Affiliate Disclosure

The Short Version

How Affiliate Links Work

Some product links on this site are Amazon affiliate links, and some study-guide pages include a referral link to hamradioprep.com. When you click one of these and buy or enroll, the retailer or course provider may send Hamrigs a referral commission. That commission does not raise your price and does not add a separate charge at checkout.

That revenue is what pays for hosting, research time, and the work of keeping older articles accurate as FCC fees, question pools, and product lineups change.

How Recommendations Stay Independent

A radio is not worth recommending because it has a link attached to it. It is worth recommending only if it fits the situation being discussed: a hiker packing light needs a different handheld than a family setting up a home base station, and a General upgrade needs different study material than a first-time Technician candidate.

That standard applies to the course link as well. The hamradioprep.com course is one option among several, not the default answer. When free resources, like the ARRL question pool or ham radio study apps, are genuinely enough for someone’s situation, the article says so. A paid course does not get recommended just because it pays better than pointing someone to a free PDF.

Where These Links May Appear

Amazon product links are most likely to appear in radio buying guides, comparison articles, and setup pages where a specific accessory solves the problem being explained, things like handhelds, mobile transceivers, HF rigs, programming cables, and antennas. The hamradioprep.com link only appears in the license study guide section, and only where a study path is actually being discussed.

Informational articles may include product links when they make the advice clearer, but the link should support the explanation, not replace it. A reader should understand what to look for in a radio or a study method even before deciding where to buy or sign up.

How to Spot These Links

Any product link that points to Amazon may be an affiliate link. Any link that points to hamradioprep.com is a referral link. This disclosure applies across Hamrigs, including older articles and pages that do not repeat the disclosure beside every individual link.

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FTC Compliance

This disclosure is provided so readers can clearly understand the site’s affiliate, referral, and advertising relationships. It is intended to follow the Federal Trade Commission’s guidance on endorsements and advertising disclosures, including 16 CFR Part 255.