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General Class Exam

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

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

    Dave Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Emily Wilson23

  2. thinking about upgrading to general, how hard is it really

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Robert Mitchell

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

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    James Wilson46

  4. studying for general, confused about some of the HF stuff on the question pool

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Jennifer Wu

  5. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam actually

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Daniel Jackson

  7. studying for general, not sure what to focus on

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Michael Miller90

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

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Jessica Williams

  9. thinking about taking the general exam, how hard is it really

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Brian Murphy

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

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    James Holloway

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

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    James Wilson94

  13. finally decided to go for General, any tips on the exam?

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    David Williams

  14. studying for general, couple questions about what to actually expect

    DX Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    DX Lover

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

    John Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Emily Wilson

  16. studying for general, few questions about what actually changes

    Sarah Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Daniel Garcia

  17. studying for general, confused about a few things on the practice tests

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Robert Kim

  19. finally decided to go for General, any advice on the exam?

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    John Williams99

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

    Stephanie Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Steven Kumar

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

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    CQ Op

  23. thinking about taking the general exam, how hard is it really

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Mark Taylor

  25. thinking about taking the general exam, what should I actually focus on studying

    Lisa Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Sarah Collins

  26. thinking about taking the General exam, how hard is it really coming from Tech?

    James Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Maria Santos

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

    Amanda Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Amanda Williams49

  28. Best study approach for General class exam after passing Technician?

    Robert Johnson52,
    • 2 replies
    • 217 views
    Michael Miller

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

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Linda Hayes

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