MORE Project Resource Page

This page provides links to materials that we will be using (or may refer to) in the MORE Project to assist with training, licensing, and Get On The Air (GOTA) activities of new Technician amateur radio operators. These links should not be construed as an endorsement of any individual, organization, information or product. Contents of the material at the links are the property of their authors or assignees.

Videos

  • How to get an amateur radio license: https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/blogs/bridgecom-tx-rx-blog/how-to-get-an-amateur-radio-license
  • Limor Fried (aka Ladyada), Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer of Adafruit Industries, took and passed all 3 amateur radio exams in one VE session at ABC Studios in NYC. This video documents and celebrates this accomplishment and provides tips for those who are studying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjAA8YxBkS0
  • The Eastern Pennsylvania Section of the ARRL has a “What Hams Do” series of videos, featuring interviews and information about a broad range of topics in which amateur radio operators are involved: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLxVNZ1HEF9gTaPf-QhvJNA
  • Every Single Minute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9uBy0GyQOA is a Cold War era (1959) documentary about the Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club’s preparedness and emergency operations in Philadelphia and Montgomery County PA. Footage includes response to the devastating August 1955 Delaware River flood. While radio technology has advanced in recent years, many basic communications protocols remain constant, ensuring the ability to quickly deploy Hams, when and where they are needed.
  • If you missed any of our class lecture sessions, or would like to watch a run-through of the ENTIRE Technician License course that will take less than 3.5 hours (total!), check out this video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0A8vkDC5jk> by Alan Wolke W3AEW. You can binge-watch it all in one sitting, or watch 45 minutes per day over the course of a week. The order of topics is identical to our current MORE Course, but the material is based on the prior FCC question pool (that expired in June 2022). Still, most of the information is the same or very similar. This is a great way to review any sections that may have seemed difficult or confusing. The timeline for the chapters in the video is:
    • 0:00:00 Preface
    • 0:02:15 Introduction
    • 0:04:44 Electrical Principles
    • 0:21:32 Electronics & Components
    • 0:36:49 Radio Wave Propagation
    • 0:49:06 HF Propagation
    • 0:52:16 Antennas & Feedlines
    • 1:09:02 Amateur Radio Signals
    • 1:30:32 Safety Concepts
    • 1:54:29 Station Setup & Operation
    • 2:34:00 Operating Principles
    • 2:55:00 Rules & Regulations
    • 3:13:49 Closing Comments
  • MORE videos to be added soon!

Radio License Exam Practice

  • Randomized tests from the question pool, weighted according to the proportion of items that will appear in the actual exam: https://www.qrz.com/hamtest/
  • HamStudy by SignalStuf is the Website that Ladyada used to practice for her ham exams. She likes it because it can track the questions that you’ve been missing, and will repeat those at various intervals to help you remember the correct answers. Go here to get started: https://hamstudy.org/
  • MORE practice exam sites to be added soon!

The MORE Project would like to express concern about the continued demographically biased use of images of radio operators in many publications. While we are recommending the below study materials because of their technical content, we continue to urge publishers to use a wider representation of people (as we do in our lecture slidesets) that is MORE reflective of the fact that Amateur Radio is OPEN TO ALL.

Testing & Licensing

  • How to Find an Exam Session: [TBD]
  • How to Obtain Your FRN: If you want to take a MORE Course to study for your Radio Technician License, or to take a U.S. license exam, you must obtain a Federal Registration Number (FRN) by following the instructions at: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/html/Register_New_FRN.htm. The FRN is a 10-digit number (including leading zeros), with no fee required. To look up a FRN, go to: https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp. Be sure to write down the Username and Password you created when obtaining the FRN. You will need this information to access the FCC website again, such as when you are paying the $35 license fee, and also to be able to download the PDF of your Ham Radio license after it is issued.
  • How to Pay for Your License: [TBD]
  • To Download the Original Copy of Your License, Perform These Steps:
    • Go to https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp and click on ULS.
    • Type in your FRN and Password, click on Submit.
    • Where it says — download your official electronic authorizations here <– click here.
    • Enter callsign and click on SEARCH.
    • Scroll down and click on ADD> then Click on Select All below Authorizations to Download.
    • Click on Download.
    • A PDF will be downloaded to your computer — save the PDF file and print it out double-sided.
    • The larger version of your license is intended for framing, the smaller one can be folded, laminated and kept in your wallet.
    • Or follow the visual instructions at: http://n2re.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EHam-Print-an-Official-or-Unofficial-License-Copy.pdf This pdf also explains how to create a fancy version of your license.

ARRL Quick Radio Reference Materials

Get On The Air (GOTA)

Repeaters

Software Defined Radio

The MORE Project encourages experimentation with Software Defined Radio (SDR) to prepare for Get On The Air (GOTA) activities. No license is needed for listening!

Scouting & Amateur Radio

  • The MORE Project can work with your troop to help scouts (of all genders) earn the Radio Merit Badge. Instructions for the BSA badge are here: https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/radio/
  • Slidesets by Phil Westover WA7URV that cover the material needed for the BSA badge (which are also a good review of some of the topics, but not all, for the Technician exam) can be downloaded here: http://k2bsa.net/jamboree-radio-merit-badge/
  • MORE scouting information to be added soon!

Electronics

Contact

This Webpage is maintained by Rebecca Mercuri K3RPM. To report errors or provide links that you would like considered for addition to this page, please send an email to MOREProject500@gmail.com using the subject line MORE Project Resource Links along with the relevant information in the body of your message.