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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 upgrading to General, how hard is it really

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Robert Thompson

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

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    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Kenneth Lopez

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

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
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  4. thinking about upgrading to General, few questions about the exam

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
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  5. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really?

    Jennifer Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
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  7. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Robert Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Moon Bounce

  8. thinking about going for my general, few questions about the process

    Anthony Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Anthony Davis

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

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    John Williams

  10. thinking about upgrading to general, few questions about the exam

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Robert Mitchell

  11. thinking about upgrading to General, not sure where to even start studying

    Tom Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
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  13. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is the exam really

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
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  14. thinking about going for General, how hard is it really compared to Tech

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    DX Hunter

  15. studying for general, not sure what to focus on for HF stuff

    Sarah Collins,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
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  16. thinking about upgrading to General, how hard is it really

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    John Taylor

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Gary Mitchell

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