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Originally Posted by Badger52
I've likely mentioned this before in a couple of other threads but if you are going to the bother of studying/taking the Tech exam, study & bang away at the online practice exams for the General - Puh-LEEZ, in the name of all that is holy in the Ionosphere. About 50-60% of the Tech info you will see again on the General, maybe just phrased differently. There is no extra fee at a testing session, you can keep progressing up the ladder till you don't pass one. (The Extra is a different animal.) But go for the General - pass the Tech, get up, go to the bathroom, have some coffee & a donut, then sit back down & pass the General. If you have any inkling that you might want to do some HF for local or regional comms sans repeaters, you can thank me later.
And no, there is no longer a code requirement...
even though it's really cool to know & still works when the solar cycle is in the shitter.
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Good advice, thanks. I started going through Tech practice tests this weekend, scoring around 70% consistently without even studying the material. I can see how people spend two to four hours with the materials and pass the test.