Wouldn’t it be great if you could hire a friendly and clear-spoken ham radio legend—one of the hobby’s most respected educators—as your personal mentor as you studied to earn your Amateur Extra license?
Well, DX Engineering can’t arrange this for you, but we do offer the next best thing: The ARRL Gordon West 2024-2028 Extra Class Amateur Radio Study Guide.
The study guide contains the complete 603-question FCC Element 4 question pool effective July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2028. (The Extra Class 50-multiple-choice-question exam is taken from this question pool.)
Questions are written exactly as they will appear on the test, along with educational and fun explanations from your guide—Gordon West, WB6NOA, or, as he is affectionately known throughout the ham radio community, “Gordo.”
This latest edition of the Gordon West 2024-2028 Extra Class Study Guide includes contributions from technical editor Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ, who adds his insights into complex topics to help students further their understanding. The guide is fully illustrated with color photos throughout and organized in logical topic groups to make learning easier. Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- Chapter 1: An overview of all the new privileges you’ll earn with your Extra Class upgrade
- Chapter 2 – A little ham history refresher lesson with updates on all the current ham licenses
- Chapter 3 – Tips and tricks to enhance your study
- Chapter 4 – Every Element 4 question and answer
- Chapter 5 – What to expect on exam day, how to find an exam site, and more
Watch Tim Duffy, K3LR, DX Engineering CEO, interview Gordo on a range of subjects, including the history of ham radio, the historic operating peak of 1958, the history of license study guides, the continued importance of CW in today’s world, young operators’ inclinations toward incorrectly coding with their thumbs like working a smartphone keyboard, and more.
Not sure if you want to go for the highest licensing level? Read this excellent article by Ward, N0AX, “Why Upgrade to Extra” for an explanation of its expanded privileges and many reasons why it’s worth the effort to reach the Mount Everest of ham licenses.
For those at the bottom of the mountain or halfway up, you’ll also find Amateur Radio Technician and General License Study Guides from Gordon West, the ARRL, and others at DXEngineering.com.
