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SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B8.3
Wind 432.7 km/s
Aurora 3
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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 upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Rachel Garcia

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

    Carlos Silva,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Catherine O'Brien

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

    Catherine O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Angela Washington

  4. studying for general, little confused on some of the HF stuff

    Morse Coder,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Robert Miller

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

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

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

    Lisa Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    David Wilson

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

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Andrew Martinez

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

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    James Wilson46

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

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Carol Davis

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

    Mark Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Emily Rodriguez

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

    Nordic Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Rachel Adams

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

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Brian Wilson

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

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Nancy White

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

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Angela Davis

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

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Ashley Johnson

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

    John Anderson78,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    John Williams99

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

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Lisa Rodriguez

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

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    CW Operator

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

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Susan Clark

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

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Emily Thomas74

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

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Steven Kumar

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

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Rachel Garcia

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

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Robert Williams

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

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

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

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
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