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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 extra class, is the theory stuff actually that hard

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

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

    Michelle Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Amanda Williams

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

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Amanda Johnson

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

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Gregory Adams

  5. finally decided to go for the Extra, is the theory stuff as hard as people say

    Jennifer Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    David Thomas

  7. is the amateur extra exam actually worth it or just more memorizing

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 138 views
    Amanda Thomas

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

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Michael Rodriguez

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

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Kevin Turner

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

    Brian Murphy,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Patricia Lee

  11. What Extra class band privileges are actually worth the upgrade?

    Elizabeth Patel,
    • 2 replies
    • 235 views
    Rachel Garcia

  13. thinking about going for Extra, is it actually worth the hassle

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    David Davis44

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

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Moon Bounce

  15. finally sitting for my Extra, what actually trips people up on the theory stuff?

    Sarah Collins,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Rachel Williams

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

    Emily Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Karen Williams

  17. thinking about going for extra but not sure if the theory jump is too much

    Linda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Andrew Jackson

  19. finally decided to go for my Extra, is the theory stuff as bad as everyone says?

    Linda Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Michael Miller90

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

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views
    James Thompson

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

    Jessica Davis21,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Robert Johnson

  22. thinking about going for the extra but not sure if its worth the effort

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Steven Patel

  23. Extra Class frequency privileges - what do you actually gain on HF?

    Emily Brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 150 views
    Sarah Thompson

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

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    David Williams50

  26. thinking about going for Extra, is the theory stuff actually as hard as people say

    James Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    James Rodriguez

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

    Linda Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Robert Johnson52

  28. extra exam study - how much theory do i really need to memorize

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    David Thompson

  29. finally decided to go for the extra, is the theory actually that hard or am i overthinking it

    Emily Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Carlos Silva

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