[W5SFA] License renewal?

[Buckeroo Brad]

When I looked up my license on FCC site, it just said expired.  It did not
list my rating. I have no proof of my general license and that's why I
thought it had not been registered. I never received the paper license. Nor
did I get any notice of my license expiring.  As I've said, the HAM hobby
as slid off into low priority because of other problems that needed solving
first. I know I should have checked on it sooner, but honestly though I had
10 years starting from 2017, not 2011.  I'm wondering if I have to take
both tests over again, or if the General will reinstate if I take the Tech
again. But I expect I will have to retake both tests. Do you know?

On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM Buckeroo Brad <buckeroobrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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