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Go for it...
In Response To: I'm impressed Paul. Is that your ()
As Paul said the exams are a lot easier today - no Morse code requirements at all.
The Technician license is mostly rules, the General gets more technical, and the Extra gets very technical.
The tests are all multiple choice from a published question pool. The ARRL publishes study guides with a PC program to take sample tests. If you can pass the sample tests the actual one is the very same questions.
Seek out your local ham radio club - many offer classes to get you going.
Messages In This Thread
- I received some interesting advice last week
- After PFDs, the CG usually asks, "Do you have a phone onboard?"
- Makes sense. Some of the exchanges with the CG heard on VHF have bordered on disturbing.
- I agree, but wouldn't give up on fixed mount VHF yet
- Outsourcing the VHF calls... tell me it ain't so.
- In Mexico it is need to check in and out of some ports
- VHF is hugely important and I disagree with that thinking.
- It's amazing just how fast we can regress into
- Very true...
- I made extensive use of VHF this summer
- Good post, Dan - I couldn't agree more...
- I have all those radio capabilities aboard the boat and at home
- Not surprising what your Towboat speaker said.
- During our cruising this year...
- After PFDs, the CG usually asks, "Do you have a phone onboard?"
