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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, not sure where to even start

    Amanda Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    David Thompson

  3. Best study approach for General class exam coming from Tech?

    Mike74,
    • 2 replies
    • 613 views
    Mike74

  4. What HF privileges do I actually gain upgrading Tech to General?

    Amanda Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 304 views
    Kevin Park

  5. thinking about going for General, how hard is the exam really

    Robert Kim97,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Susan Clark

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

    Sarah Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Bob Wilson

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

    Jessica Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    James Brown

  9. Best study approach for General: Coming from a Tech background?

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 2 replies
    • 152 views
    Ham Fan 24

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

    Carlos Gutierrez,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Mike Thompson

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

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Michael O'Connor

  13. general exam - worth it for someone who mostly does 2m?

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    David Miller

  14. Best study methods for General exam - HamStudy vs ARRL manual?

    David Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 125 views
    Robert Moore

  15. thinking about taking the General exam, few questions about what to expect

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  16. HF band privileges: What exactly can I do as General that I can't as Tech?

    Amanda Davis,
    • 2 replies
    • 179 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    Kevin O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Kevin Miller

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

    Amanda Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Steven Clark

  20. General class exam study strategy - how to approach the frequency privilege questions?

    Sarah Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 135 views
    Jessica Wilson66

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

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Robert Taylor83

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

    Rachel Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Jessica Williams

  23. thinking about taking the General exam, few questions about what to expect

    Morse Coder,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Morse Coder

  25. thinking about going for general, how hard is it really compared to tech

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Rachel Johnson

  26. thinking about upgrading to general, how hard is the test really

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Ashley Anderson73

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

    Kevin O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    CW Operator

  28. studying for general, couple questions about what actually changes

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Jessica Nakamura

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