FCC Amateur Radio Practice Exams
Every question here is from the official NCVEC question pools, the same public pools the real exams are drawn from. Practice the full pool, study it group by group, or take a timed mock drawn exactly like the real exam: one question from each group, with the pass mark set by FCC rule at 74 percent. New to amateur radio licensing? Read the amateur radio exam guide.
Technician Class · Element 2
Pool in effect July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2030
409 questions in the current pool. The real exam draws 35 questions, one from each of the 35 groups, and 26 correct answers (74 percent) pass. The mock timer is 60 minutes for pacing; the FCC sets no time limit for this element.
General Class · Element 3
Pool in effect July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027
423 questions in the current pool. The real exam draws 35 questions, one from each of the 35 groups, and 26 correct answers (74 percent) pass. The mock timer is 60 minutes for pacing; the FCC sets no time limit for this element.
Extra Class · Element 4
Pool in effect July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028
599 questions in the current pool. The real exam draws 50 questions, one from each of the 50 groups, and 37 correct answers (74 percent) pass. The mock timer is 90 minutes for pacing; the FCC sets no time limit for this element.
The question pools are published by the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee, which releases each pool into the public domain; federal rules (47 CFR 97.523) also require the pools to be public. Solvi is not affiliated with the FCC, the NCVEC, or any Volunteer Examiner Coordinator, and passing a mock here does not grant a licence: the real exam is given at a Volunteer Examiner session. Each class above shows its own pool window because the three pools rotate in different years.