Amature Radio License Exams
Amateur radio license exams are conducted by a team of Volunteer Examiners at the Radio Club of Tacoma Clubhouse on the second Tuesday of each month BY RESERVATION ONLY. Please use the following link to register for a testing session.
A valid email address will be required for registering with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and creating your account and obtaining your Federal Registration Number (FRN) prior to the exam session. Click here to learn how to create your FRN. Please be sure and write down your FRN and present it to one of the VE's when filling out your paperwork.
ARRIVAL TIME
Please arrive 10 - 15 minutes prior to your selected reservation time.
WHAT TO BRING
- A pencil, a pen is not required.
- 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
- Your original amateur radio license if you have one
- For information on how to file for your FRN please use this LINK.
- File for your FCC-issued FRN number (social security numbers will not be accepted)
- A calculator if needed, with memory cleared
VE EXAM FEES
You will be required to pay the standard VE Exam Fee before taking any one or more of the exams. Cash and checks are accepted. Checks should be made payable to "Stephen Morton".
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/2nd VE Exam Fee.
ADDRESS, MAP AND DIRECTIONS
See the Clubhouse page
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT
Stephen E Morton AD7AB
Volunteer Examiner Liaison
253-212-9437 (answering system, will return calls ASAP)
