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Ham Radio License Test Preparation

1. Use HamStudy.org: HamStudy is a free website that provides practice tests for all ham radio licenses. It can help individuals prepare for their exams and find online or in-person test sessions. www.hamstudy.org

2. Check Out W4EEY on YouTube: W4EEY on YouTube offers excellent ham radio tutorials. He has playlists covering all ham radio license levels and occasionally conducts live classes. This resource can be valuable for learning ham radio concepts. Here are the playlists for the various licenses:

• Tech Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ_9BZQ8gpziUWPBT3rOvSV6MCCeCaiK0

• General Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ_9BZQ8gpziv2a26B_IoQ1RbXbIqieP2

• Extra Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ_9BZQ8gpzhKG9Ha27YL9szWqBTmlYwU

3. Explore ARRL and Local Clubs: The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) website can help individuals find local ham radio clubs. These clubs often have information about local repeaters, club meetings, and ham radio "nets" (radio meetups). It's a good way to connect with other ham radio enthusiasts in your area. (https://www.arrl.org/find-a-club)

4. The hamstudy.org app has recently been updated. They did a really nice job with it. It’s a couple of fiat dollars, I think you will find it is worth it. https://hamstudy.org/appstore

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Discussion

Garrett 1y ago

Do you think people in these clubs would be knowledgeable about reticulum?

HR4BTC aka HamRadio4Bitcoin 1y ago

Most of them will likely not know about reticulum, but many will interested in packet radio or other digital modes. Start the conversations there.

Big Picture:

Ham radio clubs are a good place to learn about radio and meet other people who are interested. Locally, you may initially be the one that is the go to guy on that topic. The hobby is currently very rapidly changing demographically and interest wise. Historically, being an electrical engineer and being proficient in Morse code was where the action was. Now things are moving to software defined radios and digital transmissions. Mesh radios are just now becoming a topic of great interest. Open source is also big in ham radio. Go check one out.

Liberty Farmer 1y ago

The issue with Ham and Reticulum is the legality. It is a bit of a grey area whether key cryptography is allowed over ham bands or not. Many say no. FCC says you cannot encrypt amateur communications for the purpose of obscuring the message.

There is the grey area. Yes, RNS packets are in fact encrypted. The reason is for secure key transactions across the network and propagation methods, NOT to obscure the message

Obscuring the message would be a side benefit/issue as according to current rules in my opinion.

But not a lawyer...

Ro₿ 1y ago

Agreed. The W4EEY videos are the best. I only found them when studying for my Extra but I wish I would have watched them for my tech and general. Top notch stuff.

And yeah, hamstudy.org is definitely the way to go when studying. Beyond anything, it gives you the confidence that you’re ready to take the test. It’s also important to point out that in study mode, there’s an information section when you click in the upper right corner after answering a question that gives you info about the question along with some ways to remember the answer.

Ceallach 1y ago

Thank you for this. Following your posts is getting me re-interested in upping my license to General 🙂