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General Class Exam

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

  1. General test coming up next month any study tips

    Jessica Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 155 views
    James Wilson

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

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Emily Taylor

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

    David Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 215 views
    Robert Moore

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Sarah Mitchell

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

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 159 views
    Carol Davis

  6. HF band privileges: What exactly can I do as General that I can't as Tech?

    Amanda Davis,
    • 2 replies
    • 271 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    Rachel Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    Jessica Williams

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

    Kevin O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Kevin O'Connor

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

    Amanda Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 149 views
    Steven Clark

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

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Robert Taylor83

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

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 169 views
    Patricia Lee

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

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Helen Anderson

  14. First HF contact after General upgrade - band recommendations?

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 2 replies
    • 270 views
    Nordic Ham

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

    Brian Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    Robert Kim

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

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Morse Coder,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Morse Coder

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

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 221 views
    Rachel Johnson

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

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Ashley Anderson73

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

    Kevin O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 146 views
    CW Operator

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

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    James Wilson94

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

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views
    Rachel Martinez

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

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 188 views
    Jennifer Wilson

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

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Jessica Nakamura

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

    Stephanie Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 168 views
    David Davis

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

    Carlos Mendoza,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Elizabeth Patel

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