Ham Radio For Dummies

Learn about ham radio and set up your station Provide communication support in times of emergency Prepare for and pass the new licensing exam

The how–to guide for hopeful hams!

Long before there was the Internet, there was ham radio a way for people to communicate around the world in real time. Today′s ham operators use both the Internet and radio, enabling them to chat with people from across town to hams on the other side of the globe and even on the International Space Station. And everything you need to know to start hamming it up is right here! Master the technology, build and outfit your station, discover on–air etiquette, learn how to prep for the new license exam, and connect with people everywhere.

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H. Ward Silver earned his Novice radio license in 1972, and his ham radio experiences led to a 20–year engineering career designing microprocessor–based products and medical devices. He is the lead editor of two amateur radio technical guides from the American Radio Relay League and author of Two–Way Radios and Scanners For Dummies, published by Wiley.