so ive been interested in ham radio for a while now, my neighbor has a big antenna setup and he got me curious. i looked it up and apparently you have to take a test? i found a few websites but honestly im not sure which ones are actually worth using or if i should just buy a book or whatever. the test has like 35 questions on it i think? does anyone have advice on how long it actually takes to study for this or is it one of those things where you can just cram for a weekend and pass. i dont really have a background in electronics so some of the questions about ohms law and stuff are kind of going over my head already

hamstudy.org is honestly all you need, just go through the question pool on there and do the practice tests until you're consistently hitting like 80% or better and you'll be fine. the actual pool only has 423 questions and they pull 35 from it so the more you drill the more familiar everything gets. took me maybe a week of evenings and i passed no problem. the electronics stuff looks worse than it is, for ohms law just memorize the triangle trick and you can get through most of those questions without really understanding the underlying theory. not saying dont learn it eventually but for the tech test you can kind of brute force it

yeah what the other person said about hamstudy is solid, thats what most people use now. i'd also say dont stress too much about cramming every single concept perfectly before you sit for the exam. the technician test really isnt that hard compared to general or extra, and you can retake it the same day at most VE sessions if you dont pass on the first try, though honestly most people pass on the first attempt if they put in even a few hours of prep. one thing i'd add is find a local club near you because they usually run license exam sessions and some of them do free study nights too. the ARRL has a club finder on their site. your neighbor who got you interested might even know when the next session is, worth asking him