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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, how hard is it really coming from Tech?

    James Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 156 views
    Maria Santos

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

    Amanda Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    Robert Johnson52,
    • 2 replies
    • 290 views
    Michael Miller

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

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 173 views
    Linda Hayes

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

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 226 views
    Robert Johnson

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

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 153 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Mike74,
    • 2 replies
    • 712 views
    Mike74

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

    Amanda Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 422 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Jessica Nakamura

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

    Jennifer Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 153 views
    Angela Washington

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

    Robert Kim97,
    • 1 reply
    • 160 views
    Susan Clark

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

    Michael Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Michael Williams

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

    Sarah Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 132 views
    Bob Wilson

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

    James Moore,
    • 2 replies
    • 211 views
    Patricia Lee

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

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 154 views
    Linda Wilson

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Mark Taylor

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

    Jessica Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    James Brown

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

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

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

    Carlos Gutierrez,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Mike Thompson

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

    Sarah Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 251 views
    Jessica Wilson66

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

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

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

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 175 views
    David Miller

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

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Maria Rodriguez

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

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 149 views
    Michelle Davis

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

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 131 views
    Robert Kowalski

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