Practice with the actual questions until you're confident of success!
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Dan Romanchik, KB6NU  offers a study guide for Technician license preparattion.

Jack Tiley, AD7FO also offers a study guide for Technician license preparation on the Inland Empire VHF Radio Club webisite. . Click on "Training Links" and go to the Technician training link.

An online Technician license exam self-study course is offered by Fred Benson NC4FB. The purpose of the resources developed for this course is to provide candidates in geographical areas that do not provide classes and candidates who cannot attend a class with the means to prepare for the Technician license exam.  The materials cover all questions in the question pool with explanations, subelement tests, and sample license exams.  Help is available upon request via Email.

Benson also offers a "kid friendly" self-study course and a self-study program especially designed for emergency services personnel.

Andy Vallenga, KE4GKP, "The Ham Whisperer" offers a video course based on the FCC question pool sequence to assist with Technician license preparation. 

Dave Casler, KE0OG provides a guided self-study video course based on ARRL's Ham Radio License Manual curriculum.

Chris Johnson, N1IR, offers an online Technician license preparation course, supported by webinars.

The following resources provide additional help with license study preparation, and valuable information after you receive your license and get started with amateur radio.

Review the entire pool of questions for the FCC Technician License. Also, review the list of withdrawn questions.

 
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• A Helpful Discussion about Power and Decibels
• Tutorial on Scientific Notation
• The Metric System
• Tutorials on Math for License Exams
• Algebra/Trigonometry/Geometry "Cheat Sheets" and downloadable graph paper

Check out the online supplement to the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual. Coorindated to the presentation of material in our study manual, the supplement offers additional information and references to other sources of information to provide addtional explanation and enhance background knowledge. On this page you'll also find a Study Guide that arranges questions from the exam question pool in the order of presentation of related content in the Ham Radio License Manual.

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• Band chart of US Amateur Radio Technician Privileges to download and print

• Download this printer ready chart including commonly used Q signals and the ITU phonetic alphabet to accompany your Technician Band Chart.

• Complete US Amateur Radio Spectrum Band Chart

Click on the link below for more operating information on Communication Procedures, ITU Phonetic Alphabet, RST System, UTC Time Conversion Chart.
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Once you're ready to "Get On The Air" you will find several useful links to articles to help you; buy your first radio, assemble a simple antenna, contest, how to log your contacts, and operating ethics. 

 
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• FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
• FCC Universal Licensing System
• ITU

• ARRL Operating Manual - covers many ham radio operating topics
• Ham Radio for Dummies - your "desktop Elmer" covering operating and technical topics
• QST
• ARRL Bulletins - Bulletins on general news, DX, Propagation, satellite tracking information (Keplerian)
• W1AW - the ARRL's club station broadcasts bulletins and code practice all year long

• ARRL Publications - The ARRL is the largest publisher of books and materials for hams and about ham radio.
• Ham Radio History - more information on how ham radio came to be the worldwide phenomenon it is today
• Glossary
• List of Abbreviations

• Yahoo! groups - enter "ham radio" into the Search window
• Yahoo group for new hams
• eham.net - Web portal with news, email lists, and classified ads
• QRZ.com - Web portal and call sign database
• Googlegroups - enter "ham radio" into the Search Groups window
• QSL.net - Numerous individual and club Web pages
• AC6V's Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide - Glossaries, links, and files on all facets of Amateur Radio

• AMSAT - largest amateur satellite organization
• Handi-ham - resource for disabled hams and ham students
• TAPR - sponsor and organizer of digital communications initiatives
• YLRL - activities of interest to female operators