Hello Linda,   The General Class license gives you more privelleges than the 
Technician.  It is the second step along the licensing structure. With the 
Technician you can operate on the the six and two meter bands plus other VHF 
bands.  You can also operate on part of the ten meter band.

With the General Class license you can operate on all of the same bands as 
the Technician plus all of the HF bands.  Those being 160 80/75, 60, 40, 30, 
20, 17, 15, 12 and all of the 10 meter band.  There are small portions of 
several of these bands that are restricted to the Extra Class  alone but all 
privelleges in most case are available to the General Class.

This gives the General Class licensee the ability to do many communications 
over a much larger area than the Technician.

As you already know the Technician license requires a 35 question exam.  The 
qualify for the General you must pass that same exam plus another one that 
has 35 questions that are a bit more advanced.

Bob Ray, WA0KZB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda C. Knight" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:30 PM
Subject: what is the difference in technician and general






Hi all,



As I am still learning, what is the difference in having technician's
license and general license?



Thank you,



73



linda