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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, some of this stuff is making my head spin

    Michael Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Steven Clark

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

    Kevin Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Robert Taylor83

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

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Brian Murphy

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

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Michelle Taylor

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

    Dave Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Emily Wilson23

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

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Robert Mitchell

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

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    James Wilson46

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

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Jennifer Wu

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

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Daniel Jackson

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

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Michael Miller90

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

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Jessica Williams

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

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views
    Brian Murphy

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

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 134 views
    James Holloway

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

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    James Wilson94

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

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    David Williams

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

    DX Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    DX Lover

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

    John Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Emily Wilson

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

    Sarah Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Daniel Garcia

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

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Robert Kim

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

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    John Williams99

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

    Stephanie Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Steven Kumar

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

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    CQ Op

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

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views
    Mark Taylor

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

    Lisa Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Sarah Collins

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