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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 not sure if its worth the study grind

    Jessica Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 5 views
    Mike Johnson

  2. thinking about going for Extra class, is the theory part really that hard?

    James Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    Kenneth Davis

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

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Emily Davis71

  4. thinking about going for the Extra, is the theory stuff as bad as people say

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Nancy White

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

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Ashley Johnson24

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

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    CQ Op

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

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Emily Davis

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Karen Thompson

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

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Thomas White

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

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Daniel Taylor

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

    CW Whisperer,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Sarah Brown

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

    Kevin Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    QRP Guy

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

    Daniel Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Emily Thomas17

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

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Susan Davis

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

    Sarah Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Sarah Johnson

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

    Brian Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Packet Radio

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

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Michelle Baker

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

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Michael Brown79

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

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Repeater King

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

    Nordic Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Steven Clark

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

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Carlos Santos

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

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Michael Brown79

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

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Lisa Park

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

    Emily Davis71,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Emily Zhang

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

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Sarah Kim

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