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Review Summary For : ARRL License Manuals
Reviews: 21MSRP: 15-30
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The ARRL publishes license maunuals for all 3 license classes, plus a guide for CW. Books include all questions and answers from the Pools, along with an in depth chapter for each question pool supplement.
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More Info: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/index.php3?category=%2A+Licensing
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DZRTRAM Rating: 2007-03-16
I wouldn't be without it. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
On Feb. 2,2007 I was an unlicensed wannabe ham operator. On March 16 2007, after passing the Tech on Feb. 3, I became a General. I used the ARRL book for the General test along with the Ham Academy interactive practice tests, which refer each question to a page in the manual. People all around me were failing the test while I finished it in minutes and passed rather easily. The combination of the manuals and the Ham Academy online is almost failproof. I can't say enough good about both.
N4MWY Rating: 2006-10-21
great study guides Time Owned: more than 12 months.
The ARRL license manual series has helped me pass every test from novice to extra.

n4mwy
KI6BTZ Rating: 2006-02-23
Simply the best Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I needed to get from technician to extra class license in less than a month. When combined with HamTestOnline these made it happen.

The books have a rare combination of clarity, brevity and thoroughness. ARRL is to be congratulated.
KD8CIP Rating: 2005-12-29
Now I'm Talking! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
For years and years, I had been meaning to get involved with ham radio. I was too busy making a living to stop and get into ham radio. When hurricane Katrina happened, I read inspiring stories about hams helping out with emergency communications. I decided then and there to get my ticket. I logged on to ARRL and ordered the Now You're Talking technician license manual. I studied the manual during lunch time at work and before going to bed at home over a period of a few weeks. I found the manual very well written and informative. I especially needed the sections on operations and regulations because I had no previous experience with ham radio. Because I am an electrical engineer by profession and I used CB radios a lot in the past, I knew the electrical theory and I didn't have to work too hard on those parts. The book is designed to give the beginner ham all the knowledge needed to get on the air and it does what it said it would do. I passed the exam on my first attempt with a score of 34/35. My exam time was about six minutes. I highly recommend this manual to anyone wanting to get started in ham radio. The chapters are thorough and the material is designed to explain the subject matter, not just give you the answers to test questions. There are other study guides available, but I don't see how they could be better than the ARRL manual. After reading this book and taking the exam, I wished I had done this 20 years ago. To aspiring hams I say: get this book now and stop procrastinating. Now, I'm on a roll. I just ordered the General Class study guide and I'm learning CW with Ham University.
KI4HWJ Rating: 2004-12-28
Perfection! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I read this study guide in 3 days. Easy to understand and fast reading. I like how this book teaches you the electronic theory instead of you just memorizing the answers. After using this book, using a faq book, along with online tests on eham.net I got a perfect score on my test. I would strongly recommend this book.
MANCOW Rating: 2004-11-27
Excellent Study Guide Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
The Now You're talking study guide is excellent! It really helps you remember what your reading, and understand it (most of the time). Although some of the chapters were way to technical and did not explain some topics more through. They do refer you to other ARRL books though if you are having difficulty reading a certain chapter.

Overall I give it a 4 - Excellent study guide with a few parts not understandable (by me anyways) I passed my test today with a 80%. I would get 95% and above on QRZ and eHam practice test.
Good job ARRL!
KA0ERZ Rating: 2002-09-01
Best overall Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I looked at several choices for upgrading to extra class. The ARRL study guide is big, but that is because it gives a lot of examples and teaches the theory along with how to take the test, not just memorizing the questions like other books. I learned the theory, enjoyed reading most of the book. Some parts were way too technical but provided a good reference. I got a 98 on the test. Best overall study guide I could find.
WB0ROD Rating: 2002-03-15
Great material Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
My wife and two sons decided they wanted to get into this hobby. They signed up for a class being given by a few VE's. They came home with the ARRL Tech book. Looked like it was really well put together to me. I decided I would go ahead and upgrade while they earned their Tech licenses. I bought the Extra ARRL book. Then the wife and kids decided they would take the General while they were testing. I bought them the General book. We all studied the well written material for about a month. Took the tests last night. Everybody passed. The books are great. The questions are covered thoroughly in each book. You are not just learning the answers to the questions, you are learning about ham radio. Excellent books. Well written.
KC2IQO Rating: 2001-12-30
4 for 4! Look no further! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Using the well written and easy to follow format of the ARRL publications (& Code CD), I went from earning my element 1 & 2 (Tech+HF) on 10/26/01 to earning my Element 3 on 11/20/01 and most rcently, my Extra Class on 12/26/01. Yes, in excatly 2 months to the day with the use of the ARRL publications I went from no license to Extra Class license.

It's a great feeling to have /AE on the end of my call so fast, with most of the credit to the ARRL
publications.
KB3HDN Rating: 2001-12-12
Great material Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Got my Technician & General licenses over the span of 2 months. I used the ARRL Tech & General study books as my only sources for book study material. I'm an electrical engineer, so that gave me a big head start, but I thought both books were very well written.

I used the ARRL "Your Intro to Morse Code" for my code study; it was also very well done. I liked the way they present each character one at a a time and then use practice words and sentences that use the letters you've already learned.

Note that in addition to any set of tapes or CDs you may buy for learning code, you'll want to get access to a Morse code generator program such as Nu-Morse or equivalent that runs on a computer and lets you produce random characters and sequences, otherwise you'll eventually memorize the practice words and sentences on the ARRL CD.