Important note: to enable us to provide you with a pleasant
experience, please read and
follow sections 1-4 carefully!
1 Contact information for reservations:
• Please make reservations
one to two weeks before the exam date via one of two ways:
Phone: (509)-334-6979
Email: KI6DER@AmSat.Org
• When registering please
provide:
·
Name
·
Callsign – if any
·
Exam element you wish to take
·
Contact information: phone
number and/or email.
2 Before the exam:
• Obtain an FRN from the FCC:
· Go to https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do
·
The FRN will be required on
Form NCVEC 605.
·
Note: applications will not
be accepted without a valid FRN.
·
Obtain Form NCVEC 605:
·
Fill out Form NCVEC 605
(provided at the end of this document).
·
Note: even though form 605
states you may use your SSN or FRN, Applications will only be accepted with a
valid FRN.
3 Exam day:
• Bring a completed Form NCVEC 605.
• Bring $15, exact change please!
• Bring government issued photo ID (driver’s license,
passport, military ID etc…).
·
If photo ID is not available
you must present two of the following items:
o
Nonphoto ID/ driver’s license
o
Birth certificate with
appropriate seal
o
Minor’s work permit or school
report card
o
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 address as it
appears on form 605
• Bring the original and copy of your ham radio license and
any CSCEs you may have.
• Calculators are allowed, however they are not to be
programmed.
• Bring your favorite pen or pencil..
4 Miscellaneous comments:
• Retesting for the same
exam element during the same session is generally allowed. A second test fee
will be required. Multiple exam elements may be taken at the same test session
without additional charges. In all cases, the final decision is up to the team
leader.
• Four examiners volunteer
commit their time and resources to support an exam session. If you made a
reservation and cannot attend, please be courteous and inform the team leader
ahead of time.
• Walk-ins are allowed, providing
all the prerequisites of Sections 2 and 3 are met and workload permits. Since sessions may be canceled if there are
not a sufficient number of candidates, please make every effort to call ahead
and make a reservation.
• Important note to minors taking
the exam: we routinely run into minors wishing to take the exam without
identification, with a parent wishing to “vouch” for the minor, or with the
parent’s identification. Per the guidelines, since a minor does not have a
government issued photo ID, you must follow the ID guidelines in section 3 and
present two forms of identification! No exceptions will be made under any
circumstances.
5. Exam Preparation Resources
Online
written practice exams:
• http://www.qrz.com/testing.html.
After the exam:
• If you pass, processing takes 10-14 days. Following that,
go to one of the following
sites to find your new call sign:
• Once you receive your
call sign, you are approved to go on the air within the band restrictions of
your new license.
• The license will arrive
from the FCC within several months.
• If you didn’t pass,
please practice and come again!
Form NCVEC 605
The form is linked below.
Please note that this is a fill-in PDF form, so you can edit it using
Adobe Acrobat reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html),
print and bring it to the test .
Form NCVEC605