Ham Radio for Dummies (4th Edition) Audiobook By H. Ward Silver cover art

Ham Radio for Dummies (4th Edition)

 Preview
Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends January 21, 2026 11:59pm PT
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just $0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible Premium Plus.
1 audiobook per month of your choice from our unparalleled catalog.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Ham Radio for Dummies (4th Edition)

By: H. Ward Silver
Narrated by: Matthew Boston
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offer ends January 21, 2026 11:59pm PT.

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $21.49

Buy for $21.49

LIMITED TIME OFFER | Get 3 months for $0.99 a month

$14.95/mo thereafter-terms apply.

Despite its old-school reputation, amateur radio is on the rise, and the airwaves are busier than ever. That's no surprise: Being a ham is a lot of fun, providing an independent way to keep in touch with friends, family, and new acquaintances around the world. Hams are also good in a crisis, keeping communications alive and crackling during extreme weather events and loss of communications.

If one or more of these benefits is of interest to you, then good news: the new edition of Ham Radio for Dummies covers them all! In his signature friendly style, longtime ham Ward Silver (call sign NØAX) - contributing editor with the American Radio Relay League - patches you in on everything from getting the right equipment and building your station to the intricacies of Morse code and Ohm's law. In addition, he coaches you on how to prepare for the FCC-mandated licensing exam and tunes you up for ultimate glory in the ham radio hall of fame as a Radiosport competitor! With this book, you'll learn to:

  • Set up and organize your station
  • Communicate with people around the world
  • Prep for and pass the FCC exam
  • Tune into the latest tech, such as digital mode operating
©2021 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (P)2021 Tantor Engineering Amateur Radio
All stars
Most relevant
Helped me get a good all around understanding of what the youtubers I watch are talking about

Kept up my interest!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Been debating for some time on to get into ham, this helped me decide that making the jump won't be so bad.

gave me a heads up

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
very good information and well narrated . covers wide range of ham radio topics. After listening to this audio version, I purchased a print copy to have as a reference.

Good overview of ham radio

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Needs an accompanying Pdf for links and resources listed. Otherwise good information for the beginner HAM.

The absence of a link/resource Pdf will require you to bookmark and/or stop and write down any info you might want to utilize later.

Really a glaring oversight.

No accompanying Pdf ?!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Lots of details in this book and it was good in the beginning chapters but then it just meandered on and on. It became a slog to go through.

Started strong but…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews