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A 7
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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, few questions about what to expect

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Christine Lee

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

    James Moore,
    • 2 replies
    • 111 views
    Patricia Lee

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

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Linda Wilson

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Mark Taylor

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

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Robert Kowalski

  7. General test coming up next month any study tips

    Jessica Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    James Wilson

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

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Emily Taylor

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

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Carol Davis

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

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 8 views
    Jessica Taylor

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

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Michelle Davis

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

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Helen Anderson

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

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Paul Anderson

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

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    James Wilson94

  16. trying to upgrade from tech to general, confused about the exam stuff

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Rachel Martinez

  17. finally decided to go for my general, what should i even be studying

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Jennifer Wilson

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

    Brian Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Jennifer Lee

  20. studying for general, little confused about what i actually need to know

    Stephanie Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    David Davis

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

    Carlos Mendoza,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Elizabeth Patel

  22. finally ready to upgrade to general but confused about hf bands

    David Wilson59,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Nicole Larsen

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Carol Davis

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

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Radio Geek

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

    Sarah Collins,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    John Patterson

  27. Study Methods for General Class - What worked for you?

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 321 views
    Mike Rodriguez

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

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Ashley Wilson27

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

    Linda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Linda Johnson

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