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Ham Radio for Dummies By H. Ward Silver ( For Dummies )
Release Date: 2004-04-23
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Product Description
You can be a lifesaver while you make new friends Find out about ham radio, prepare for your license, and join the fun! Hams do cool things like talking to folks around the world and helping with communications during emergencies. If hamming it up sounds like fun, here’s the scoop, including licensing requirements and how to set up a station. And if you’re already licensed, this book will help you start sounding (and feeling) like a pro! The Dummies Way - Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to: - Understand ham jargon
- Communicate on the air
- Prepare for the license exam
- Set up a radio shack
- Help in an emergency or natural disaster
- Be a ham on the go
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 Not the best starting point choice
I'll confess a bias against the Dummies series of books right up front, really because of the title itself. Even so, I own a couple of them. A few are actually highly-regarded - the Homebrewing for Dummies book, for example. Homebrewing For Dummies®
In the case of the Ham Radio book, the content just doesn't rise enough to allow me to recommend it, bias or not. (I'm an Extra Class ham radio licensee.) The span of coverage - the topics, that is - is good, but the content is thin. The book doesn't really manage to convey anything about the ham radio world OTHER than its span, in fact, and even there leaves much out.
A better alternative is the American Radio Relay League's beginner book: Getting Started in Ham Radio. It's more up-to-date and better balanced. It lists for about $20, though it's not listed in Amazon for its normal price as of this writing. If you can't find it on Amazon for $20 or less, you can get it directly from the ARRL catalog on their website at www.arrl.org/catalog
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 Great Book
Really good book for those that are new or experienced. A plethora of useful information in a language anyone can understand.
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Rudimentary, but helpful
I liked this book, though I was hoping for a bit more content, it's a good introduction fitting with the "Dummies" brand.
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Ham Radio for Dummies ( rleamy )
Ham Radio for Dummies is an excellent choice as a starting point for the person interested in ham radio. It covers just about any ham radio activity possible and explains them in just enough technical language to be understood. The engineering is left out!! Everything from antennas to equipment purchases is covered. I have been a ham since 1968, and I still found this book of interest. I learned quite a bit about the newer digital modes being used on the air.
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Good book for those new to HAM radio
This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to get into HAM radio or is new to the hobby. I am a general class looking at going for Extra in the next few months. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the hobby.
73's
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