{"id":588,"date":"2022-12-08T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/?p=588"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T15:02:30","slug":"license-testing-tuesday-december-13th-at-630-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tlarc.org\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"License Testing &#8211; Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Tellico Lake Amateur Radio Club (TLARC) will conduct testing for new FCC licenses and upgrades in Room B of the Tellico Village Chota Rec Center on Tuesday December 13 at 6:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>If you are interested in being tested for a new license (Tech) or an upgrade to General or Extra, please let me know names and the level of the test ASAP<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All applicants are now required to have an FCC Registration Number (FRN) prior to taking the exam, and to bring that number with them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>If you are already licensed, you will find the FRN on your license.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are a new applicant, here are the instructions to get an FRN:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the FCC web at https\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.fcc.gov\/cores\/userLogin.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apps.fcc.gov\/cores\/userLogin.do<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the middle of the page, click on the REGISTER button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete the information to create an account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Form 605<\/strong>&nbsp;is available at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wcars-vec.org\/forms\/wcars-ve-605.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wcars-vec.org\/forms\/wcars-ve-605.pdf<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can complete it in advance and bring it with you to the test site, or you can complete a hard copy of the form at the test site on December 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Testing documents are submitted by the&nbsp;TLARC&nbsp;Volunteer Examiners (VEs) to the Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society (WCARS) Volunteer Examiner Coordinator in Knoxville, who processes the tests and electronically submits them to the FCC.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>All applicants must bring a $10 check payable to WCARS<\/strong>, which covers their administrative expenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you don\u2019t pass the test, we don\u2019t forward the paperwork on, and you don\u2019t have to pay the $10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The FCC charges a $35 fee to obtain an initial tech license.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Applications for upgrade to General or Extra class licenses do not pay a fee.&nbsp;&nbsp;The FCC will notify you if you owe the $35 fee, which must be paid on-line within 10 days of the FCCs receipt of the application.&nbsp;&nbsp;They will issue your license upon receipt of payment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You also need to bring photo ID with you to the test.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joyce Tarbell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>K1JAT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(865) 458-8040<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tellico Lake Amateur Radio Club (TLARC) will conduct testing for new FCC licenses and upgrades in Room B of the Tellico Village Chota Rec Center on Tuesday December 13 at 6:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are interested in being tested for a new license (Tech) or an upgrade to General or Extra, please let me know 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