100 Days of HAM
This page tracks my progress for the 100 days of HAM challenge.
Between December 18th, 2022 and March 28th, 2023, I will spend 1 hour everyday to learn about HAM radio. I will work towards preparing for the Amateur Radio Service licensing exams, and learning how to operate a radio. I am doing this because I am interested in communication technologies, and I think radio is a cool alternative to the internet. By the end of 100 days, I hope that I will be a licensed radio operator.
At the end of each day, I will post a short Twitter-like message in one of the squares below to announce my progress. You can see the status messages by clicking on the green squares.
This challenge was originally inspired by the 100 Days of X by Alex Kallaway. However, unlike the original 100 Days of X challenge, I will only keep my progress semi-public until the end. I made this decision based on Gollwitzer et al's research presented in the paper When Intentions Go Public.
Day 1 - December 18, 2022

Day 2 - December 19, 2022

Day 3 - December 20, 2022
I will study until I can consistently get 85%, and then move on to the General exam.

Day 4 - December 21, 2022

Day 5 - December 22, 2022

Day 6 - December 23, 2022
I did a practice Technician exam and got 33/35.

Day 7 - December 24, 2022
Day 8 - December 25, 2022
I will spend more time next week to prepare for the General class exam.

Day 9 - December 26, 2022
Day 10 - December 27, 2022
I did another Technician-level practice exam, and I got 35/35.
Day 11 - December 28, 2022
I did another Technician-level practice exam, and I got 35/35.
Day 12 - December 29, 2022
I did a Technician-level practice exam, and I got 34/35.
Day 13 - December 30, 2022
I did a Technician-level practice exam, and I got 35/35.
Day 14 - December 31, 2022
I also got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 15 - January 01, 2023
I also got 32/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 16 - January 02, 2023
I also got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 17 - January 03, 2023
I also got 34/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 18 - January 04, 2023
I also got 34/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 19 - January 05, 2023
I also got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 20 - January 06, 2023
I also did my first General practice exam, and I got 32/35. I got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 21 - January 07, 2023
I got 32/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 22 - January 08, 2023
For the practice exams, I got 34 on my General, and I got 35 on the Technician.
General Exam Practice Statistics:

Extra Exam Practice Statistics:

Day 23 - January 09, 2023
I got 32/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 24 - January 10, 2023
I got 32/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 34/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 25 - January 11, 2023
I got 32/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 34/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 26 - January 12, 2023
I got 33/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 27 - January 13, 2023
I got 35/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 28 - January 14, 2023
I got 31/35 on my General practice exam, and I got 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 29 - January 15, 2023
I got 42/50 on my Extra practice exam, 33/35 on my General practice exam, and 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 30 - January 16, 2023
I got 48/50 on my Extra practice exam, 33/35 on my General practice exam, and 33/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 31 - January 17, 2023
I got 46/50 on my Extra practice exam, 32/35 on my General practice exam, and 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 32 - January 18, 2023
I got 44/50 on my Extra practice exam, 34/35 on my General practice exam, and 34/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 33 - January 19, 2023
I got 48/50 on my Extra practice exam, 31/35 on my General practice exam, and 35/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 34 - January 20, 2023
I got 47/50 on my Extra practice exam, 32/35 on my General practice exam, and 33/35 for my Technician practice exam.

Day 35 - January 21, 2023
I got 46/50 on my Extra practice exam, 34/35 on my General practice exam, and 35/35 on my Technician practice exam.
Day 36 - January 22, 2023
I also took the HAM radio license exam, and I passed all three. I got 35/35 for the Technician exam, 33/35 for the General exam, and 48/50 for the Extra exam.
Day 37 - January 23, 2023
I did some practice, and I was able to achieve 95% on the first 2 characters at 17WPM/17WPM using Just Learn Morse Code. Starting tomorrow, I will use IZ2UUF for practice.
Attempt 1 Performance:

Attempt 2 Performance:

Day 38 - January 24, 2023
Day 39 - January 25, 2023
I practiced Morse Code, but I am still working on three characters.
Day 40 - January 26, 2023
I practiced decoding M, K, and R in CW, and I am slowly getting better.
Day 41 - January 27, 2023
I practiced CW again, and I am making progress towards mastering the M, K, and R.
Day 42 - January 28, 2023
I scored over 90% on M, K, and R. I will move on to a fourth letter tomorrow.

Day 43 - January 29, 2023
I scored 99% on M, K, R, and S when I practiced today. I will move on to a fifth letter tomorrow.

Day 44 - January 30, 2023
I also practiced CW, where I drilled M, K, R, S, and U. I got 96%, so I will add a sixth letter tomorrow.

Day 45 - January 31, 2023
I also made some UI improvements to my CW Trainer, and practiced 6 letters. I only got 82%, so I will be practicing them again tomorrow.

Day 46 - February 01, 2023

Day 47 - February 02, 2023
I also followed up with an email to join the Lake Washington Ham Club, but I have not heard back from them yet.

Day 48 - February 03, 2023
I also practiced Morse Code, but I only got 88% in my practice session. I will continue to practice 8 letters tomorrow.

Day 49 - February 04, 2023
I tried to add configurable settings to my CW trainer, but it is still WIP.
I practiced Morse code, and I achieved 96% on 8 characters. Tomorrow, I will add a 9th character.

Day 50 - February 05, 2023
I also practiced CW, where I got 96% on 9 characters. I will add a 10th one tomorrow.

Day 51 - February 06, 2023
Tonight, I will also check the programming on my radio, so that I can try and join the LWHC Health and Wellness Net tomorrow evening.
