WRXA276

You can find practice material and practice exams for all three classes of amateur (ham) radio license at www.qrz.com . When you get to the homepage, click on "Resources" and you will find what you need. A good book for learning the radio theory is the ARRL Handbook, as the chapters in the beginning of this book will teach you how things work. You can order it from www.arrl.org .The W6SAI Radio Handbook by Bill Orr is also a gold mine of information; however, it may be out of print but still available on Amazon and the like. If you are in the Wilkes-Barre, PA area, the Murgas Amateur Radio Club offers testing sessions before the monthly meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. Contact murgasarc.org to register. Otherwise, check your local radio clubs for testing information. Testing sessions are commonly offered at hamfests, events where people sell used amateur radio (and, often, computer) equipment and just shoot the breeze. If you have an active GMRS repeater in your area, don't be afraid to ask about amateur radio activity. Many of us are licensed in both services. In my area, the GMRS repeater sounds a lot like our 2 meter ham repeaters. Phil K2PG (ham for 55 years) and WRXA276 (recently licensed in GMRS)

If you are in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PA) area, the Murgas Amateur Radio Club offers testing. Meetings are on the first Wednesday of every month at 8 PM. Tests are held before the meetings. Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins. To pre-register, send an email to Rick at k3tow@arrl.net. Other things that you will need are the same as what "Bowlegged 69" mentioned in his posting, above. See you there, Phil K2PG and WRXA276

The term "LID" is far from complimentary. It dates back to the earliest days of radio and means a poor operator.