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Ham Operator Must Pay in First-Responder Interference Case (www.radioworld.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A ham radio operator in Idaho must pay a record $34,000 penalty for causing interference with communications during a fire suppression effort.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Do they require you to also take the General class license as a prerequisite for the Extra? When I passed the test for General, they offered to let me take the Extra test but I hadn't studied for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, you must pass the general exam before taking the amateur extra exam.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Validation downvotes are strong in this community I see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You do still have to pass the General Exam but on his personal page he said that he did both the General and Amateur Extra at the same testing session so I counted them as one...but he did in fact have to pass two.