March 2018
Beginner
432 pages
11h 23m
English
Content preview from Ham Radio For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Chapter 5
Studying for Your License
IN THIS CHAPTER
Breaking down the exam
Finding resources to get ready
Getting help from a mentor
You’ve decided to take the plunge and get your ham radio license. Congratulations! Although you can’t just run down to the store, buy your gear, and fire it up, becoming licensed isn’t that hard. A lot of resources are available to prepare you for the ham radio exam. This chapter gives you some pointers on how best to prepare so that you will enjoy studying and do well at test time. (Exams and exam sessions are also referred to as tests or test sessions. I use mostly exam in this chapter.)
If you buddy up with a study partner, studying is much easier. Having a partner helps you both stick with it. Each of you will find different things are easy or difficult, so you can help each other get over the rough spots. Best of all, you can celebrate passing together.
Demystifying the Exam
To do the best job of studying, you need to know just what the exam consists of. The exams for all license classes are multiple-choice; you won’t find any essay questions. ...
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