Licensing and Upgrading

OBTAINING A LICENSE

ARRL Ham Radio History,
HamRadio-Online Step-by-Step Guide,
ARRL Getting Started,

RESTRUCTURING

December 30, 1999 the FCC announced its plans for restructuring and simplifying the Amateur Radio Service. These plans went into effect April 15, 2000.
Notes on Restructuring from the ARRL

QRZ Database Directory

EXAM QUESTION POOLS

License tests come from known pools of questions consisting of at least ten times the number of questions on the tests.
Below are the question pools.

Technician, General, Amateur Extra

The Number to Pass and Number of test question from each of these pools is:
T:26/35, G:26/35, E:37/50

One SOURCE of these questions is The ARRL

You will need a copy of ADOBE Acrobat Reader on your computer to read the following test graphic files.

Amateur Extra Test Graphics
ONLINE PRACTICE EXAMS

HAMBOOZLER Ham Practice Tests
HamTest.Com

Be sure and the tests you are using are using the up to date question pools.

Volunteer Exam Coordinators

These are a few of the organizations that coordinate Volunteer Examiner Sessions.
* Check out the KARC Calendar page for some local listings of VE sessions.*

ARRL,
W5YI,
WCARS,


Misc Licensing Links

Callsign Registration, License Renewal, Callsign Lookup
FCC Universal Licensing Database,
ARRL Callsign Lookup,
Part 97 FCC Amateur Rules,
Misc FCC Links
ARRL Publication Catalog
Buckmaster Callsign lookup


US Amateur Band Chart