KB6NU’s No-Nonsense Study Guides

NEW!! The No-Nonsense Technician-Class License Study Guide (for tests given between July 2026 and June 2030)

Fully updated for the latest question pool, the No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide is available in several different formats:

• PDF. Click here to download the PDF version for FREE! Click here to get the 2022 version, if you’re planning to take the test before June 30, 2026.
• ePub. The ePub version costs $9.97. You can upload it to your Kindle, Barnes and Noble ebook reader, or any app that can display ePub files.
• Kindle. Coming soon!
• Paperback. Coming soon!

The No-Nonsense General-Class License Study Guide (for tests given between July 2023 and June 2027)

Updated to cover the 2023 question pool, the  No Nonsense General Class License Study Guide covers every single question in the new General Class question pool. It’s available in the following formats:

• PDF. The PDF version costs $9.97.
• ePUB. The ePub version costs $9.97. You can upload it to your Kindle, Barnes and Noble ebook reader, or any app that can display ePub file
• Kindle. You can purchase this version directly from Amazon for $9.97.
• Paperback. The paperback version from Amazon costs $21.97.
• ERRATA: Download the errata for this study guide.

 

The No-Nonsense Extra Class License Study Guide (for tests given between July 2024 and June 2028)

This is the latest and greatest. It covers all of the questions in the latest question pool, and is guaranteed to help you pass the test.

The study guide is available as a PDF, ePub file, and will soon be available in paperback:

• PDF file
• ePub (This version can be uploaded to a Kindle, Barnes and Noble ebook reader, or an application that can display ePub files.)
• Paperback. The paperback version available from Amazon costs $23.97.

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How I got started in the study guide business

In 2005, I was cooling my heels at the public-information table at our club’s Field Day site, when up walked Bruce, W8BBS. In his hand, he had a copy of his Tech license exam study guide. What he had done was take each question in the question pool, reworded them as statements, and then reorganized them into paragraphs, adding text where appropriate to tie it all together and help it read more like a book.

We talked about how several folks had successfully used the study guide to get their licenses and how much they seemed to like his approach. Then, we talked about how he might get the word out so that more people could use his study guide. After quickly paging through the study guide, I volunteered to post it on our club’s website.

In 2006, Bruce was unable to update his study guide, so he gave me permission to to do it. That version was the first issue of the No-Nonsense, Technician-Class Study Guide. In 2007, I produced the first No-Nonsense General Class Study Guide. In 2012, after much coaxing, I came out with the No-Nonsense Extra Class License Study Guide. All three study guides have been updated as time has gone on and are current with the latest question pools.

In additions, all three of these study guides are now available as PDF files, Kindle files, and ePub files.  I planned to also produce  iPhone and iPad versions, but I can’t seem to get Apple to straighten out my iTunes developer account. :( You can certainly purchase the Kindle version, though, and read it on the iPhone or iPad with the Kindle app.

I can honestly say that I have helped thousands of people get their amateur radio licenses. If you are one of them, thanks for downloading or purchasing one of my study guides.