[W5SFA] License renewal?

Sat Jan 6 22:44:28 CST 2024

Is the 35 word Technician test different than the original Technician
test?  I don't the term "35 word"

On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 10:11 PM cucuzza18 <cucuzza18 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This link shows that the FCC database lists that you held a General
> license.
> From what I have read it seems to me that proof of your general license
> and passing the 35 word Technician test gets your General license back.
> Every Amateur new has to pay the $35 fee.
> Paper licenses are no longer issued. We have to print them from the FCC
> website.
>
>
> https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/LicArchive/license.jsp?archive=Y&licKey=16724458&printable
>
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Buckeroo Brad <buckeroobrad at gmail.com>
> Date: 1/6/24 8:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club <w5sfa at w5sfa.org>
> Subject: Re: [W5SFA] License renewal?
>
> 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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