This site is SO helpful.

Here are a few things I did to help me memorize the Baud rates and frequency allocations.

First. Baud rates are higher at higher frequencies or shorter wavelengths:
20-meters (15 mHz) 300 Baud
10.7-meters (28 mHZ) 300 Baud
10-meters (30 mHz) 1200 Buad
2-meters (150 mHz) 19.6 kBaud
1.25-meter (240 mHz) 56 kBaud
70-centimeter (430 mHz) 56 kBaud

Also a trick to memorize the the allowable wattage, at least for the general exam the answer is always 1500 watts except the 10.140 MHz question.

Another trick for getting the 'which frequencies' questions right is this. I believe for every single question about which frequencies are within the General Class are always the second to the highest that are in that band. Example:


Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 20-meter phone band?
A. 14005 kHz
B. 14105 kHz
C. 14305 kHz X Second to highest.
D. 14405 kHz

But be careful. Make sure it's the second to highest in the band. There are some answers outside the band.

I'm ready!!!





Dennis M. Wage

245 Corum Hill Road

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 11:50 AM, David Wilson <n5vtd25@gmail.com> wrote:
FYI

https://hamstudy.org/

David

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 11:17 AM Joe Hobart <nova@npgcable.com> wrote:
Dennis,

I administer license exams.  We always encourage those who do well on their
technician exam to take the general exam.  Recently two candidates, who did not
plan to take more than technician, also passed the general.  Both left in a mild
state of shock.  Not everyone passes, but it is good practice.

Two numbers to remember:

   300:  speed of light in millions of meters per second.  Divide 300 by MHz and
get wavelength.  Divide 300 by wavelength in meters and get MHz.  Half of the
wavelength gives you the length of a half wave dipole, etc.  A meter = about 40
inches or about 3-1/4 feet.

   7:  We have bands starting at 7, 14, 21, 28, and 3.5 MHz.  CW and data in the
lower part; voice and image in the upper parts.  Get the colorful frequency
chart from ARRL:

   http://www.arrl.org/graphical-frequency-allocations

That will give you another way to look at amateur allocations.  I keep a copy of
that chart near my radios.  I can't remember all those numbers either.

The technician license question pool changes somewhat on 1 July.  If you know
the material, you would still pass, but

Good luck,
Joe, W7LUX

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