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Summary: Ride the Airwaves
Review: Excellent book. Our family is studying to pass the technical license exam and have found the clear diagrams, explanations, and material organization in this book to be far superior to that of the class-issued book (which primarily focuses on the exam questions and then explains the answers).I wish we had something comparable for the general class license!
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Summary: The BEST study guide for your technician license.
Review: Hands down winner for no nonsense preparation leading towards your entry into amateur radio! The principles presented are plain and to the point. No reading between the lines, and no guessing as to what the author is getting at. The questions presented after each chapter reinforce the material just covered (and are the actual test questions from the current pool). I read the book in a little over a week, and by week two passed my technician test!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I bought this book and found it to be well written and easy to understand. I studied it for a few weeks and I was able to pass my technician license test with a 100%! Keep up the great work, John! I recommend this book highly to anyone wanting to get involved in amateur radio.
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Summary: The best
Review: I have been teaching amateur radio for several years. In that time, I have found John Abbott's book "Ride the Airwaves with Alpha & Zulu" an overall best. Technically correct, graphically interesting, it is simply fun to use with the material logically grouped. I have utilized the book with all ages - youngsters to seniors including some with doctoral degrees - all with great success. A number of students have said ".... without `Ride the Airwaves' I would not have succeeded..." Herb Clarkson KM6DD - Amateur Radio Instructor
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Summary: The BEST study guide for your technician license.
Review: I have to say that this is the best book out there! I am thirteen years old and I got my tech plus in 3 weeks and now am operating 2 meters. I highly recommend this book for any one. This book kind of hides the high concentration level required for this exciting hobby by having fun. It is like little comic strips and then a small quiz after each lesson. It is the best buy I have made in a while other than my radio. Without this book I would not have my license so I wouldn't be eligible for a radio! I would like to thank my mom, dad, WD4ITU, KB6MT, and the author of this book K6YB. P.S. If you live in TX I opperate on the repeater 146.96 alot. Young people get interested in Ham radio... its great! 73 and God Bless
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Summary: ALFA & ZULU
Review: 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 characters, I was able to relate the material to Alpha and Zulu, etc. I have always been a fan of cartoons and Alpha & Zulu helped me tremendously. For me, they turned heavy material into light and without them I would not have passed the exam. Thank you John Abbott, K6YB for authoring the book. Dodie Clarkson KF6EXV Amateur Radio Operator
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Summary: Thank You John Abbott
Review: 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 characters, I was able to relate the material to Alpha and Zulu, etc. I have always been a fan of cartoons and Alpha & Zulu helped me tremendously. For me, they turned heavy material into light and without them I would not have passed the exam. Thank you John Abbott, K6YB for authoring the book. Dodie Clarkson KF6EXV Amateur Radio Operator
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Summary: "ALFA & ZULU" Does The Trick!
Review: Thanks to K6YB for writing the "ALFA & ZULU" book! It fit our needs EXACTLY! I gave it to my 11 year old son for Christmas, and he is now passing sample tech exams! We hope to go to a testing session as soon as possible. Now we're working on the code, and have ordered the "DIT & DAH" Phoneticode card and dice games advertised in the book.
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Summary: "ALFA & ZULU" Do The Trick!
Review: Thanks to K6YB for writing the "ALFA & ZULU" book! It fit our needs EXACTLY! I gave it to my 11 year old son for Christmas, and he is now passing sample tech exams! We plan to go to a testing session as soon as possible. Now we're working on the code, and have ordered the "DIT & DAH" Phoneticode card and dice games advertised in the book.
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Summary: k6yb understands how people learn.
Review: 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.
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