FCC license preparation books for
amateur and commercial radio operator licenses

Technician Class is the FCC license preparation manual you need to earn your entry-level amateur radio license. It provides you with everything you need to know to become a licensed ham the quick and easy way – without knowing Morse code! This is the study guide for the Element 2 Technician Class written examination that leads to your first ham radio license. The book includes all possible Element 2 questions and multiple-choice answers exactly as they will appear on your 35-question exam, along with author Gordon West’s educational explanations of the correct answers that will help you learn the material to pass your written exam. Includes frequency charts and explanation of frequency privileges, a list of examiners, and more. Revised and updated for the new FCC exam effective July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2014.
By ham radio educator Gordon West, WB6NOA. 224 pages.
Available from The W5YI Group

General Class is the FCC license preparation manual you need to upgrade to the high-frequency General Class amateur radio license from your Novice, Technician No-code, or Technician-Plus license. The book includes all possible Element 3 questions and multiple-choice answers exactly as they will appear on your 35-question exam, along with author Gordon West’s educational explanations of the correct answers that will help you learn the material to pass your written exam. The FCC has eliminated the requirement to pass a Morse code test for any class of FCC license, so you can get on the world-wide HF bands by simply passing your General Class written exam.General Class includes frequency charts and explanations of frequency privileges, a list of VEC examiners, and more. Revised and updated for the new FCC exam effective July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011.
By ham radio educator Gordon West, WB6NOA. 228 pages.
Available from The W5YI Group.

Extra Class is the FCC license preparation manual you need to study for the top amateur radio license– the Amateur Extra Class. Like the other books in the Gordon West series, Extra Class contains the exact Element 4 question pool along with author Gordon West’s educational explanations of the correct answers that will help you learn the material to pass your written exam. 50 questions will be on your Element 4 written exam. And good news – no further Morse code is required to upgrade to the top license! The book includes frequency charts and explanations of frequency privileges, a list of examiners, and more. Revised and updated for the new FCC exam effective July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2008
By ham radio educator Gordon West, WB6NOA. 272 pages.
Available from The W5YI Group.

GROL+RADAR is the text that contains the new FCC commercial radio question pools effective 12/26/2009 for Elements 1, 3 and 8 - the material you will need to know to obtain your Marine Radio Operator Permit (MROP), or your General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL), along with the material you need to know to pass the Element 8 examination for a RADAR endorsement on a GROL, GMDSS/M, T-1 or T-2 Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate. GROL+RADAR spells out when you do or do not need a commercial radio license; which permit, certificate or endorsement is required; and the examination(s) that must be passed to gain a particular license. It includes a CD-ROM with all the current FCC Commercial Radio rules pertaining to all of these licenses; a list of examiners; and a brief history of commercial radio license regulation.
By Gordon West with Pete Trotter and Eric Nichols. 320 pages.
Available from The W5YI Group.

The way we listen to radio has changed dramatically in the past decade! The Worldwide Listening Guide by John Figliozzi is your essential guide to accessing radio listening in all of today's formats - "live," on-demand, WiFi, podcast, terrestrial, satellite, internet, digital and, of course, "old-fashioned" analog AM, FM and Shortwave. The book explains what can be heard where and how. It includes a comprehensive programming guide by program by time of day and day of the week, as well as cross-reference listings by program type. Spiral-bound to open in a lay-flat, easy to use format.
Available from The W5YI Group.

All of our FCC study manuals are available with interactive practice exam software.

Our Ham Radio Books are also available on audio CD's.