Introduction To Ham Radio General Crash Class Training/Upgrade Your License 2023-2027.

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• HAM RADIO GENERAL CRAS...
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Hi, I'm Laura KK7RTU and my husband Michael KK7RRD, we both are General Ham Radio licensed
What is a Ham Radio? A Ham Radio allows us to communicate over long distances without internet or cell towers.
At the beginning of this year, my husband and I, we have done in person classes for ham radio license, and we have passed the first test, which is for the Technician.
There are 3 different classes for Ham Radio. Technician Class that has fewer access, General Class that does all what Technician do but with more privileges to HF bands, and Amator Extra Class which have the highest privileges, to use all frequencies and modes in HF bands.
To get a ham radio license, you must pass an exam administered by Volunteer Examiners who are holding a General Class license or higher. The Examiners offer their time for free to administer the FCC licensing exams through an FCC authorized Volunteer Examiner Coordinator organization.
When we learned for our first class, we did it in person with a Volunteer Ham Radio licensed enthusiast that was great, and we appreciate him.
I recommend that everyone do it in person because you are going to meet other people who are having the same interests, and it is important to be in contact with your community. It is going to be like a support group. Also, you can volunteer and assist in case of emergency for your community. This is our goal!
We wanted to have access to higher privileges, and we decided to learn for the General class, yet we wanted to do it in our own time because we are busy building our own house.
We started learning at home, and for that, I created my own crash classes for General Class to watch or listen in my own time.
With that said, it was working out for us, and we passed the General exam.
I decided that might benefit other people to add my crash course to the internet.
The best way to learn about amateur radio is by doing it.
In my crash classes, you are taught the answers to the license examination test pool. Don't try to rationalize it. Just do it. Concentrate on the right answers not on the wrong ones because they will overwhelm your brain. In a few hours or days, you might be able to learn an entire class. My husband learned for the General in a few days.
The most important thing is to read through the chapters before the test. That was the best for me (actually, my husband took a nap before the test).
I recommend that when you decided to learn for General (even for Technician or Amateur Extra) to do it chapter by chapter and then, after each chapter, go and do the test for that specific chapter only, then keep going to the next chapter, do the test again till you're done with all of them and in the end do the practice test for the entire class.
When I did my first Practice Test for General, I passed it with 32 out of 35 questions.
You can find the class for free at hamstudy.org, select what class you want to test for, what subelement, and choose the Study Mode you want to test for.
Again! The best way to learn about amateur radio is by doing it!
There might be a Ham class in your area or someone that does it (like in our case) because they love to pass on this art for good reasons...
Exams are administered by local volunteer examiners. The cost can range from free to a nominal fee that shouldn't exceed $15.
The exams for
• Technician: 35 questions, the lowest tier of amateur radio certification and the easiest to pass
• General: 35 questions, moderately difficult to pass
• Extra: 50 questions, the highest level of ham radio certification
The passing score is 74%, which is 26 out of 35 questions and 37 out of 50 questions and at the test must be present 3 Volunteer Examiners, that are preparing the test and the Volunteer Examiner Coordinator is sending the data electronically to the FCC to be able to get your license after you pay a fee of $35.
At the end of each subelement I'm going to have a link for the next chapter and also about our journey to build a house if you are interested, but this is not a "how to"... is for family and friends updates of our work.
At the end of this introduction chapter, we have a link about installing a Radio Tower in our region. It has been done by volunteers led by Don, our instructor, who also donated the Tower and the supply for our small community.
Don't forget, this is voluntary work. Be kind in making comments and keep it family-friendly.
The most important thing is to let me know that you passed the test!
Good luck!
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