[W5SFA] License renewal?
Joe Cucuzza
cucuzza18 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 7 06:44:15 CST 2024
Hi Brad
Sorry for the confusing term. I meant 35 question test. I don't think
too clearly between 9 PM and 9 AM :)
Here are some links to consider. The pool of questions changes a
little, but are basically similar.
https://hamradioprep.com/free-ham-radio-practice-tests/ I tried this.
After the practice test is instantly graded, you can review the test and
look at the explanations.
https://www.arrl.org/exam-practice
https://arrlexamreview.appspot.com/
73 Joe KA8WEP
On 1/6/2024 10:51 PM, Buckeroo Brad wrote:
> OK, sorry for being a pain. I just feel gyped at the license
> expiration not resetting at passing the general. I'll pull my
> technician book out and see if I can re-learn all that stuff.
> Memorization is not easy for me anymore.
>
> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 10:44 PM Buckeroo Brad <buckeroobrad at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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
> <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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