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This book encompasses the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Course—Level I manual, but adds a substantial amount of additional material.
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The book also includes a large appendix with more useful information about the ARRL Field Organization, the WinLink 2000 system and much more!
Also available:
Emergency Power for Radio Communications
The ARRL Emergency Communication Library v. 1.0
First edition, third printing, 2007. © 2005-2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
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BONUS! Now including a guide for Choosing the Right Radio!
Get your FIRST ham radio license!
This is the most popular introduction to Amateur Radio! The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is your ticket to joining the ranks of "ham" radio operators.
Use this book to discover the appeal of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of technology, public service, convenience and fun. Some hams enjoy communicating across the country and around the globe, making new friends over the airwaves. Others like to build and experiment with electronics, experiencing cutting edge technologies. Some use their radios and skills during emergencies or disasters when all else fails. And, today's ham radio gear offers possibilities for getting started at any level. Your first radio station might be at home, in the car, or small enough to take with you on the go.
Use this book to study for your first license exam-you’ll be on the air in no time! Every page presents information you will need to pass the exam and become an effective operator. You'll cover small sections at a time:
At the end of the book, you'll find the entire Technician Question Pool--so you can be sure you're ready at exam time.
You'll turn to it again and again as you are getting started!
BONUS! Now including a guide for Choosing the Right Radio! This bonus guide is intended to help newcomers acquire their first radio. It allows you to make sense of common features and determine which ones are important to you.
See also supplemental material and corrections to the First Edition.
Also available:
The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual with one-year ARRL membership. Includes monthly delivery of QST magazine.
#9639M -- $63.95 (includes FREE shipping) More information
First edition, fifth printing. © 2006-2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
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Quick access to information and software:
The content on this CD-ROM is divided into topic folders. See the README file for complete contents. Please note that the ARRL does not support the software in this collection. For support questions, please contact the program authors directly.
Minimum System Requirements: A 400 MHz Pentium PC with 256 MBytes of RAM and Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows 2000.
Also available:
The ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook
CD-ROM. © 2006, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
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Are you new to radio? This book will help you discover a fun new hobby with helpful possibilities. Get directions, talk to folks around town, or find out whether the fish are biting. Want to check out the morning news in London, help out in emergencies, or tune in to the big race? Radio opens up a world of possibilities—literally. This handy guide tells you about the equipment you need, fills you in on radio etiquette, shows you how to stay legal, and gives you lots of cool ideas for family-friendly radio activities.
Already a licensed ham or scanner user? Learn about alternate types of radio, such as FRS or MURS--what are the rules, really? Here is the information you need on other radio services such as Aviation, Military, and Land Mobile. Put the wideband receive capabilities of your ham rigs to work! Not found in Amateur Radio, trunking radio systems can be quite mysterious, but this book shows you how to listen in using a scanner. You’ll also find lots of references to Web sites with frequency information for local businesses and government agencies.
Are you involved in emergency communications or in training emergency volunteers? This book will broaden your understanding of the radio services that are available to the emcomm responder. Volunteers can use the book as a training manual for radio use. The frequency lists and reference Web sites are invaluable for designing a communications plan.
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About the author: Ward Silver is an electrical engineer who’s been a licensed ham for 31 years. His ham radio call sign is N0AX. He is a contributing editor and columnist for QST, the monthly magazine for ham operators published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).
384 pages. © 2005, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Today's Amateur Radio operators are using digital radio applications for fun, technical achievement, and public service. And it’s no wonder. Getting started often requires little more than a VHF radio and a computer.
Without complicated “owners manual” jargon—ARRL’s VHF Digital Handbook presents the material through a unique how-to approach and friendly, conversational style. Readers will understand how to setup and operate their equipment and software, and make the best use of their VHF digital station.
First edition. © 2008, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
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