so ive been lurking around ham radio stuff for a while now, mostly just listening to my dad talk about it when i was a kid, and i finally decided i want to actually get licensed. i dont really know where to start though. like i know theres a test involved and you have to study but i dont know if theres a book i should get or a website or what. someone at work mentioned hamstudy.org but i dont know if thats enough on its own or if i need to do more than that. also how hard is the test really, im not great at math or electronics stuff so im a little worried. any advice would be helpful, i dont want to spend a ton of money on study materials if i dont have to

hamstudy.org is honestly probably all you need for the technician exam, thats what most people use these days and it works really well. it pulls from the actual question pool that the test uses so youre studying the real stuff. just keep doing practice tests until youre consistently hitting like 85% or higher and youll be fine on the actual exam. the math is pretty minimal, a couple ohms law questions but the site explains everything. i studied maybe a week doing 20 or 30 minutes a night and passed with only a couple wrong. the ARRL technician manual is good if you actually want to understand the why behind things but its not required just to pass the test. find a local club near you that does testing sessions, most of them are pretty welcoming to new people and the test is only like 15 bucks.

yeah i just did mine like two months ago and was in the same boat, zero background in electronics. hamstudy was enough, i didnt buy any books. took me about two weeks of casual studying. one thing i'd say is dont just memorize the answers without reading the explanations, some of the questions are worded kinda weird and if you understand the concept a little it helps when they phrase it differently than you expected. also there were a few questions on my test about operating procedures and regulations that i almost got tripped up on so pay attention to that section. good luck, its not as scary as it seems