[W5SFA] License renewal?

[Buckeroo Brad]

If I take the Tech again, do I also have to take the General again to
reinstate it?

On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 6:22 PM Buckeroo Brad <buckeroobrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess I'm screwed then.  I thought that the expiration date reset when I
> passed the General.  Taking those tests again with my old brain seem
> monumental now.  I'll try to appeal to the FCC, but if that doesn't work,
> I'm out.
>
> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 5:56 PM Buckeroo Brad <buckeroobrad at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> All this time I have believed that my license had been updated to General
>> and that I still had time to renew it.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 5:54 PM Buckeroo Brad <buckeroobrad at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Were not the testers responsible for submitting the success of my
>>> general test in 2017? Sadly, I won't be able to retake the Technician, much
>>> less the General. Can not the club tell the FCC that I passed that test in
>>> 2017? That that license should still be in effect?
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 5:50 PM Roger Klein <rwklein at protonmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Brad,
>>>>
>>>> I took a look at your license on QRZ.com and sure enough it expired on
>>>> 11-29-2021.  However, you were registered as a General licensee - but note
>>>> that upgrading your license does not change (or extend) your renewal date -
>>>> you get 10 years from the initial issue (e.g. when you got your Tech
>>>> license).
>>>>
>>>> You should  have received an email communication informing you that
>>>> your license is up for renewal.
>>>>
>>>> There is a two-year grace period after your license expires where you
>>>> can renew, but it looks like you are just beyond that.  So I will refer you
>>>> to this page:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.arrl.org/expired-license-credit
>>>>
>>>> From my read of the page, it appears that after the two year grace
>>>> period your license is cancelled.  You can reinstate and get credit for
>>>> your General ticket, but unfortunately it looks like you'll need to retake
>>>> the Technician exam and upon passing you'll be issued a new call sign.  The
>>>> left side of that ARRL web page has a lot of good information as well.
>>>>
>>>> The FCC is now charging a $35 fee for both new licenses and renewals,
>>>> which you have to pay online.  The FCC also requires you to get an FRN
>>>> number as they have moved much of the licensing process to be electronic.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you have further questions!
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Proton Mail mobile
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> On Jan 6, 2024, 5:27 PM, Buckeroo Brad < buckeroobrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brad Taylor here. OK HAM buffs, I took and passed the General test on
>>>> 7/26/2017 but apparently the testers did not turn the results into the FCC
>>>> and my Technician license expired in 2021. I am no longer licensed. What do
>>>> I do to get my General rating and my license back?
>>>>
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