Radio Club of Tacoma (RCT)

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RCT is now conducting examinations BY RESERVATION ONLY. Please register here to reserve your exam spot. You are REQUIRED to have a FRN number issued by the FCC(Federal Communications Commission) before you register for the exam.

Registration Requirements

Please follow this link for instructions on how to obtain your FRN (Federal Registration Number) How to get a FRN

New as of 2021: your (reliable and semi-permanent) email address will be required on the 605 form that is completed at the exam session. This will also be used as your account ID for accessing your accocunt information on the FCC Website. FCC Registration Link In the middle of the page and right under the header "Need A User Name" click on the "Register" button/link.

If you decide to not take an exam from us after registration, please send an email to "ac7ww@w7dk.org" or "ad7ab@w7dk.org" and ask to have your registration cancelled. This allows other people into the session.

EXAMINATIONS OFFERED:

• Element 2 - Technician Class License
• Element 3 - General Class License
• Element 4 - Amateur Extra Class License

There is no Element 1 at this time.

(The FCC has eliminated Morse Code Testing as of February 23, 2007.)

ARRIVAL TIME

Please arrive 10 - 15 minutes before your reservation time for taking your exam.

Check-In Requirements

Please show up at the session time shown on HamStudy.org to check-in. The exams will begin after the check-in process is complete.

We require a government issued photo id to be shown at check-in.

The exam fee is $15.00, paid at check-in. Please bring exact change or a check to the session in that amount, it helps keep check-ins short.

Parents should accompany students 18 years of age and younger that can't meet this requirement. In cases where the student doesn't have any photo id, the parent will need to show the student's birth certificate (electronic copy ok) per the ARRL/VEC guidance.

Parent of student under 13 years old must have submitted a COPPA form to exam.tools as well as accompany the student to the session. Link to the COPPA form is on the first page during the online registration process. Parents, please submit this before registering for the session.

CSCE If you have a CSCE that is not reflected in your FCC ULS record, you must bring the original to the session in order to obtain credit for it.

We may ask you to verify your existing FCC license address if it is different than the address on your photo id.

WHAT TO BRING

• A pen or pencil (Pencil Highly recommended)
• A government issued ID that shows a photo of the applicant. If you are a student without a photo ID, then two pieces of other ID are required, such as a student ID card, library card, or social security card.
• A calculator, if needed, with memory cleared
• Your FRN number and PIN number, as issued during the process of signing up, in case of systems failure.
• The exam fee, currently $15.00.
• If you currently have a FCC License for Amateur Radio, bring a copy of it for verification or your license.
• If you have a CSCE and your license is not showing up in the FCC system, bring the CSCE with you and present it to a VE in the classroom.

(You will be asked to remove all other material from the testing area)

VE EXAM FEES

You will be required to pay the standard VE Exam Fee ($15.00) before taking any one or more of the exams. Cash and checks are accepted. Checks should be made payable to "John Clarke". Exam fee is detailed above.

RETESTING

In the unlikely event you fail to pass an Element, and if you feel confident you can pass on the second try, then the examiners may give you a one-time opportunity to re-take another exam for that Element at the same session upon payment of another VE Exam Fee.

CONTACT Info:

John Clarke, AC7WW
Volunteer Examiner Liaison
ac7ww@w7dk.org
253-948-6297