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General Class Exam

Discuss General exam prep, HF privileges, study plans, and upgrading your amateur radio license successfully.

  1. thinking about taking the general exam, few questions about what to expect

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 4 views
    Robert Moore

  2. thinking about taking the general exam, not sure where to even start

    Lisa Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 2 views
    David Wilson

  3. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the HF stuff really

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Andrew Martinez

  4. studying for general, how hard is it really compared to tech?

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    James Wilson46

  5. thinking about upgrading to general, how hard is the exam really

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Carol Davis

  7. thinking about upgrading to General, is it worth it or should i just wait for Extra?

    Mark Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Emily Rodriguez

  8. thinking about upgrading to general, how hard is the exam really

    Nordic Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Rachel Adams

  9. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Brian Wilson

  10. thinking about upgrading to General, not sure where to even start studying

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Nancy White

  11. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Angela Davis

  13. thinking about upgrading from tech to general, how hard is the exam really

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Ashley Johnson

  14. finally decided to go for General, few questions about the test and what changes

    John Anderson78,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    John Williams99

  15. studying for general, what's actually hard on the exam vs what people say is hard

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Lisa Rodriguez

  16. thinking about taking the general exam, how hard is it really compared to tech?

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    CW Operator

  17. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    Susan Clark

  19. studying for general, not sure what to actually focus on

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Emily Thomas74

  20. studying for general, how hard is it really compared to tech

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Steven Kumar

  21. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Rachel Garcia

  22. thinking about going for my general, how hard is the jump really?

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Robert Williams

  23. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  25. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Karen Lewis

  26. studying for general, some of this stuff is making my head spin

    Michael Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Steven Clark

  27. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Kevin Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Robert Taylor83

  28. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is it really

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Brian Murphy

  29. thinking about upgrading to general, how hard is the exam really

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Michelle Taylor

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