Amateur Radio License Exams
Amateur
Ham Radio Testing in Madison WI
The
Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) sponsors FCC license exams, which
are
held on the FIRST Saturday of each month at Space Place, in the
Villager Mall,
2300 South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin starting at 8 a.m. We try to
have
all exams finished and graded by 10 a.m. Please comes as close to 8 as
you can.
Directions: From the Beltline (Hwys 12-18), take the Park
Street exit
north. Go about 0.5 mile. Space Place is on the left in the Villager
Mall. Exams
will also be held
three times per year following the regular FLARC Amateur Radio Classes
and
during the spring MARA hamfest. Reservations not required. The FLARC VE
team is
accredited by the ARRL VEC.
Things
to bring:
Test Fee
For
2009 & 2010 the ARRL VEC test fee is $15.
Please bring a check or money order made out to the ARRL
VEC for $15 or
exact cash only. We have no change.
Identification
No one
may take an amateur exam for another person. It is essential that the
VE Team
checks a candidate's identification (ID) before allowing the candidate
to sit
for an exam.
The
candidate must present a legal photo ID. This requirement is usually
met with a
driver's license, but it can be a passport or other legal
identification card
with the candidate's photo on it.
When
no
photo ID is available, the candidate must present any two of the
following:
•
Non-photo ID/driver's license (some states still have them);
•
Social Security Card;
•
Birth
certificate (must have the appropriate seal);
•
Minor's work permit, school report card, school ID card or library
card;
•
Utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that
specifically
names the person; or
•
Postmarked envelope addressed to the person at his or her current
mailing
address as it appears on
SS,
TIN
and FRN numbers
Effective
August 16, 1999, the FCC implemented the Universal Licensing System
(ULS) for
the Amateur Service. ULS implementation includes a new personal
information
requirement in that all examinees must now supply a Taxpayer ID Number
or TIN
(This is your Social Security Number).
If you
already have an amateur radio license or ANY other FCC issued radio
license
(for example GMRS) you must use your FRN on that license. (If you have
no such
license, your Social Security number will serve as an interim
identifier until
your FRN is generated.)
What
is
a FRN (Federal Registration Number) number?
The FCC maintains an extensive database of all license
holders (for all
radio services) and has a unique FRN assigned to each one. When you
make a
license renewal, or update application, you must supply them with your
FRN to
proceed. If wish to receive a FRN
before submitting an application go to:
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do
If you have a current amateur radio
license
Bring
the ORIGINAL license and Originals of any CSCEs which should be
considered
(both returned to you after inspection), and a photocopy of the license
and
CSCEs to be sent in with your application.
Things
NOT to bring: