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Amateur Extra Exam

Discuss Amateur Extra study topics, advanced theory, regulations, and preparing for the top U.S. ham license.

  1. thinking about going for the Extra but is it worth the effort just for the extra HF spectrum?

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 1 view
    Thomas White

  2. is the extra class exam actually worth it or am i overthinking this

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 6 views
    Daniel Taylor

  3. is the extra exam actually worth it or am i just overthinking this

    CW Whisperer,
    • 1 reply
    • 7 views
    Sarah Brown

  4. is the extra exam actually worth it or am I overthinking this

    Kevin Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 9 views
    QRP Guy

  5. thinking about going for extra class but is the theory stuff actually that hard

    Daniel Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Emily Thomas17

  7. thinking about going for the extra class, is the theory part as hard as people say

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Susan Davis

  8. is the amateur extra exam actually worth the effort or am i overthinking it

    Sarah Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Sarah Johnson

  9. finally going for my Extra, how hard is the theory stuff really

    Brian Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Packet Radio

  10. is the extra exam actually worth it or am i overthinking this

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Michelle Baker

  11. is the amateur extra exam actually that hard or am i overthinking it

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Michael Brown79

  13. thinking about going for Extra but not sure if the theory stuff is worth it

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Repeater King

  14. thinking about going for the Extra but not sure if its worth the studying

    Nordic Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Steven Clark

  15. finally sitting for my Extra next month, any tips on what actually trips people up?

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Carlos Santos

  16. finally decided to go for the Extra, is the theory stuff as brutal as people say

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Michael Brown79

  17. thinking about going for extra class but not sure if the theory is worth learning vs just memorizing

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Lisa Park

  19. thinking about going for the extra but not sure if the theory is worth it for what I actually do

    Emily Davis71,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Emily Zhang

  20. finally decided to go for the extra class, bit confused on some of the theory stuff

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Sarah Kim

  21. finally decided to go for the Extra, is the theory part really that bad?

    Sarah Wilson13,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Steven Taylor

  22. thinking about going for the Extra but not sure if its worth it at this point

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Steven Taylor

  23. thinking about going for extra class, is the theory part as bad as everyone says

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Kevin Miller

  25. thinking about going for Extra but not sure if the theory jump is too much

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Sarah Brown

  26. thinking about going for the Extra, is the theory part really that bad?

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Jennifer Lee

  27. thinking about going for the Extra but not sure if the theory is actually that hard

    Michelle Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Maria Garcia

  28. thinking about going for my Extra but not sure if the theory is way over my head

    John Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Rachel Green

  29. thinking about going for my Extra, is the theory part as bad as everyone says

    Anthony Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Kenneth Davis

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