General Materials

 

Once you’ve passed your Technician exam and have your Technician class Amateur Radio License, you can upgrade to the General class license.   The study materials to prepare for our class for the General exam are:

Files for download...

The materials are available as a zip download file:


2023-general-materials.zip

(MD5 = 69cb8ad0786a09c32625849dc9d081d6)


The zip contains these files:


GeneralReadMeFirst - an introduction to how the class works and some suggestions on studying. A “must read”.


2023 General Question Pool - the entire pool of exam questions (“raw” text file and paginated pdf).


2023 Graphic-G7-1.pdf - the graphics which go along with the question pool.


GeneralStudySheet.pdf - key concepts and facts in four pages for review and reference while you read the questions and answers.


Forumla_Wheel.jpg - Graphic of Ohm’s Law and Power Equation.


Hambands.pdf - ARRL Graphic of ham bands (portrait layout)


Other resources...


Drill/test tools: We strongly recommend using a question pool drill and practice test tool.  There are various websites and apps (some free, some with a nominal fee and good study materials/references).

See the ReadMeFirst for more info.  A few prospects:


hamstudy.com (or ham.study)

qrz.com

aa9pw.com


Books: There are many good books and study guides “out there” by various authors including ARRL, Gordon West and others.


KB6NU Study Guides  (Used to be free, now available for purchase) - Another take on the question pool with explanations along with the questions. Many find this format with background material an aid to their understanding and success.  (In class we use only the Q&A and discuss the explanations interactively.)