Well, being on call it's tough. But you can start by simply googling "cb clubs by my town" or major city. There will be several hits, and you'll need to just check out their site. Most will tell when testing session are, and you can simply plan around that. Usually it'll be on a Saturday between 9am-1pm or something. But if you can make it great, if you can't catch it next time. It's not like you have to make reservations. Although some clubs will give exams just that way having VE's (volunteer examiners) they'll pull together with an appointment to give an exam. Other events often will have test sessions too, like hamfest (flea market events), etc. Just be prepared to spend the $14 and ID and take the test. You can take practice exams on line too to prepare for the exams. Just google that and you'll find several.517 squirrel wrote:I honestly think hams are cool I've wanted to get my license for the last few months BUT finding the time to take the test is gonna be hard I usually work from 6 am till 5 pm and don't get home till almost 7 so how would I be able to take a test with a screwed up schedule like that my weekends are always up in the air due to being on call service tech for generators any info would be great thanks
Ham isn't for everyone, and certainly wasn't for me for years. But after being exposed to a couple of true hams, I decided to do it. I don't regret it either, but I still enjoy most of 11m. I would recommend studying for both the technician and general though. The general exam isn't that much harder if I recall and if you pass the technician, you can then take the general without having to pay again. General will give you HF priveleges from 160m - all of 10m and wattage limit of 1,500w. Might as well kill two birds with one stone if you can.
Good luck.
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