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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, not sure what to actually focus on

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 158 views
    Robert Johnson

  2. thinking about taking the general exam, few questions before i dive in

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Mike74,
    • 2 replies
    • 666 views
    Mike74

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

    Amanda Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 367 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Jessica Nakamura

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

    Jennifer Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Angela Washington

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

    Robert Kim97,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Susan Clark

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

    Michael Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Michael Williams

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

    Sarah Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Bob Wilson

  11. What HF privileges do I actually get upgrading to General?

    James Moore,
    • 2 replies
    • 154 views
    Patricia Lee

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

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Linda Wilson

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Mark Taylor

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

    Jessica Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    James Brown

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

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

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

    Carlos Gutierrez,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Mike Thompson

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

    Sarah Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 191 views
    Jessica Wilson66

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

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Jessica Wilson66

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

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    David Miller

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

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Maria Rodriguez

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

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Michelle Davis

  25. thinking about upgrading to General but not sure where to even start

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Robert Kowalski

  26. General test coming up next month any study tips

    Jessica Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    James Wilson

  27. finally studying for general, few questions about what to actually expect

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Emily Taylor

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

    David Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 160 views
    Robert Moore

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Sarah Mitchell

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