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Upgrade

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 04:00 PM PST
http://ke9v.net/2015/12/28/upgrade/


If you dont currently hold an Amateur Extra class license, upgrading should
be one of your top resolutions for the New Year.

About half of the 700,000 amateur radio licensees in the United States hold
the Technician license. Its the de-facto entry point for radio hams, but it
should never be considered a final destination. Upgrading your license is
one of the easiest things you can do and its the Open Sesame to all amateur
radio privileges.

That so many in the fraternity have no ambition to upgrade, despite the
ease with which it can be attained, is an embarrassing pox on the service.
Lets not mince words here, if youve been stuck at anything below Extra
class for more than two years, you might not have the right stuff to be one
of us.

Amateur radio operators in your area volunteer hundreds of hours of their
time each year to make it incredibly simple for YOU to find a convenient
location for testing. Weve gone to great lengths to simplify the exams and
testing processes.

Its a multiple choice test with published questions and answers available
for review before you take the exam. There are a dozen or more excellent
sources of license prep material at your fingertips, and you can take
practice exams online over and over until the answers have been permanently
stamped into your gray matter.

Newer hams frequently grouse that more seasoned operators dont cuddle or
love them enough. Bah! Its time to set that aside and move up already. If
youve been licensed for more than two years and dont have an Extra class
ticket, I cant even look at you let alone talk to you.
Filed under: Ham Radio Tagged: licensing