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Getting Your Amateur Radio License

 

MCARA is very much interested in helping you obtain your license. We have members who willingly conduct face-to-face group instruction covering the Amateur Extra Class license. Additional guidance on obtaining your General Class license is also available on an as-needed basis. Once you are ready to take your test, our team of ARRL accredited Volunteer Examiners (VE's) are prepared to conduct your testing session.

Click here to visit the ARRL to learn more about studying for your test 

 

 

 

Test Sessions are held on the 1st Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM

Bel Air Baptist Church
15080 Dedeaux Rd
Gulfport, MS 39503

 

Your VE Team Members

Title Name Callsign Sessions  E-Mail Phone
Contact Person John R Moore W5EG 192 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 228-604-4458
Team Leader Clay C McCLendon W5ACS 163 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Butch J Horning K5KMU 150 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Bobby M Allen KF5BA 118 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Norman H Gholson WB4YBY 98 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Jeffrey G Wimmer W5JGW 45 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Flip L Fields N5FLP 52 N/A  
Team Member Henry A DeSandre AE5WU 38 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Ben H McMath W5SOF 29 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Gary S Bahret N5AHM 17 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Steve Green NQ5D 15 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Team Member Robert Jackson WX5RJ 13 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

-Number of testing sessions attended according to the ARRL as of 02 June 2022- 

Become a Volunteer Examiner and join us the first Saturday of each month.
http://www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners

 

 

⇒ BEFORE YOU TAKE THE EXAM READ THE FOLLOWING 

 

1.  MANDATORY BEFORE THE EXAM

          You need to obtain your FCC FRN before showing up to the exam

           FCC Registration Number (FRN):  Examinees are required by
          
the FCC to submit your FRN with your license application form.

          
New license applicants must create an FCC user account and
          
register their Social Security Number (SSN) in the FCC Commission
          
Registration System (CORES) before attending exam sessions.

 
        
   Registrants will be assigned an FRN which will be used in all license
          
transactions with the FCC. For instructions on how to register your
         
  SSN and receive an FRN from the FCC, visit the CORES Registration
          
page and the FCC's Registration instructions page.


          
Per FCC rules, a valid E-mail address is also mandatory on the
          
application form. Effective 19 April 2022, FCC requires $35.00 fee.
                                This fee will be paid after you've passed your test and received a
                                certificate of successful completion from the VE Team.

 

2.  One legal photo ID (identification):


           a. State Driver’s License
           b. Government issued Passport
           c. Military or Law Enforcement Officer Photo ID card
           d. Student School Photo ID card
           e. State Photo ID card



      3.  If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification:


           a. Non-photo State ID card (some states still have them)
           b. Birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal)
           c. Social security card
           d. Employer's wage statement or Minor's work permit
           e. School ID card
           f. School or Public Library card
           g. Utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that
               specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed
               to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on
               the Form 605.



      4.  Students/minors without a photo ID need to bring only one of the
           above items if a legal guardian presents their photo ID; otherwise 
           two non-photo IDs are required.
           Minor children (under the age of 18) may be accompanied in the 
           
room by an adult during the test.



      5.  If applicable, bring a printed copy of your Amateur Radio license
           or be able to show proof of the license in the official FCC database.
           Acceptable copies or printouts of licenses are available from the
           following sources: the official license or reference license printed
           from the FCC website or license data printed from the ARRL website
           or QRZ website. The original(s) and photocopy(s) of any Certificates
           of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) you may hold from
           previous exam sessions. If your license has already been issued by
           the FCC, the CSCE showing license credit is not needed. The
           candidate is require to show proof of the current license to the team 
           but the team is no longer required to submit the proof to the VEC.
           Expired license proof must be submitted to the team and to the
           VEC for processing to FCC. These photocopies will not be returned.
           Instructions on how to obtain an official FCC license copy are on
           our 
Obtain License Copy web page.


      6.  Bring two number 2 pencils with erasers and a pen for in-person sessions. 



      7.  A calculator with the memory erased and formulas cleared is allowed
           You may not bring any written notes or calculations into the exam session.
           Slide rules and logarithmic tables are acceptable, as long as they're free
           of notes and formulas. Cell phones must be silenced or turned off during 
           the exam session and the phones' calculator function may not be used.


      8.  Bring a $15.00 check, money order or cash to cover the exam session fee(s).
           Check the ARRL VEC’s current exam fees.


      9.  Be aware that some information about you like your mailing address will be
           made publicly available on the FCC's website: FCC Licensee Privacy     

 

 

RENEWING YOUR LICENSE 

 

Steps to filing a request to renew your Amateur Radio License in ULS

  • Log in to ULS Online Filing with your FCC Registration Number (FRN) and password or FRN and FCC Username Password.
    Note: If you are taken to the My Applications page, click My Licenses to begin the steps below.

 

  • On the left-side of the screen, click Renew Licenses.

 

  • Select the licenses and Click Add.

 

  • Click Continue to navigate through the application.

 

  • Sign your application and click Submit Application.
    Note: By typing your first and last name in the name fields you have signed your Application.