Hi Butch,
Send your friend to the ARRL http://www.arrl.org. In addition there are
lots of sources of practice tests on-line. When he is at the ARRL site you
may want to let him know about their facility to find a local ham club in
his area. That I think would be invaluable to a beginner.
Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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