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  • Re: Trying to study for e

    From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Andre Robitaille on Sat Aug 15 10:36:00 2020
    Andre,

    Meaning that general has access to every band that extra does. So any radio or antenna you buy to cover band X will be accessible whether you are a general or an extra.

    There are only 500 kilohertz of spectrum that General Class hams can't
    use, and 250 kilohertz of spectrum that Advanced Class hams can't use;
    both in comparison to Amateur Extra. However, most hams that operate HF
    have the General Class license.

    Daryl, WX4QZ

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  • From Andre Robitaille@1:154/70 to Daryl Stout on Sun Aug 16 18:19:04 2020
    On 15 Aug 2020, Daryl Stout said the following...

    There are only 500 kilohertz of spectrum that General Class hams can't use, and 250 kilohertz of spectrum that Advanced Class hams can't use; both in comparison to Amateur Extra. However, most hams that operate HF have the General Class license.

    Yeah, I totally agree. I got it because during the NJQRP Skeeter Hunt contest last year (was also today, coincidentally), I kept hearing people just below where generals could go. So I figured between that, and having the shorter call, it was worth it for my occasional contest or for getting into pileups more easily.

    But once I started studying the extra material, I realized that it was the first exam level material that was really interesting.

    - Andre, WT9X

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