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 ====== Home ====== ====== Home ======
-Welcome to the home of WX0MIK. I have a few different things throughout this site. I have some ham radio information. I share [[getlicensed:start|how to study for your amateur radio license]] and I can even [[taketest|set up a test for you]] to test your amateur radio test.+Welcome to my site for all of your amateur radio testing needs. I share [[getlicensed:start|how to study for your amateur radio license]] and I can even [[taketest|set up a test for you]] to test your amateur radio license test.
 ===== Get Licensed ===== ===== Get Licensed =====
  
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 <button type="success" size="lg" url=taketest>I want to take my test</button> <button type="success" size="lg" url=taketest>I want to take my test</button>
 <button type="info" size="lg" url="passedtest">I passed! Now what?</button> <button type="info" size="lg" url="passedtest">I passed! Now what?</button>
 +<button type="primary" size="lg" url="range">Can I talk to my ... who is ... miles away?</button>
  
 ===== Renew Your License ===== ===== Renew Your License =====
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 Already licensed and just need to renew? Yes, it's a confusing process, but hopefully this information can help. Already licensed and just need to renew? Yes, it's a confusing process, but hopefully this information can help.
  
-<button type="warning" size="lg" url="passedtest">How do I renew my license?</button>+<button type="warning" size="lg" url="renew">How do I renew my license?</button>
  
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 (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill. (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill.
  
-[[https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-97]]+Via [[https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-97]]
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 ===== What can I do with a license? ===== ===== What can I do with a license? =====
 +Amateur Radio is a hobby of many hobbies. Some enjoy the communication aspects. Some enjoy the experimentation or building aspects. Others like to help with events and disaster planning and helping in disasters. There is no way to list all things you can do with a license, but here are a few of the popular things:
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 +  * Helping with events (marathons, local events, races, rides, etc)
 +  * Nets (HF and VHF/UHF)
 +  * Disaster planning and helping in disasters
 +  * SKYWARN
 +  * Satellite contacts
 +  * Bounce signals off the moon
 +  * Parks on the Air (POTA)
 +  * Summits on the Air (SOTA)
 +  * DX Expeditions (both hunting and going there)
 +  * Experimentation
 +  * Software development
 +  * Electronics
 +  * Repeaters
 +  * Networking (repeaters, AREDN, etc)
 +  * and so much more...
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