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

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    James Wilson

  2. finally decided to go for the Extra, worth it or overkill?

    James Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Rag Chewer

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

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Brian Murphy

  4. Extra class sub-band privileges: What's worth the upgrade?

    Lisa Chang,
    • 2 replies
    • 196 views
    Lisa Chang

  5. thinking about going for the extra but is it actually worth the effort

    Diana Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Sarah Johnson

  7. Which Extra Class study methods actually work? Tips from recent test takers

    Repeater King,
    • 2 replies
    • 239 views
    Mike Rodriguez

  8. thinking about going for my extra, is the theory stuff as bad as people say

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Rachel Garcia

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

    Linda Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Sarah Collins

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

    Michael Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 9 views
    Robert Taylor32

  11. thinking about going for extra class but not sure if the theory is worth learning just for the privileges

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Carlos Mendoza

  13. is the extra class exam actually worth it or just more memorizing

    Tom Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Contest Joe

  14. finally decided to go for the Extra, not sure where to even start with the theory stuff

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Amanda Thomas

  15. thinking about going for the extra but not sure if its worth the effort at this point

    Robert Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Northern Ham

  16. finally decided to go for the extra, is the theory stuff as bad as everyone says

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 8 views
    Steve Anderson

  17. thinking about going for extra class, is the theory part really that bad?

    Emily Davis71,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Michelle Davis

  19. New 2024 Amateur Extra Question Pool - Study Strategy?

    Robert Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 205 views
    Sarah Chen

  20. thinking about going for Extra, is the theory stuff actually that hard?

    Carol White,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Linda Chen

  21. worth going for extra or just stick with general for now

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Betty Johnson

  22. thinking about going for extra class but not sure if the theory is worth it

    Stephanie Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Tom Bradley

  23. thinking about going for extra class, is the theory stuff actually that hard

    Kevin Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Ham Fan 24

  25. thinking about going for the extra, is the theory stuff really that bad?

    Michelle Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Amanda Williams

  26. thinking about going for the extra class exam, is all the theory stuff actually worth it

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Gregory Adams

  27. thinking about going for extra but not sure if the theory is worth it

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Michael Rodriguez

  28. thinking about going for extra but not sure if the theory is worth learning or just memorize and pass

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Kevin Turner

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

    Brian Murphy,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Patricia Lee

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