Ham Radio License Testing Session - Instructions and Guidelines:
Testing sessions are held on the second
Saturday of the month. For 2024, there will not be a session in May and December. For June, the testing date
will be June 1 which is the first Saturday. Testing begins at noon, please be early.
Location:
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
The Preferred Realty - Hampton
4100 William Flinn Highway (aka Route 8)
Allison Park, PA 15101
Contact: Bob Worek, AG3U : ag3u@arrl.net : Phone 412-310-0718
- Please place all Cell Phones, Radios, etc. on quiet until after all testing has been completed.
- Bring cash or check made payable to the ARRL / VEC. for $15.00 (the cost of the test).
- Effective April 19, 2022 the FCC will charge $35.00 for new or renewal applications. The $35.00 fee will be paid directly to the FCC using the CORES FRN Registration system.
- Bring 2 forms of identification, (at least one should be a picture ID). Other forms of ID may be:
- Birth Certificate - with seal
- Social Security Card
- Library Card
- Report Card (from school)
- Student ID
- Utility or Bank Statement
- Postmarked Envelope with current address shown
- In case of a minor, a legal guardian may present a photo ID.
- Social Security Number or FRN Number (preferred). Having pre-registered with the FCC via the
CORES system will expedite processing of your new license or upgraded license when issued.
As of Feb 17, 2015, the FCC will no longer automatically print and send your license via postal mail.
Bring the ORIGINAL and a PHOTOCOPY of your current license and/or CSCE's. This PHOTOCOPY will be sent with your
paperwork for processing. Lack of a PHOTOCOPY can result in a delay of the processing of your application. We will not have
a copying machine on site!
You can bring your own calculator, but be ready to prove there are no formulas pre-programmed in it. Cell Phones, iPhones,
iPads, Android, Smartphones, Blackberry devices and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT
be used. Bring a pen as well as pencils. All sessions will begin promptly at noon, please be a bit early for paperwork
and instructions. Due to variations in photocopying, pen is preferred for all form areas, such as name address etc. Pencil
is preferred for erasable areas such as the actual “Test Answer” section. Clean “Scratch paper” will be provided, please
be sure not to write in the test booklet. Also, please note that our test location for today will be known as
“Allison Park, PA”
Tests are given by appointment only. No walk-ins will be permitted. Please call ahead to make an appointment.
After the test has been taken, please allow us time to grade the test on site. During this time, others may still
be working on their test, so please be courteous and observe quiet time. If you pass, please wait for a CSCE (Certificate
of Successful Completion of Examination) before leaving. This is the proof of passing your exam today.
If you are upgrading your current license, and have passed an examination for General Class privileges, you can
now operate using “yourcallsign /AG”. Likewise, an upgrade to Extra Class would be “yourcallsign /AE”.
In the following days, all exam materials will be forwarded for processing by the ARRL and the FCC. Usually allow up to
10 days for your new or upgraded license to be processed and show on the FCC website. Once a callsign has been assigned,
you are now allowed to transmit on the air.
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