Step 1: Please register for an account at https://hamstudy.org/ - later, this will be used when testing online for your license test.

The License test is a 35-question multiple choice test, and you must earn 26 (74%) to pass and earn your license. Paper tests are being phased out, and online testing (even on your own device) is now a thing.

Step 2: Practice! Although you don't need to know the HOW or WHY of the answers to each question, just familiarizing yourself with the answers is key. Once you get your license, then HOW and WHY will become evident and the fun of learning will happen.

Perks of testing and earning your license as a youth, in school:

• Testing costs only $5 instead of the usual $15
• Once you pass the test, there is a $35 fee to get the actual call sign. THIS IS REIMBURSED FOR LICENSEES UNDER 18 YEARS OLD
• The web site QRZ.com and GigaParts have a New Ham Jumpstart program where they provide you with an entire radio kit: https://www.gigaparts.com/qrzjumpstart?srsltid=AfmBOor8-ZoZRCrzZMpfDwrNh7JqSh7yIF3di4CC4mgn9dgGkziiavC1