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Technician
Element 2 · 35 questions · pass with 26
The entry license. Full privileges on 6 meters and up: local repeaters, simplex, satellites, the ISS. Some HF: 10 meter voice plus CW on 80, 40 and 15 meters.
General
Element 3 · 35 questions · pass with 26
Opens most of the HF bands for worldwide contacts: SSB voice, digital modes like FT8, and the HF nets.
Amateur Extra
Element 4 · 50 questions · pass with 37
Every amateur privilege, including the extra-class segments of 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters, and the shortest call signs in the vanity program.
👋 New HAMs within 50 miles (8 first licenses in the last 30 days, near Madison, WI)
| Call | Name | Class | Location | Miles | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB9DRN | James Hanson | General | Madison, WI | 6 | 2026-10-10 |
| KE9GJL | Devon Gookin | Technician | Janesville, WI | 31 | 2026-10-09 |
| KE9GJE | Jon Radloff | Technician | Mount Horeb, WI | 18 | 2026-10-08 |
| KE9GJF | Lukas Radloff | Technician | Mount Horeb, WI | 18 | 2026-10-08 |
| KB9ORN | DANE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE INC | Blue Mounds, WI | 20 | 2026-10-03 | |
| KB9JYX | Kati Wetzel | Technician | Watertown, WI | 35 | 2026-09-22 |
| KE9GHF | Sanford Guelzow | Technician | Janesville, WI | 39 | 2026-09-22 |
| KE9GGD | Monica Santa Maria Somohano | General | Madison, WI | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
⬆ Recent Upgrades (6)
| Call | Name | Upgraded | Location | Miles | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB9OWD | Ryan Klavekoske | P → General | Beaver Dam, WI | 39 | 2026-10-07 |
| W2QA | David Werner | Advanced → Amateur Extra | Middleton, WI | 6 | 2026-09-23 |
| AC9PF | Mark Spinler | General → Amateur Extra | Beaver Dam, WI | 39 | 2026-09-22 |
| W9XY | Robert Johnson | Advanced → Amateur Extra | Montello, WI | 48 | 2026-09-19 |
| W9SSW | David Nieman | Technician → General | Fort Atkinson, WI | 31 | 2026-09-18 |
| N9CK | Steven Franzen | General → Amateur Extra | Mcfarland, WI | 10 | 2026-09-16 |
New-HAM and upgrade lists come from the FCC ULS database, refreshed nightly. Exam schedules live on HamStudy and the ARRL; the buttons open their finders for your area.