The Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club holds quarterly FCC amateur radio licensing exam sessions through GLAARG VEC. If interested, check our calendar, or visit https://ham.study/sessions/cparc for upcoming testing sessions. If we don’t have one listed, you can checkout https://ham.study/sessions/lagroup for other sessions run through GLAARG. If you prefer, you can receive announcements for the next testing session by emailing [email protected] and including your name, contact info, and desired license class (technician, general, extra). We also hold a “Ham Cram” one-day license class and test session every Fall.
- To Sign Up for the Ham Cram, fill out this google form. https://forms.gle/5CS7Sjfzg7h5d9U56
- More details on our calendar and https://ham.study/sessions/6a90bba1fbb8678d0aa08771/1
Study Resources
How to Study for Your US Amateur Radio License
Free Practice Tests & flashcards can be found at https://hamstudy.org.
Fees
The GLAARG VEC charges $10 per session (you may test for as many license classes as you wish in one session), but they will waive the fee for minors, students, military, and current GLAARG VEs. This will fee be paid at the time of the session. The FCC charges a $35 fee for each new license, which will be paid in the FCC ULS within 10 days of the FCC receiving the application. If you wish to upgrade to a different license class, there is no fee.
- If you are a student, and take your exam with us, GLAARG VEC will pay the $35 FCC licensing fee for you. This is a special program because we as students conduct the testing sessions. If you get your license with another group, or are not a student, you will have to pay the fee.
For more information, check out:
https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee
Identification
No one may take an amateur exam for another person. It is essential that the VE Team checks a candidate’s identification (ID) before allowing the candidate to sit for an exam. The candidate must present a legal photo ID. This requirement is usually met with a driver’s license, but it can be a passport or other legal identification card with the candidate’s photo on it. For current Cal Poly Students/Faculty/Staff, your Polycard counts as ID!
When no photo ID is available, the candidate must present a Non-photo ID/Driver’s license , Social Security Card, Birth Certificate, Birth Certificate, Minor’s work permit, school report card, school ID card or library card , Utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that specifically names the person; or Postmarked envelope addressed to the person at their current mailing address as it appears on the Form 605.
Effective February 17, 2015, the FCC no longer routinely issues paper license documents to Amateur Radio applicants and licensees. Your callsign will be posted here and you will be notified via email by the club when callsigns are posted. Your callsign will also be available on the ULS, here: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=home