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The ARRL General Class License Manual for Ham Radio, Level 2 |  | Authors: American Radio Relay Legaue, Ward Silver
Publisher: Amer Radio Relay League
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Product Description
All You Need To Pass Your General Class Exam!
Pass the 35-question General Class test.
All the Exam Questions with Answer Key, for use July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011.
Detailed explanations for all questions, including FCC rules.
The General Class license is the second of three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to General Class, you must already hold a Technician Class license (or have recently passed the Technician license exam). Upgrading to a General license--which conveys extensive HF privileges only requires passing a written examination. Once you do, the entire range of operating modes and the majority of the amateur spectrum below 30 MHz become available to you.
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Great study guide for new General Class (element 3) ham exam. November 22, 2007
David Fowler (Florida, USA)
37 out of 38 found this review helpful
This latest edition of the ARRL General Class License Manual (Sixth Edition) covers the newest element 3 question pool that became effective July, 2007 and goes through June, 2011. (Another review here is not talking about this book - this book is the latest and will be good until mid-2011.) Just make sure you get the the Sixth Edition which you are looking at if you are reading this review. If you buy it used, make sure it is the sixth edition!
This book covers every question in the General Class question pool very well. It is broken into bite size pieces so you can study a little and then review the questions from the pool related to the topic you just studied. ARRL provides a great support web site for this book at www.arrl.org/gclm that even includes a PDF of the question pool with the questions arranged by the book topics so you can easily review the questions as you go. (The book tells you what questions to review at the end of each topic.)
I got my technician license three months ago and just passed my element 3 General Class exam with a score of 100% using just this book and an online exam study site. For an online exam study site, I strongly recommend www.kb0mga.net This site lets you take sample tests from the official study question pool. It remembers which questions you haven't seen yet or got wrong so you will see these questions more often if you take several practice exams. It also randomizes the multiple choice answers so you don't get lulled into memorizing which answer (A,B,C, or D) is correct for a specific question. This is good since the real exam you take also randomizes the answers from the official question pool.
Note - this book is not for getting your first amateur radio (ham) license. If you don't have your technician license, get the book Arrl Ham Radio License Manual: All You Need to Become an Amateur Radio Operator (Arrl Ham Radio License Manual) This is also a great book.
The Book for Getting Your Amateur Radio General Class License December 23, 2007
P. Jacobs (Minnesota)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I agree with David F 's review. I am fairly new to amateur radio and also recently received my (first level) Technician's license. I do not have a background in radio or electronics but was interested in moving up to the (second level) General license.
This ARRL book, like the Technican's book, provides the information needed to pass the current FCC General exam (always choose the latest edition for current exam information), along with every question on the exam and the correct answers. Technical information is provided in relatively small chunks, in a manner that is fairly easy to learn and understand.
Due to the contents of the exam, some of the material is quite technical and some (such as which frequencies are assigned for specific uses) simply must be memorized. But the book does try and explain other exam material (such as circuits, components, antennas, etc.) and gives examples.
Again, this book will not teach you everything about ham radio but will help you pass the FCC General license test. It can be used as a self study guide for someone with a technical background, or together with a course taught by a local radio club to really learn the material.
Success in 5 days! January 1, 2008
Michael E. Bennett (Wichita, KS)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I joined a group within the Men's Auxilliary of the VFW to study for the test for the Technician License. The class met every week for six weeks. Five days before the test, I recieved my copy of the General Study Guide. I read about 1/3 of the book and read through all of the study questions. I also took 2 of the free practice tests online. I missed 2 on the first attempt, and a bunch (too many to pass) on the second attempt. I decided it was worth attempting the General test, if I passed the Technician. I passed the Tech test with no problem, so tried the General. I passed (just barely!) I should have taken more time to study, but a pass is a pass! This book really helped! I did have one year of electronics training in high school (one hour a day class 30 years ago) and obtained my Novice License at that time. I had to pass a 5 words per minute Morse code test. I never did have a radio back then, but now have a portable 2 meter handheld that I've been having fun with the past 2 weeks. I recommend this book (and the other 2 in the series) for anyone interested in obtaining their Ham License or wanting to upgrade. I am now studing for my Amature Extra License. KD0CMF
The only book you will need May 9, 2008
K. Hemmerling (Norman, OK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just passed the General test using only this book and an exam site online. Same question pool but it was just easier to read the questions online instead of flipping through the book.
Read the book cover to cover. Stop and answer the questions when prompted. Don't move on until you understand the material. Review the question pool over and over. Done.
Please don't just memorize the questions in the book and take the test. You are just hurting yourself and other Ham's who understand the hobby. But I digress...
This book covers every topic necessary to pass the test. The is the second tier of Ham license and the book does expect you to know the basics of amateur radio as well as have a good grasp of basic electronics and electronic theory. It hits heavily on radio wave propagation, electric principles, circuit components and antennas. The intent in my opinion is to really make sure you won't screw up once you start hitting HF bands and start using the higher end equipment.
Buying this for the test is a no-brainer.
The test was much harder than the Technician test but if you study and understand the material presented in the book you will pass easily.
Well worth the money October 5, 2008
Todd Shipp (Raleigh, NC USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After passing my Technician class exam 11 years ago, I decided to go for my General class ticket. I bought this book 2 weeks ago and passed my exam today by missing only one question! This book was VERY helpful along with online practice exams. I recommend this book and just ordered the Extra class book for my next ticket.
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