Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing: For 2022 through 2026 License Examinations

The Amateur Radio hobby is the entry way into the world of telecommunications for many people. Because radio has an international, and even off-the-Earth impact, you will need a FCC license to participate. The license exam has 35 questions drawn from a candidate question pool of over 400 questions. While the contents of the question pool are in the public domain, rote memorization is probably not the best strategy for passing the exam. Even if you have a technical background, you may need some assistance with the FCC rules, current amateur practice, and amateur radio terminology.
This Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing study guide prepares you for the initial FCC Amateur license examination used between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2026. The guide addresses each of the questions in the license question pool with each chapter covering one of the ten license question areas. For each question, the guide provides the question and the correct answer along with an explanation for the correct answer. Additionally, the guide explains why many of the distraction answers are incorrect. Each chapter starts with relevant background information, tables, and figures to help with understanding the topics in the chapter. Through the questions and answers, you will learn about the regulations governing amateur radio communications, good amateur practice in the operating modes, and basic radio math and electronics.
Stephen Horan, NM4SH, has been a licensed amateur for over 25 years. During that time, he helped develop and lead weekend licensing classes with the Mesilla Valley Radio Club in Las Cruces, NM. Now he mostly operates on digital modes from his home in Virginia where he is member #1501 of the PODXS 070 Club, has the Loyal Order of Narrow-banded Phase-shifters (LONP) certificate #266, and is an ARRL-certified Volunteer Examiner.
Steve's professional experience includes 23 years as a professor of Electrical Engineering at New Mexico State University and 12 years as an engineer for NASA including 4 years as a RF spectrum manager.
Also by the Author in this Amateur Radio Licensing Series:
- Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing
- Amateur Radio General Class Licensing
First printing April 2022.