Gallatin Ham Radio Club Website

Before you click the REGISTER button below, please read all of the following instructions.

REGISTRATION Instructions:

• You MUST include your phone number during registration.
• We DO NOT accept walk-ins, please REGISTER.
• Please arrive between 7 PM and 7:15 PM local Mountain Time on exam day.
• NOTE: Permission to start an exam after 7:15 PM will be at the discretion of Volunteer Examiners!
• We REQUIRE that you register with an FCC FRN (FCC Registration Number). Click Here to obtain your FRN now.
• Bring a mask & wear it during the exam.

Exam Location Information:

• Exams are held at the Search And Rescue Building at 219 East Tamarack Street Bozeman, MT.
• Please park on the West or North side of the building. Do NOT block the garage doors.
• Enter through the North door, which is on the back of the building, the side opposite from Tamarack. The door will have a sign "HAM EXAMS HERE" on it. Go to the Training Room.

What to bring to the exam session:

• $14.00 cash (exact change) or a check made payable to GHRC-VE.
• Two forms of ID. One ID must have a picture of you, for example, a Drivers License or Passport.
• Optionally bring a calculator on which all programming has been erased. Calculators on: cell phones, tablets, or laptops are NOT permitted.
• Bring the PIN that is generated when you REGISTER. We can provide your pin if you forget it.
• When you have completed all of the exams that you wish to take, Finish and Sign Forms, then wait until you are given the OK that all is done. Please leave the tablet and stylus on the table.

Exam Session FAQs:

• If you pass Element 2 (Technician), you may take Element 3 (General). If you pass Element 3, you may take Element 4 (Extra). We recommend taking the next element, even if you have not studied for it, as you get to see what the next exam is like! These exams are at NO extra charge.

• If you fail an element, you may re-take the exam for an additional $14 fee, time permitting.

• Exam results are emailed to W5YI for processing at the end of the exam session, it usually takes 1 business day for the licenses to be posted. Use your FRN to check the ULS database. Click Here

• To cancel your registration, or advise us of your late arrival, use the question link below.

If this session if full, check back later, as we have occasional cancellations, and when demand is high, we add sessions.

• Finally, if you have a question about an exam, then Click Here to contact us.

• This is a link to our Club Web Site. Click Here