Ride the Airwaves with ALFA & ZULU: Technician Amateur Radio Ham License Manual
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965108813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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"k6yb understands how people learn." according to K. L. Curtis. Years ago I had become quite discouraged when studying for the HAM license. I have been inspired to try again by this great book. Mr. Abbott has a special gift for teaching and is able to explain concepts in terms a beginner can understand. The visual aspects included are so helpful and well planned. Sometimes a picture is truly worth a thousand words. I am looking forward to taking the exam because, this time, I'll be doing so with confidence.. One of a Kind Book - for becoming a Ham ! Compared to so many other dull-reading license manuals that one has for introducing newcomers to Amateur Radio, "Ride the Airwaves with Alfa & Zulu" is a one of kind book for becoming a ham, and it's an excellent learning tool for students of all ages. Every question in the FCC Technician License Pool is covered, and all the information is worded and portrayed in ways that make learning a lot of fun and very easy to comprehend. The best feature of this book are the hundreds of illustrations that explain what's going on. Without question, anyone who is intere. A Customer said Thank You John Abbott. I took amateur radio classes using another book, not John Abbott's "Ride the Airwaves with Alpha & Zulu", and found the other book most difficult to understand. (My electrical knowledge has mainly been --- turn the light on, push the switch up, turn the light off, push the switch down). I was not able to absorb the material even though my husband was one of the teachers. When I finished the classes, I did not even attempt to take the exam.Some months later my husband introduced me to Alpha & Zulu and it opened another world to me. Because of the cartoon char
Ham radio led to a career in engineering, and a lifetime hobby. . The author is also a licensed California Professional Electrical Engineer. The book is used by the author in Los Angeles area school & community ham radio classes. The author, K6YB, was licensed as a General Class Radio Amateur in 1947, at age 13
This Technician Amateur Radio Ham License Manual uses 59 cartoon characters, including the 26 "Phoneticos", whose bodies are Morse code electromagnetic waves, to prepare the reader for the FCC Technician Amateur Radio license examination. The names of the Phoneticos come from the International Phonetic Alphabet, used in communications.
. About the Author The author, K6YB, was licensed as a General Class Radio Amateur in 1947, at age 13. The author is also a licensed California Professional Electrical Engineer. The book is used by the author in Los Angeles area school & community ham radio classes. Ham radio led to a career in engineering, and a lifetime hobby