Amateur Radio

Are you studying to get your UK amateur radio Foundation licence? This Foundation Study Guide from HamTrain is designed to help you pass your Foundation exam. Updated for 2025, the content for this guide comes from the popular Essex Ham Foundation Online course that has helped over 12,000 people study for their licence. The Foundation Study Guide is split into the main exam sections and covers the basics of amateur radio, transmitters and antennas, how radio signals can be sent around the world and how to set up an amateur radio station safely.

In a fit of anger, radio DJ Jaye Jordan blows a snowman’s head off with a Revolutionary War-style musket. But the corpse that tumbles out is all too human. Jaye thought life would be quieter when she left New York City and bought a tiny Vermont radio station. But now Edwin Anger — the ranting and raving radio talk-show host who Jaye recently fired — lies dead in the snow. And the Edwin Anger fans who protested his dismissal are sure she killed him.

You are one step away from understanding all you need to obtain your ham radio license if can make the decision to purchase this book. This ham guide gives you everything you need out of ham as a hobby - from basic hamming techniques to tips needed to get the best out of ham radio. The book takes you through all the tips you will need to pass your license exams and finally obtain your license.