Licensing

2011 Test sessions in Logan  

December 10th, 2011 (Saturday)

 8:00  A.M. to 10:00 A.M. at the ASTE Building Utah State University, Room 108, 1498 North 800 East in Logan (Just north of the 1400 North 800 East intersection east side of 800 East).

Please RSVP for the upcoming exam here...

Please check back on this site the week of the exam for any updated information

• $15.00 in EXACT CHANGE or check made out to ARRL VEC.
• ID.  Either a US drivers license, passport, or military ID.
• If you are a minor and do not have one of the the above,  bring your birth certificate and your schools picture ID card.  If you do not have a school picture ID card then bring your birth certificate and your social security card.
• If you wish to upgrade from Technician to General or from General to Extra, you must bring a photocopy of your license that we will keep and send in with your new license request. .If you have not received your paper license yet, then bring your CSCE.
• Calculator (optional), calculators may not hold formulas, all calculators are submit to inpection by the volunteer examineers.

You can speed things up by filling out and printing this application for examination form.   www.arrl.org/files/file/ncvec605-3.pdf

You will need a FCC issued FRN number instead of your Social Security #.  You can register and obtain an FRN online at the FCC ULS website here.  If you already have a license issued by the FCC, you can look it up by doing a query for your callsign here.

Please put your FRN number on the 605 form instead of your SS#.  If you need help getting your FRN, we will be happy to help you at the exam session.

All license exams will be given on paper.

Technician and General Class licensees wishing to take a test to upgrade, must bring a copy of their current license that we can keep.  If you have not received your license in the mail because you just recently passed your exam, then bring your CSCE.

You can locate other testing sessions in the region. It is possible to find a test session every month somewhere in northern Utah or southeastern Idaho.

Contacts:

• Phil Rasmussen, n7jfg@arrl.net
• Bob Wood, wa7mxz@arrl.net

Renew your license for free here: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/ The renewal process is described in a bit of detail on this page: http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/licensing/renewal.html

Upcoming ARRL VEC-listed sessions within 100 miles of Logan.

So, you want to be a ham or you are one and you want to upgrade your license but you don't want to go to the test session not knowing if you can pass the test. What do you do? Practice the test online for free at qrz.com, eham.net and AA9PW.com. The ARRL has also made it's exam software available for download. You can install their software to your machine to take practice exams. This is a great option if you are going to be at an ARRL VEC session like the BARC VE team sessions. http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examwin/

Renew your license for free here: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/ The renewal process is described in a bit of detail on this page: http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/licensing/renewal.html