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Ham Radio for Dummies

Ham Radio for Dummies

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  • Create Date：2021-04-24 17:32:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：H. Ward Silver
  • ISBN：1119695600
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Summary

Respond to the call of ham radio

Despite its old-school reputation， amateur radio is on the rise， and the airwaves are busier than ever。 That's no surprise: being a ham is a lot of fun， providing an independent way to keep in touch with friends， family， and new acquaintances around the world--and even beyond with its ability to connect with the International Space Station！ Hams are also good in a crisis， keeping communications alive and crackling during extreme weather events and loss of communications until regular systems like cell phones and the internet are restored。 Additionally， it's enjoyable for good， old-fashioned tech geek reasons--fiddling with circuits and bouncing signals off the ionosphere just happens to give a lot of us a buzz！

If one or more of these benefits is of interest to you， then good news: the new edition of Ham Radio For Dummies covers them all！ In his signature friendly style， longtime ham Ward Silver （Call Sign N�AX）--contributing editor with the American Radio Relay League--patches you in on everything from getting the right equipment and building your station （it doesn't have to be expensive） to the intricacies of Morse code and Ohm's law。 In addition， he coaches you on how to prepare for the FCC-mandated licensing exam and tunes you up for ultimate glory in the ham radio hall of fame as a Radiosport competitor！ With this book， you'll learn to:

Set up and organize your station Communicate with people around the world Prep for and pass the FCC exam Tune into the latest tech， such as digital mode operating Whether you're looking to join a public service club or want the latest tips on the cutting edge of ham technology， this is the perfect reference for newbies and experts alike--and will keep you happily hamming it up for years！

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Reviews

Mike ，

A little long in the tooth。 Some of the urls are no long active。 That being said， it is a simple introduction to the hobby and generally fits the “for Dummies” series quite well。

David Magnuson ，

Good complete introduction to the hobby。 Lots of useful information and advice。

Tristan ，

A good overview of amateur radio。 A nice supplement for the license manuals， or to read if you are curious about the hobby and want to know more about it before studying for a license。

Tao ，

A little outdated， but still very informative and helpful for HAM newbies。

PottWab Regional Library ，

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Jeremy Martinez ，

ARRL Manual is better。

Patrick Pilz ，

This book is a basic introduction into what ham radio is， but I expected more material towards the tests， exams and training。 This is more a 'what-is' book and 'how-to-get-into-it' book than a 'how-to' book。 This book is a basic introduction into what ham radio is， but I expected more material towards the tests， exams and training。 This is more a 'what-is' book and 'how-to-get-into-it' book than a 'how-to' book。 。。。more

George ，

Pretty good book for the new ham radio operator。 It's basic enough to give an understanding and detailed enough to challenge。 Covering a wide range of areas， it's not meant to be read cover-to-cover like a novel。 Pick out a chapter and dive in。 If you have additional questions or want more， references are provided。 Informative。 Pretty good book for the new ham radio operator。 It's basic enough to give an understanding and detailed enough to challenge。 Covering a wide range of areas， it's not meant to be read cover-to-cover like a novel。 Pick out a chapter and dive in。 If you have additional questions or want more， references are provided。 Informative。 。。。more

Bob S。 ，

Very helpful book on Amateur Radio。 If you are just starting into this hobby， I highly recommend this book。

Alexandra Chauran ，

I read this book after becoming licensed to fill in any gaps left from cramming for all three exams with the ARRL manuals。 The well-organized nature of this book alone helped to smooth over some wrinkles in my understanding of some concepts。 I intend to read more by this author。

Patrick ，

New to the dummies series， but this was a great book to help get into this new hobby。

Tom ，

First licensed in 1983， I left the hobby in 1986 and came back in 2014。 This book brought me back up to speed and introduced some new modes like PSK31 that didn't even exist in the '80's。 First licensed in 1983， I left the hobby in 1986 and came back in 2014。 This book brought me back up to speed and introduced some new modes like PSK31 that didn't even exist in the '80's。 。。。more

Mills College Library ，

621。38416 S5872 2013

Petr Rataj ，

Absolutely perfect！

Drew Kerlee ，

garbage。 Too much technicality， not enough friendly。 Usually Dummies books are friendly。 This one is intimidating。

Matthew ，

It was ok but learned more talking with Elmers and internet resources。

Guy ，

It some good overall descriptions of what's available in Ham Radio but doesn't do much for passing the exams。 It some good overall descriptions of what's available in Ham Radio but doesn't do much for passing the exams。 。。。more

Susanna ，

Ham requirements have changed， so I perused the book and then gave it back to the friend who loaned it to me。

Louis ，

Valid for all types of radio comms。 Teaching tool for crew。

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