Amateur Radio Testing-Related Links

	Amateur Radio Testing-Related Links Fayette-Coweta ARES

FCARES:
Fayette-Coweta ARES
ARES Net Script
FCARES Yahoo! Group
Upcoming Events

TRAINING:
ARRL PSC Manual
ARES Field Guide
ARECC
Test Sites
Testing Links

FEMA TRAINING
EMI Independent Study Program
NIMS Courses*
*Required: IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700

SKYWARN:
Spotter Training
NWS Ga Skywarn
Ga Skywarn Freqs
WX4PTC
NWS - Atlanta

APRS:
APRS Lookup
APRS Information

ARES LINKS:
Cherokee County
Clayton County
Cobb County
DeKalb County
North Fulton County
Gwinnett County
Georgia ARES
ARES Database Login

LOCAL UHF/VHF:
Atlanta Repeaters
SE Linked Rptr Net

Written Elements

Preparing to take an examination to obtain or upgrade an amateur radio license involves both study and practice, to become confident in one's familiarity with the material. Using practice tests online, such as the ones linked below, can help you arrive at your testing session ready to score high.

Try taking the test a few times on each of these sites, to get as wide a sample of the question pool as possible.

Although Morse Code is no longer required for any class of ham license, the mode remains popular and can carry messages farther, more clearly, under a wider range of conditions than voice. Use these links to build and improve your skill.

Recommended Study Materials

Here are two books highly recommended for studying for the Technician Amateur class license. The Now You're Talking! book is comprehensive and goes into background explanation of basic and fundamental Amateur Radio operation and basic theory. It is good if you want to learn the details. It also has all of the questions from the Technician Pool and refers to them as you encounter them in your reading.

The ARRL's Tech Q&A book is essentially a "Cliff's Notes®" type of book. It covers each question in the Technician License pool of questions, gives the correct answer (as well as the incorrect ones), and gives a short explanation of the idea, theory, or purpose behind the question. Most prefer this method of study.

Here are the recommended books for the Technician Class License:

You can order these books from ARRL -- or from Amazon.com; just plug in the ISBN numbers in their book search field. Amazon offers these books at used prices too. Just be sure you are getting a book that has the most current set of questions from the Technician Question Pool.