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Ham Radio Licensing Information |
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Licensing for Ham Radio has always caused some grief. People had trouble with their "code" or just couldn't understand the complex electronic theory. In April of 2000, the licensing requirements for a ham radio license were radically changed. Morse Code requirements that went as high as 20 words per minute were lessened to a maximum of 5. License classes were reduced from six to three, Technician, General and Extra. I have created an outline of the classes, requiements for each, and some of the privledges that come with them. Please note that the Technician license requires no code knowledge at all. As for the theory, there are many books available as well as training classes given by most clubs. Contact the American Radio Relay League for a club in your area. |
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License Class Requirements Privledges |
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Voice and digital communications on all frequencies above 50Mhz. This could be anything from local to world wide communications and include voice, digital, space, and even television where allowed. |
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A 40 question written test on rules and regulations, basic electrical theory, operation practices. |
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Technician |
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General |
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A 40 question written test on advanced rules and regula- tions, semi-advanced electrical and radio theory, and opera- tion practices which apply to the High Frequency bands (be- low 50Mhz) as well as passing a 5 word per minute morse code proficiency test. |
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With a General license, you retain all priveldges earned with the Technician license as well as being allowed to operate within certain frequency ranges of the High Frequency bands. This provides for world wide communications at almost any time of the day in all modes. |
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The extra class license expands the priv- ledges to all frequencies and modes allotted to ham radio. This improves your ability to work foreign (DX) stations which often operate on frequencies outside the US allocations and only listen in the Extra portion of the band. An Extra is also permitted to, when registered as volun- teer Examiner, administer ham radio exams at testing sessions. |
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In addition to having success- fully completed the above re- quirements, the Extra must pass a 50 Question test on ad- vanced radio theory and opera- tion as well as some advanced rule questions |
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The information above is only a synopsis. If you are interested, go to the ARRL or the FCC website, search for amateur licensing, and review the information there. |
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