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   Andre,   
      
    AR> Why are you interested in extra?   
      
     There are only 5 real advantages to upgrading to Amateur Extra:   
      
   1) Full amateur radio privileges, although on HF, you still have to   
   stay 3 kc's away from the band edges, to avoid going "out of band".   
   There is 500 kilohertz of HF spectrum not available to General class   
   licensees...and 250 kilohertz of HF spectrum not available to Advanced   
   Class licensees.   
      
   2) The shorter 2x1 or 1x2 callsigns...*IF* you're lucky enough to   
   get one.   
      
   3) If traveling overseas, you can get Extra Class privileges with   
   the CEPT license.   
      
   4) As a Volunteer Examiner, you can give and grade ALL the exams.   
      
   5) Snob appeal (hi hi).   
      
     But, if you have no desire for ANY of the above, there is more than   
   enough to say grace over, with just a General Class license...which is   
   the license that the majority of HF operators, hold.   
      
     I had to upgrade to Amateur Extra to become a VE Team leader, but   
   the last time I operated HF was on the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad   
   Memorial Day Troop Train in 2011 (details on my QRZ bio). Otherwise,   
   I operate exclusively in the Technician privileges (D-Star, D-Rats,   
   Packet, Echolink), as I enjoy them.   
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ   
      
   ... What if someone's real name is a psuedonym??   
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