The Fast Track to Your General Class Ham Radio License: Comprehensive Preparation for All FCC General Class Exam Questions July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027

by Michael Burnette, Kerry Burnette

Everything you need to prepare for your General Class ham license. Covers every question on the General exam.
Memorizing 400+ random answers is hard -- and boring. Learning is easy!

If you've made the decision to open up your ham radio world by going for the General Class License, great! General is certainly more challenging than Technician, but The Fast Track to Your General Class Ham Radio License explains the reasoning and technology behind each correct answer on the General Class exam so you'll understand and remember the subject matter.

Created by an experienced ham and adult educator, it's like having your own, patient, experienced, good-humored mentor for the exam.

To get your General Class license you must pass a multiple-choice test. The General license test consists of 35 questions drawn from a pool of about 400. Memorizing the answers to 400+ disconnected questions is difficult, but The Fast Track makes getting your upgrade easier by explaining the logic behind each correct answer. It's When you understand the material, and you have a context for the material, you remember the answers and pass the test.

Best of all, once you've passed your exam you'll have a solid grounding in ham radio basics.

- Includes every possible question and every answer
- Correct answers clearly marked in bold
- Precise instructions for how to locate a testing session, how to prepare, and even what to bring -- and what not to bring -- to the test.
- All technical topics are explained in clear, plain language, often with illustrations (over 200 of them!)
- Step-by-step instructions to solve all the math problems
- Test-taking strategies
- Hints to easily solve many questions and avoid the traps in the test
- Written in "learning order", not just the (confusing) order of the official question bank.
- Covers questions that will be used through June 30, 2027. - Over 300 pages packed with information

Rave reviews for The Fast Track To Your Technician Class Ham Radio

"This is a great book. So many of the study guides are just question dumps and it's a horrible way to learn, at least for me. I need an explanation and something to keep my interest and Mr. Burnette's book fit the bill perfectly. I echo all the sentiments of the other reviewers, the author is a top notch communicator."

"Michael Burnette's ham radio exam prep book is the most useful and comprehensive book that I have found on this subject and makes getting ready for this exam not only easy, but fun. I have learned so much since studying this guide and feel ready to take this exam at a moment's notice. The guide has a wealth of information, not only on the questions and answers, but on the exam itself that is sure to put any test taker's mind at ease."

"The Audible copy was GREAT because Michael Burnette is an exciting and entertaining and memorable guide!"

"Thank you! Thank you a thousand times over. I bought your book in order to study for my tech license(Kindle version) and the audiobook and I loved them! I originally bought ** *****'s CD's and they confused me. I bought yours and it made learning simple and enjoyable. I did this to surprise my husband of 30 years who has had a license since the early parts of our marriage. He has asked me off and on to consider getting a license and I kept saying no. Well with the help of your book and audiobook, I was able to blow his doors off and pass my technician exam first try. Now if you only had volumes for general and expert, the world would be perfect. Seriously thanks again." (Now we do!)

323 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 13, 2023

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!!
Michael maintains his friendly conversational style from the Technician class book, this provides a fun yet informative walk through the ins and outs of getting your General class license. Throughout the book he includes host of good background information on why the correct answers are correct as well as fun and funny anecdotes about his time in the world of radio.
As with the Tech class, this book and the provided practice quizzes were an excellent way to prep for the license exam. Using these tools I was able to get 100% on my General class exam!!

[Devin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book. So appreciative of the Burnette’s work.

Great book for passing my General Class Exam. Struggle with extreme ADHD and this book plus the website help me pass the exam on the first try. I couldn’t ask for anything more. Others recommended Hamstudy.org. I agree that is a great resource; however, the combination of physical book plus e-book plus website was what it took to make it through the exam.

[MydniteByte · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great look at the information you need to pass the test and the basic concepts to understand them.