My husband and I are currently studying for our Technician’s License.
I’ve always been fascinated by Ham Radio - and by radio in general - but only recently realized how important it can be for oneself, and for helping others, in disaster situations.
-JT
I just got mine about a year ago. I don’t know why it has to be so incredibly boring for something so useful! Studying for it was excruciating and I’m an engineer, so technical subjects are not foreign to me.
My parents were both Hams (Amateur Extra), as well as 2 sisters (General Class). I felt rather shamed to get my General. I thought I’d never learn code. It took me forever until I discovered Code Quick software that pairs the sound with a pnuemonic/ word sound like “dog did it” for the letter “d.” I could finally hear the difference and learned all the code in something ridiculous like 2 days. I also reccommend Ham University which is now free. It was the best code software I found (I tried a lot!!) before code quick and is great for practice and also has test questions for the written test. I’m proud to say I had perfect copy when I took my code test.
You can take exams over and over, I got my Amateur extra last week.
Get the ARRL tests for your iphone or table. I gave up the internet for lent. I started practicing for my tech test on Ash Wednesday. Passed my expert the Thursday before easter.
It is important to learn—but force your way through the tests with shear memory and get your hands on the equipment. Its the easiest way to learn.