1. MANDATORY
BEFORE 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 email
address is
also mandatory on
the
application form to receive FCC correspondence, including the
official
copy
of your Amateur Radio license.
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. ARRL will
cover the one-time FCC
application fee for new license candidates younger than
18-years
old
for tests administered under the ARRL VEC program.
Candidates
younger than 18-years old would pay a reduced exam
session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the
exam.
Visit
the Youth Licensing Grant Program webpage for
more
information and for the reimbursement
instructions.
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.
Two number two 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 phone must be silenced or turned off
during
the
exam session and the phones' calculator function may not be
used.
In
addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry
devices
and all similar electronic devices with a
calculator capability, may NOT
be
used.
8.
Bring a check, a 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 will be made publicly available
on the
FCC's website (FCC Licensee Privacy) including
a felony
conviction
status.
All
applicants must answer
the Basic Qualification Question (felony
conviction
status question) on
the 605 Form at the exam session.
Applicants that
answer "YES"
for the question
must follow
these FCC
procedures: FCC qualification question
instructions