All You Need to Become an Amateur Radio Operator!
The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is the most popular introduction into the world of Amateur Radio.
Easy-to-understand “bite-sized” sections. Pass the 35-question Technician Class test.
All the Exam Questions with Answer Key, for use July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022.
Use with ARRL’s Online Exam Review for Ham Radio.
Designed for self-study and classroom use. Intended for all newcomers, instructors, and schoolteachers.
Discover the excitement of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of public service, technology, and experimenting with electronics--all with an emphasis on fun. Some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters when all else fails. Others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe, and operating portable radio equipment from anywhere. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual will guide you as you get started--as you select your equipment, set-up your first station, and get on the air!
Use this book to study for your license exam. Every page presents information you will need to pass the exam and become an effective operator. You'll cover small sections at a time:
Welcome to Amateur Radio
Radio and Signals Fundamentals
Electricity, Components, and Circuits
Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines
Amateur Radio Equipment
Communicating with Other Hams
Licensing Regulations
Operating Regulations
Safety
At the end of the book, you'll find the entire Technician Question Pool.
Use this book with ARRL’s Online Exam Review for Ham Radio to review the study material chapter by chapter. Take randomly generated practice exams using questions from the actual examination pool. You won’t have any surprises on exam day!
Author(s): ARRL Inc.
Edition: 4th
Publisher: The American Radio Relay League
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 422
Title......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 7
When to Expect New Books......Page 13
Your Invitation to ARRL Membership......Page 12
How to Use This Book......Page 15
1.1 What is Amateur Radio......Page 20
1.2 The FCC and Licensing......Page 45
1.3 Amateur Radio Activities......Page 47
1.4 Getting Your Ham Radio License......Page 55
2 Radio and Signals Fundamentals......Page 63
2.1 Radio Signals and Waves......Page 64
2.2 Radio Equipment Basics......Page 73
3.1 Electricity......Page 76
3.2 Components and Units......Page 85
3.3 Radio Circuits......Page 102
4.1 Propagation......Page 104
4.2 Antenna and Radio Wave Basics......Page 111
4.3 Feed Lines and SWR......Page 118
4.4 Practical Antenna Systems......Page 122
5.1 Modulation......Page 138
5.2 Transmitters and Receivers......Page 146
5.3 Digital Communications......Page 156
5.4 Power Supplies and Batteries......Page 164
6 Communicating With Other Hams......Page 171
6.1 Band Plans......Page 172
6.2 Making Contacts......Page 175
6.3 Using Repeaters......Page 186
6.4 Nets......Page 193
6.5 Communicationsfor Public Service......Page 197
6.6 Satellite Operating......Page 204
7 Licensing Regulations......Page 210
7.1 Licensing Terms......Page 211
7.2 Bands and Privileges......Page 222
7.3 International Rules......Page 230
7.4 Call Signs......Page 233
8.1 Control Operators......Page 236
8.2 Identification......Page 239
8.3 Interference......Page 243
8.4 Third-party Communications......Page 246
8.5 Remote and Automatic Operation......Page 250
8.6 Prohibited Transmissions......Page 251
9 Safety......Page 256
9.1 Electrical Safety......Page 257
9.2 Managing RF in Your Station......Page 264
9.3 RF Interference (RFI)......Page 266
9.4 RF Exposure......Page 273
9.5 Mechanical Safety......Page 285
Glossary......Page 293
Syllabus......Page 334
Subelement T1 – FCC Rules......Page 336
Subelement T2 – Operating Procedures......Page 349
Subelement T3 – Radio Wave Characteristics......Page 355
Subelement T4 – Amateur Radio Practices and Station Set-Up......Page 361
Subelement T5 – Electrical Principles......Page 365
Subelement T6 – Electrical Components......Page 373
Subelement T7 – Station Equipment......Page 382
Subelement T8 – Modulation Modes and Operating Activities......Page 389
Subelement T9 – Antennas and Feed Lines......Page 397
Subelement T0 – Safety......Page 401
Amateur Radio Vendor Advertisements......Page 408
Back Cover......Page 422
