How it works
The public pool is the study material, so this unofficial ham radio extra study guide holds 571 of the 599 questions of the 2024-2028 Extra Class pool, in use until June 30, 2028. Exam mode draws 50; 37 right passes.
Read the full guide
A ham extra class study guide by subelement
Ten subelements, E1 to E0: commission rules (6 exam questions), operating procedures (5), propagation (3), amateur practices (5), electrical principles (4), circuit components (6), practical circuits (8), signals and emissions (4), antennas and transmission lines (8) and safety (1). Start from, under the question, picks one.
What this bank leaves out
Twenty-eight questions point to one of the pool's ten figures and wait until the drawings are added, which leaves 571. The four questions the committee withdrew, E2A13, E4D05, E6D07 and E9E10, are no longer in the pool.
- A ham radio extra license study guide printed before February 4, 2026 can still carry E4D05, which the fourth errata withdrew.
- Most rules questions in E1 show the pool's own Part 97 reference in their source line.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the ham radio Extra test, and how many can you miss?
Fifty questions, with 13 misses allowed. 47 CFR 97.503 sets the Element 4 pass mark at 37 correct, and every question comes from the public pool of 599 now in force.
Which Extra class question pool is in use now?
The 2024-2028 pool, effective July 1, 2024 and valid until June 30, 2028. Its fourth errata, of February 4, 2026, withdrew question E4D05.
Do I need the Technician and General exams as well?
An Amateur Extra Class license needs a pass, or credit, for Elements 2, 3 and 4 (47 CFR 97.501). Element 4 is this page. The Technician and General pools have their own pages.
Is there an extra class study guide PDF?
The question pool committee publishes the pool itself as a PDF and as a Word file, with its figures. On this page Print prints questions from the set you are on.
Is this Extra class practice test made of the real exam questions?
Yes, word for word. The committee releases the pool to the public domain, and examiners build each exam from it. This site has no connection with the FCC, the NCVEC or any volunteer examiner coordinator.