out in a clear, concise fashion, and the question pool at the back of the book is well-organized. The material is also presented in an interesting and unique way, so you will not tire of learning. Highly recommended!

I am a new Ham. I just passed the Technician class test with a perfect score. The only resource I used was this book. The test isn't hard to begin with but why not make it easy on yourself and use the official material. The question pool in the back of the book are the same questions on the test. Technically you could just memorize all the questions and go take the test but you will be lost as to how to actually BE a Ham after you pass.

The contents of the book cover everything from what frequencies you are allowed to use as a Technician level Ham to basic electric theory. There is no need to buy any other materials. Just find a comfy chair, open this up and read it cover to cover stopping to answer the questions in the back of the book when prompted. That's it.

Great book.

The first few chapters were a lot to wade through with introductions to radio and electrical terminology. Chapter three is where the book gets interesting and begins to be a lot of fun to read. (note: You might want to read chapters one and two twice before going on to the rest of the book). It tells you all you need to get licensed as a ham as well as where to seek out additional information. One caution it introduces you to a World that seems endless with opportunities to explore. A good companion to this book for studying for the test are the sample tests at www.qrz.com.

There are lots of things to learn about radios and lots of books available on different technical topics. This one is focused on getting your first ham radio license.

The ARRL Ham License Manual is written in a 'welcome to the club' type manner with most of the information on radios, licensing, and ham radio as a hobby explained farily clearly. Moreover, it contains ALL of the ACTUAL questions in the pool of potential test questions. In other words, if you read the book and work through the questions there will be no surprises on the FCC exam!

This book was used as the text for a two-day ham radio license class I attended. I read the book ahead of time and worked through the test questions at the end of each section. All of the answers are given and linked to chapters in the book if you need to go back and see what you missed.

If you have a background in radio or catch on to technical things easy, this book could easily prepare you to pass the Technician (basic level ham license) without taking a class. Used along with a class or with help from a local ham radio club, this book would help prepare someone with no radio background or little technical experience.

ARRL is the dominant, authoritative amateur radio organization in the US and this book is 'a standard' among hams. It won't make you an expert or explain every technical detail of radio but will help you get your first ham license. At $25 it is a very good value.

This is a one stop book to studying for your amateur radio license. Not too dry, but it is study material and will help put you to sleep. If you don't want to take a class, this is the book for you.

While I am only half way thru this manual I can attest that it is an excellent manual for a first time ham license exam study guide.

Looking to get your first ham ticket? This is the book for you. Great study guide with many exam example questions. Spend some time with it and you may ace you tech exam. Kudos to ARRL.

I used this book to study for my technician level test. I passed with a 100 percent. The book was well written to give you enough information in a interesting read. This book is not too dull or dry except for the FCC rule part. But rules are hard to make exciting to read. This book told you enough to pass the test with plenty to spare.

The technician test is not too technical, no electrical circuits or attenna design type questions. The test is more operating procedure, permitted operating frequencies, permitted wattages and attenna heights.

If you want to stay on the local voice repeaters, packet radio, or internet protocols on the 2m, 1.25m, 70cm and the other permitted bands; a technician's license is all you need.

I would highly recommend this book if you're interested in ham radio. It gives you plenty of information and has the entire question pool as well. Just by reading it in 3 weeks and studying the questions in the back, I only missed 2 questions.

If you're getting started in ham radio, good luck! You'll have lots of fun on the air.

Took my Technician exam in February 2007 & passed it with missing only two questions. The most current version of this book will prepare you for the examination & you will pass it.

Excellent resource, it is all in here. If you study this book, you will pass your Technician's License exam.

This book is organized as a welcome to amateur radio, followed by chapters with course sections. At the end of each section certain exam questions are listed. You can then flip to the 392 question Element 2 exam at the end and test your knowledge. The book is good for teens through adults and is written in straightforward language with most essentials concisely introduced and explained.

I come from a technical background so the book was a review, but I appreciated the textbook-like layout where each concept was introduced (to a high-school or higher audience), then I could go to see the exact test questions and answer listed at the back. I feel I thoroughly know all the base material now that the questions are derived from.

If you want to go from an 80-90% passing grade on your exam to 100% score, then supplement the ARRL book with Gordon West's "Technician Class" book. Mr. West works the from the other direction, presenting each question, then the answer, and then briefly explaining the answer. I found that a perfect strength to complement the only weakness I was able to find in the ARRL book.