Band edges, sidebands, the ionosphere, decibels, PEP, SWR, feed lines and RF safety: in your notes it's a wall of text. Here each topic fits on one page, with the drawing and what you need to remember. 69 illustrated pages.
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One topic per page, the drawing that shows you how it works and the boxes with what you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 12 parts and 64 topics.
You've read the sideband rule three times. You close the app...
...and you're not sure anymore if 40 meters is LSB or USB. It was just lines of text.
Here the sideband rule is one page: a single line at 10 MHz, LSB below it, USB above it, and the 60-meter channels marked USB.
And on the pages next to it, each topic gets its own: the band edges, the ionosphere, decibels, SWR and the power supply.
First you understand why it works that way. Then the rule just stays with you.
The exam, the rules, operating, propagation, station practices, electrical principles, components, circuits, signals, antennas, RF safety and exam practice: 12 parts, every topic drawn
Picture this:
Instead of rereading half a page about the ionosphere without being able to see it...
...you open the page and find the D, E, F1 and F2 layers drawn over one curved Earth, the day side next to the night side.
And band edges, sidebands, decibels, SWR and RF safety turn into drawings and charts you can read at a glance.
You stop memorizing and start understanding.
That's The General Class Sketchbook: 12 parts and 59 topics, each one drawn on its own page, in the same order as the G1 to G0 syllabus. And at the end, 35 original exam-style questions to see where you stand.
Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.
How Element 3 works (35 questions, 26 to pass), the 10 subelements on one map and a study plan by subelement.
Place any frequency in its segment at a glance: your HF privileges on one chart, primary and secondary allocations, antenna height and beacons, power limits and the 60-meter channels, VEs and your upgrade ID, control categories and ITU regions.
Which sideband where, calling CQ and answering DX, band plans, emergencies and RACES, CW and Q signals, HF courtesy, and FT8, RTTY and Winlink.
The D, E and F regions, sunspots and the K and A indices, MUF and LUF, skip zone and NVIS, long path and scatter, and how to read conditions.
Transceiver, tuner and amplifier, the scope and the two-tone test, RF interference, grounding and bonding, speech processors and S meters, and mobile and solar stations.
Reactance and impedance, resonance, decibels, RMS and PEP, series and parallel R, L and C, and the transformer turns ratio.
Diodes, transistors and tubes, capacitor, inductor and battery types, ICs and MMICs, RF connectors and ferrite cores.
Power supplies, schematic symbols, digital logic, amplifier classes and oscillators, the superhet transceiver, filters and DSP.
AM, FM and SSB side by side, overmodulation, mixers and bandwidth, FM deviation and intermod, digital modes and link budgets.
Feed line impedance and loss, SWR calculated and measured, dipoles and verticals, Yagis, loops and NVIS antennas.
RF exposure and your station evaluation, shock, fuses and interlocks, grounding for lightning, and tower safety.
35 original exam-style questions in five sets of seven, to test yourself from G1 to G0.
At the end of the book: 35 original exam-style questions to test yourself, G1 to G0.
All your General privileges band by band, from 160 m to 10 m, with the CW/data and phone segments marked. You get one wall chart and one pocket version, so finding a band edge takes a glance instead of a search through the rules.
Quiz yourself in five-minute gaps with 250 printable cards (MUF, LUF, NVIS, PEP, SWR, ALC, VFO, DSP...). Each has the term on the front and a one-line definition with a tiny sketch on the back.
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Band edges, sidebands, propagation and the four formulas, one topic per page, in the same order as the G1 to G0 syllabus.
A fast review of all of Element 3, and at the end 35 original exam-style questions to see where you stand, whether it's your first try or a retake.
A visual refresher before you go on the air: your band edges, which sideband where, how the ionosphere changes after dark and the RF safety basics.
📄 This is a digital PDF book sent to your email: nothing is printed or shipped.
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You have 30 days to try The General Class Sketchbook and both bonus books. If it doesn't work for you, tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100% of what you paid. One-time payment, no subscriptions and no surprises.
It's a digital book, not a printed one. You get The General Class Sketchbook as a high-resolution PDF by email, at the address you enter at checkout, to read on your phone, tablet or computer, or to print. The two bonus books, General HF Band Chart, Printable and 250 General Class Terms on Cards, come by email too.
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For Technician licensees upgrading to General, for anyone preparing for an Element 3 exam session (including a retake) and for new General operators who want a visual refresher. If math isn't your thing: the math pages (Ohm's law, decibels, PEP, SWR) are drawn with worked numbers, like 12 V across 6 Ω = 2 A and 24 W. And it doesn't replace your practice app: the app drills the answer, the page shows you why it's right. It covers Element 3 only: Element 2 (Technician) and Amateur Extra are not included. Check the table of contents above.
On 47 CFR Part 97 (sections 97.301, 97.303, 97.305, 97.501 and 97.503, on eCFR) and on the official NCVEC General Class question pool syllabus for 2023-2027, including the errata of February 4, 2026. Every number on a drawing matches its text.
No. It's an independent study book, not published, approved or endorsed by the FCC, NCVEC, ARRL, W5YI or any VEC. Rules can change: always check 47 CFR Part 97 and your VE team.
No. It's a visual companion to the official pool, your class or manual and time on the air. The G0 pages on RF exposure and electrical safety are exam content, not medical or engineering advice.
No. The 35 questions are written for this book in the exam style. They aren't copied from the official pool and aren't official exam questions: they're there for practice.
Yes. Print the whole book or just the pages you need, at home or at a print shop. The band chart comes in a wall version and a pocket version.
You have 30 days. Tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100%.
You don't have to reread the same page hoping it sticks this time.
You don't have to memorize band edges you can't picture.
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