Amateur Extra on W3MRB — Ham Radio & 3D Printinghttps://w3mrb.com/tags/amateur-extra/Recent content in Amateur Extra on W3MRB — Ham Radio & 3D PrintingHugoenCopyright © 2026 Michael Bell (W3MRB).Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400Grinding for Extra: Studying Ham Radio's Hardest Exam as an Engineerhttps://w3mrb.com/blog/2026/07/grinding-for-extra/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://w3mrb.com/blog/2026/07/grinding-for-extra/I passed my General a while back. Now I’m studying for Amateur Extra — the top US license class — and this post kicks off a series where I work through it in public, from the perspective of someone who’s here for the electronics more than the operating.

This first one is about why the Extra material is worth your time even if you never care about the extra frequency privileges.

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