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I have to renew mi license for the first time. We are told not before 90 days of the license expiration date. So, I’ll try in October. I probably have no reason to worry, but I kinda do, never having renewed before and remembering how hard I studied for the licenses. Don’t want it to expire!! :frantic:
Hmmmm,
I have to renew mi license for the first time. We are told not before 90 days of the license expiration date. So, I’ll try in October. I probably have no reason to worry, but I kinda do, never having renewed before and remembering how hard I studied for the licenses. Don’t want it to expire!! :frantic:
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I think you have major time before needing to retake the tests.
I know that I also got no notice ad I am pretty sure it was more than a year late but I just had to go to the FCC website and pay and I was back in the game!#220 EZDog, Aug 9, 2017
ballistic and echo victor like this.I think you have major time before needing to retake the tests.
I know that I also got no notice ad I am pretty sure it was more than a year late but I just had to go to the FCC website and pay and I was back in the game!
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You have a 2 year grace period. Relevant info highlighted below:File for renewal 30-60 days, but no more than 90 days, before your license expiration date. 47 CFR Section 97.21, provides that when your application for renewal has been received by the FCC on or before the license expiration date, your operating authority is continued until the final disposition of your application. If your license expires, you may apply for renewal of the license for another term during a two-year filing grace period. The application document must be received by the FCC on or before the end of the grace period.
Click to expand…I think you have major time before needing to retake the tests.
I know that I also got no notice ad I am pretty sure it was more than a year late but I just had to go to the FCC website and pay and I was back in the game!
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You have a 2 year grace period. Relevant info highlighted below:
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What ballistic said! I will also make note that there is no longer a fee to renew your Armature License if you go directly to the FCC website.I got mine through cross training with the medical reserve. I would normally have a HAM assigned to me if one was available but I decided I’d rather have my own comms if needed, so when the chance came up I got my ticket. I have a Baofeng portable that I keep with some support stuff in a Maxped bag, and I have a Yaesu 3700 in my jeep. I’ll develop my equipment some more when I get time.
I guess I forgot to post this here but I snagged this a week or so ago and it might be the best Toy that I have ever had!
I guess I forgot to post this here but I snagged this a week or so ago and it might be the best Toy that I have ever had!
KE0XXX, since it’s easy to find them, I’ll only post part of mine, had my ticket a little over a year, debating about getting my General license
Taking my Technician test a week from tomorrow. A crazy amount of stuff to cover for a 35 question test. I was pushed into HAM because my Jeep club requires it now, but I’ve been looking for a reason for a while now.
I picked up a cheap BaoFeng UV-5R to get my feet wet until I pick up a better mobile rig. I’m sure that this will be another hobby rabbit hole that I will go down and end up getting the advanced licenses and better equipment.
Taking my Technician test a week from tomorrow. A crazy amount of stuff to cover for a 35 question test. I was pushed into HAM because my Jeep club requires it now, but I’ve been looking for a reason for a while now.
I picked up a cheap BaoFeng UV-5R to get my feet wet until I pick up a better mobile rig. I’m sure that this will be another hobby rabbit hole that I will go down and end up getting the advanced licenses and better equipment.
Jeep is still a bit dusty from the trail run this weekend.
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Ham for a Jeep club to go off reading seems to be overkill to me. We always used CB radios.Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk
Ham for a Jeep club to go off reading seems to be overkill to me. We always used CB radios.
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Well ham is a lot clearer and you can pick up a BaoFeng for $20. If you’re just listening, you don’t need a license. If you have a big enough group, the guys at the back can have a tough time hearing the leader with a CB when running the mountain canyons around here.The other advantage, personally, is that there is a lot of Utah that doesn’t have cell coverage. If you are off in the backcountry it is good to have that ham option.
Well ham is a lot clearer and you can pick up a BaoFeng for $20. If you’re just listening, you don’t need a license. If you have a big enough group, the guys at the back can have a tough time hearing the leader with a CB when running the mountain canyons around here.
The other advantage, personally, is that there is a lot of Utah that doesn’t have cell coverage. If you are off in the backcountry it is good to have that ham option.
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Either way, it’s great having a method of communication that’s free, minus the initial cost of the equipment.Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk
Taking my Technician test a week from tomorrow. A crazy amount of stuff to cover for a 35 question test. I was pushed into HAM because my Jeep club requires it now, but I’ve been looking for a reason for a while now.
I picked up a cheap BaoFeng UV-5R to get my feet wet until I pick up a better mobile rig. I’m sure that this will be another hobby rabbit hole that I will go down and end up getting the advanced licenses and better equipment.
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