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FCC Application Fee Instructions
FCC $35 Amateur Application Fee Effective Date Announced
The new Amateur Radio license application fees will take effect on April 19, 2022. The Federal Communications Commission’s authority to impose and collect fees is mandated by Congress.
The $35 application fee, when it becomes effective on April 19, will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. The fee will be per application.
Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, will be exempt from fees.
VECs and Volunteer Examiner (VE) teams will not have to collect the $35 fee at exam sessions. Once the FCC application fee takes effect, new and upgrade applicants will pay the $15 exam session fee to the ARRL VE team as usual, and pay the $35 application fee directly to the FCC by using the CORES FRN Registration system (CORES – Login).
When the FCC receives the examination information from the VEC, it will email a link with payment instructions to each successful candidate who then will have
10 calendar days from the date of the email to pay. After the fee is paid and the FCC has processed an application, examinees will receive a second email from the FCC with a link to their official license. The link will be good for 30 days.
Additionally, the FCC stated that applications processed and dismissed will not be entitled to a refund. This includes vanity requests where the applicant does not receive the requested call sign.
The FCC published the notice in the Federal Register on March 23, 2022, stating that the amateur radio application fees, including those associated with Form 605 application filings, would become effective on April 19, 2022.
Further news and instructions will follow as the FCC releases them.
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FCC Instructions (not applicable until fees take effect on April 19):
If paying fees for an application filed via the Universal Licensing System, please use the CORES FRN Registration system (CORES – Login).
FEE SCHEDULE (not applicable until fees take effect on April 19):
INDIVIDUALS
$35 FEE: New, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application.
NO FEE: Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, or license cancellation.
AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS
$35 FEE: New, renewal, trustee change, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application.
NO FEE: Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, or license cancellation.
ARRL News Story about the FCC Application Fees:
FCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022
FCC Registration Help:
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/publicHome.do?help=true
To access CORES with a (Payer) FRN:
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/paymentFrnLogin.do
New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply To Amateur Radio License Upgrades
“We are pleased that the FCC will not charge licensees the FCC application fee for license upgrade applications,” said ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) Manager, Maria Somma, AB1FM. “While applicants for a new license will need to pay the $35 FCC application fee, there will be no FCC charge for future upgrades and administrative updates such as a change of mailing or email address. Most current licensees therefore will not be charged the new FCC application fee until they renew their license or apply for a new vanity call sign.”
Youth Licensing Grant Program
Anticipating the implementation of the fee in 2022, the ARRL Board of Directors, as its July 2021 meeting, approved the “ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program.” Under the program, ARRL will cover a one-time $35 application fee for license candidates younger than 18 years old for tests administered under the auspices of the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC). Qualified candidates also would pay a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC. ARRL is finalizing details for administering the program.
By: Maria Somma, AB1FM, ARRL VEC Manager
Hi! We wish you a hearty Yooper welcome and thanks for visiting our neck of the woods.
Located in Michigan’s northernmost county, the KCRA was originally established in 1983 to provide amateur radio service in rugged and rural Keweenaw County and nearby coastal waters. Today, the K8MDH repeater reaches from Thunder Bay, ON to the Lake Superior shore in Alger and Marquette Counties.
A Big Thank You !
To Gary Hansen, K8YSZ(SK) for his many years of service to the KCRA and as the Keweenaw County EC.
Nets and Meetings
Fridays 9pm ET
ARES Net Followed by A Skywarn Net on 147.315+ MHz PL 100.0 Hz
Next Meeting Date: October 12, 2022, 7pm
Club Meeting are at the home of KD8JAM and KE8TXB
59897 Apple St, Allouez. (Calumet Township if using GPS)
Meetings are open to all interested in Amateur Radio.
Meet and Greets
Most weeks a group meets on,
Tuesdays at Candie’s Corner Cafe (Hubbell) at 9:00am,
Thursday’s at Burger King (Calumet) at 2:00pm and
Saturday’s at The Hut (Kearsarge) Or The Miners Café (Laurium) at 11:30am.
(Most summer Saturday lunches will be at The Hut due to the size of the group)
(Give a call on the 315 to see if anyone is going)
Please join us.
Thank You
The KCRA would like to thank Keweenaw County for hosting our repeaters
at Mount Horace Greeley. (Calumet Air Force Station)
We would also like to thank Pasty.net for supplying us with power and a
phone line.
Cams (Down at this time due to a lightning strike)
This cam is located at the home of Jeff W9GY and over looks the North Entry of the Portage Canal.
What is “Ham Radio”
The Radio Amateur’s Code
The Radio Amateur is CONSIDERATE…He/[She] never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others. LOYAL…He/[She] offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs, the IARU Radio Society in his/[her] country, through which Amateur Radio in his/[her] country is represented nationally and internationally.
PROGRESSIVE…He/[She] keeps his/[her] station up to date. It is well-built and efficient. His/[Her] operating practice is above reproach.
FRIENDLY…He/[She] operates slowly and patiently when requested; offers friendly advice and counsel to beginners; kind assistance, cooperation and consideration for the interests of others. These are the marks of the amateur spirit.
BALANCED…Radio is a hobby, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school or community.
PATRIOTIC…His/[Her] station and skills are always ready for service to country and community.
– adapted from the original Amateur’s Code, written by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA, in 1928
