Publisher : Amer Radio Relay League
Publication Date : 2008 07 01
>> Take the Amateur Extra class license exam with confidence
The steps to upgrade to Amateur Extra class license are achievable and worth the time investment If you want to take the exam with confidence then using this well written book as your study guide will help do that
First some info about the Element 4 exam to upgrade from General to Extra class The exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions that are selected from the officially released pool effectivity July 2008 of over 738 questions with answer key At least 37 questions must be answered correctly to pass The exam is administered by a team of volunteer examiners who are themselves Amateur Extra Class radio operators
So what makes this book the study guide to own
The chapters are organized by topics that align with the sub elements in the exam and provide the much needed technical context and background for all the questions At this licensing level the numerous schematics diagrams and plots help significantly with the learning Learning the technical topics for Amateur Extra requires much more math skills electronics background and technical RF knowledge than General class Nearly 3/4 of the study guide is devoted to this technical context and background material that promotes understanding and minimizes memorization
The last 1/4 of this study guide lists the entire Element 4 question pool of 738 questions also organized by sub element I was able to work off each chapter and its related questions one sub element at a time during my spare time over the course of about six weeks
This is the book previous edition I used to study and pass the Amateur Extra Class license exam I didn t need to use any other books CDs or online practice quizzes As such I definitely recommend this study guide
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This is probably the best study guide you can find I gave four stars instead of five
because I thought the explanation to some of the math problems could have been
a little more clear To understand the math I used a book called Circuit Concepts by
Thomas Kubala I wanted to learn the material and not just memorize and the ARRL manual
was really a great help I passed on the first try with a 96
Beware however unless you have a background in radio you re probably going to have to
put in some time if you want to do well on the exam I studied at least one or two hours a day for
several weeks I also used several of the practice exams and paid close attention to the
answers I got wrong If you re prepared then the exam isn t really too difficult but you have
to know the material Good Luck
>> The ham General
After reading other books on upgrading to General I found information within the first few pages here that were not available in other guides and books that proved very helpful If you are going for the upgrade to General this is the book for you and good luck on your test
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