{"id":1092,"date":"2014-05-13T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T15:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=1092"},"modified":"2018-05-30T17:13:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T00:13:18","slug":"licenses-operating","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/resources-3\/licenses-operating\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensing, Licensing Forms, Operating, & Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated: 05\/30\/2018
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Licensing<\/h4>\n

Apply for an FRN<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 NOTE: If you hold a FCC license in any service you already have an FRN.<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n ARRL-VEC<\/a>
\nFCC Amateur Radio website
\n<\/a>FCC License Renewal Information
\n<\/a>How to Get a Copy of Your License<\/a>
\nHow to Get a Vanity Call Sign<\/a>
\nHow to Cancel a Deceased Licensee’s License<\/a>
\nFCC ULS Database\u00a0<\/a>
\nFCC ULS License Search<\/a>
\n Examination Element Credit\u00a0<\/a> Effective beginning in 2014, SOME former licensees get credit for past test elements that they passed. Click in the link.<\/a>
\nQRZ Call Sign Database<\/a>
\nSunnyvale VEC ARC<\/a>
\nW5YI-VEC<\/a><\/p>\n

NCVEC & ARRL Licensing Forms<\/h4>\n

Individuals may not\u00a0transmit with an expired license. \u00a0It is a violation of FCC Rules.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

NCVEC 605 Form 2017 UPDATED <\/b><\/a> \u00a0 On or After August 21, 2017, you must use<\/span> an UPDATED<\/span> form.<\/b> \u00a0 This Form Can ONLY<\/span> Be Submitted at a VE Session. <\/strong>FCC rules require an applicant to answer the’ felony’ question.\u00a0 The FCC is free to dismiss (reject) an incomplete form, without any notice to the applicant. **\u00a0 Fee Free to submit for renewal<\/span> for current ARRL members, at an ARRL-VEC sponsored session. (Like ours.)\u00a0 <\/a> NO OTHER PURPOSE IS FEE FREE! \u00a0 Please bring your ARRL membership card, or a current QST that shows your membership expiration date (we have to attach your membership number to the application, to be fee free)**. [VE Session fee will be charged, for Non-ARRL members,or to ARRL members, if they do not bring proof-of-ARRL-membership.]<\/p>\n

RF SAFETY INFO –\u00a0 NCVEC 650 Additional Information Form<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

ARRL Club 605C-2017 Sept UPDATED Club Call Sign Renewal Form <\/b><\/a>\u00a0 You must submit this form to Club Call Sign Administrator.<\/b> (Like the ARRL-VEC.)<\/p>\n

FCC Licensing Forms<\/h4>\n

Individuals may not\u00a0transmit with an expired license. \u00a0It is a violation of FCC Rules.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can renew online (at-no-cost), make administrative updates (ie: update your address), on the FCC’s ULS website <\/b><\/a> , by logging-in to the website. (You will need your FRN and your password, to log-in.)<\/p>\n

NOTE: The FCC has updated their Form 605. If you choose<\/em> to mail in an application, be sure you, you mail in an up-to-date Form 605.\u00a0 The FCC can reject (dismiss) an out-of-date, or an incomplete Form. <\/b>
\nNOTE: If you choose<\/strong><\/em> to submit\u00a0a paper application to the FCC<\/strong> to renew, or for another purpose, you MUST<\/b><\/span> submit their forms\u00a0[FCC\u00a0Forms 605 & 605d]. PLEASE be sure that it is mailed in time to be received<\/b> by the FCC in time to be processed. Normally, the FCC takes about 14 business days<\/b>, to process a mailed-in application.\u00a0 (Postmarks DO NOT COUNT!)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 If your license is about to expire, remember, YOU MUST NOT<\/span> transmit with an expired license!<\/span>
\n[Remember: The two-year grace period, for renewing your license without taking another exam, runs 730 days.]<\/span><\/p>\n

605_Main_Form_September_2017<\/b><\/a>, FCC Form 605 Paper Application, if submitting by mail. See the Supplemental Application below. (You will need to submit both forms if you are submitting by mail.) [Same forms are used for applying a Vanity Call.]
\n605_Schedule_D_September_2017<\/b><\/a>, FCC FORM 605D Supplemental Application for Amateurs Filing on Paper, if you are submitting by mail.<\/p>\n

Updated FCC Form 605 Instructions 2017<\/b><\/a>
\nApplicant Info Qualification Question 2017<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Exams<\/h4>\n

MARS’ Exams Page<\/a>
\nARRL Exam Locator
\n<\/a> What to Bring to an Exam Session
\n<\/a>OTHER Bay Area Clubs That Offer Classes<\/a>
\nAA9PW Practice Tests<\/a>
\nQRZ.com Practice Tests<\/a>
\nEHam.com Practice Tests<\/a>
\nHamStudy.org<\/a> – Practice exam system sponsored by Icom.
\nARRL Exam Review<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Operating<\/h4>\n

AC6V Morse Code Operating Aids<\/a>
\nARRL Contest Calendar<\/a>
\nFCC Part 97 Rules & Regulations<\/a>
\nSunspots and the Solar Cycle<\/a>
\nHam Radio Science Citizen Investigation<\/a>
\nNG3K Announced DX Operations Schedule<\/a>
\nN0NBH Propagation Tools<\/a>
\nBroadband-Hamnet\u2122<\/a> HSMM-MESH\u2122 Mesh Networking
\nLightning Strike Map<\/a> (LIVE) blitzortung.org
\nWA7BNM Contest Calendar<\/a>
\n(NARCC) Northern Amateur Relay Council of California <\/a><\/span> Repeater Coordinating Council [Northern CA Repeater Listings]<\/p>\n

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Education<\/h4>\n

MARS’ Education Page<\/a>
\nARRL Class Locator<\/a>
\nOTHER Bay Area Clubs That Offer Classes<\/a>
\nARRL Question Pools Page<\/a>
\n2MeterCriticalMass.com<\/a> On-the-Air Training [San Francisco]
\nPIC Elmer 160 Course\u00a0<\/a>
\nW5KUB Amateur Radio Roundtable Webcast<\/a>
\nRSGB (UK Amateur Radio) Video<\/a>
\nAA9PW Practice Tests
\n<\/a> QRZ.com Practice Tests<\/a>
\nEHam.com Practice Tests<\/a>
\nHamStudy.org<\/a> – Practice exam system sponsored by Icom.
\nARRL Exam Review<\/a>
\nGlossary of Radio Terms (Jargon)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Instructors<\/h4>\n

ARRL Resources for License Instruction<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publications<\/h4>\n

ARRL SHOP<\/a>
\nARRL Ham Radio License Manual Support Page<\/a>
\nCQ Magazine<\/a>
\nRSGB Radio Books<\/a>
\nW5YI Publications<\/a>\u00a0– Gordon West Manuals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updated: 05\/30\/2018 \u00a0 Licensing Apply for an FRN\u00a0\u00a0 NOTE: If you hold a FCC license in any service you already have an FRN. ARRL-VEC FCC Amateur Radio website FCC License Renewal Information How to Get a Copy of Your License…<\/span><\/p>\n

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