NOVICE (NO LONGER ISSUED)

TECHNICIAN

ENTRY LEVEL AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE. GRANTS PRIVILEGES ABOVE 30MHZ INCLUDING VHF / UHF / AND LIMITED HF PHONE PRIVILEGES. MOSTLY USED FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS, SATTELITE COMMUNICATIONS AND LOCAL REPEATER USAGE

GENERAL

INTERMEDIATE LICENSE PROVIDES FOR ACCESS TO MAJOR PORTIONS OF ALL hf BANDS FOR VOICE, DIGITAL, AND CW WORLDWIDE. USEFUL FOR WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES VIA HF PROPAGATION, DX CONTESTS, AND AWARD PROGRAMS.

ADVANCED (NO LONGER ISSUED)

MID-LEVEL AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE. NO LONGER ISSUED BYT CURRENT HOLDERS MAY RENEW THE LICENSE. PROVIDES ADDITIONAL HF PRIVILEGES BEYOND THE GENERAL LICENSE BUT LESS THAN THE EXTRA LICENSE.

EXTRA

HIGHEST AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE GRANTS COMPLETE ACCESS TO ALL AMATEUR FREQUENCIES AND MODES WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. GOOD FOR SERIOUS CONTESTERS, DXERS, OPERATORS WANTING MAXIMUM PRIVILEGES, AND TECHNICAL MASTERY.