I’m now an Extra Class

One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2013 was to upgrade from a General to Amateur Extra.I accomlished that today.

I’d been casually studying using the Gordon West book but about three weeks ago I discovered two things:

1. I took an online practice exam and almost passed it
2. The local ham radio club would be holding VE testing in three weeks.

I’ve been hitting it pretty hard for the past three weeks, taking the online exam at qrz.com a couple times a day and giving the Gordon West book serious study.

Today I aced the exam.  That’s right. I aced it.  No one was more surprised then me.