Plain-English Study Guide for the General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL)

This is a study guide for the FCC Element 3 exam for the General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL). Each chapter contains an explanation of the material on that section of the exam and includes all of the possible test questions with the correct answers shown.

Most persons taking the exam for the GROL will have some background in electronics, and some chapters will serve as a review of what you already know. But the GROL exam covers many different areas, some of which might be unfamiliar. This book will be especially helpful when you get to those areas.

Basic electricity and electronics are covered. Therefore, it would be possible to pass the test simply by studying this book, even if you have no background in electronics.

The book contains 41 chapters, each covering a different topic covered by the exam:

BASIC DC ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS
COMBINING COMPONENTS
ADVANCED OHM’S LAW PROBLEMS
MAGNETISM
GALVANIC CORROSION
PARTS PER MILLION
RADIO WAVES
SPREAD SPECTRUM
CAPACITORS AND INDUCTORS
DIODES
SEMICONDUCTORS
WAVEFORMS
AC ELECTRICITY, REACTANCE, IMPEDANCE, AND RESONANCE
TIME CONSTANTS
TRANSFORMERS
DECIBELS
OSCILLATORS
RECEIVERS
AMPLIFIERS
FILTERS
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
SINGLE SIDEBAND AND AM
FM
BANDWIDTH
ANTENNAS AND FEEDLINES
INTERFERENCE
BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLIES
MOTORS AND GENERATORS
RMS AND PEP
SAFETY
TTL
MULTIVIBRATORS AND FLIP-FLOPS
MICROPROCESSORS AND MEMORY
AIR NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION
MARINE COMMUNICATIONS
RADAR
PULSE MODULATION
SATELLITES
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, TEST EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS