This weekend, the Tupelo Amateur Radio Club will be testing for new license, upgrades, or administration updates. Please look over the following, and pass on as needed. ____________________________________________
Saturday, February 11, is our regularly scheduled quarterly VE test session at 2:00 pm. The test location will be 118 Lemons Drive at the Tupelo Airport. This is the same location where the Tupelo Amateur Radio Club usually meets. If you know of anyone who has been planning to take an exam, please pass a reminder to them. Those taking exams need to bring a photo ID, any valid CSCE's, and a $10 exam fee. Since May 20, 2021, all amateur examination applicants are required to provide an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the Volunteer Examiners (VEs) before taking an amateur exam. Applicants who already have an FCC license, whether for amateur radio or in another service, already have an FRN and can use the same number. All prospective new FCC licensees, however, will be required to obtain an FRN before the examination and provide that number to the volunteer examiners on the Form 605 license application. I can provide instructions to anyone needing to obtain an FRN number. Also, those wishing to take exams should notify me of their intention to sit for an exam at dannyrgrimes@gmail.com or 662-322-2201 if they have not already done so. Our standing policy is that, if by the Friday before the test, we appear to have no examinees planning to test, the test session is subject to cancellation.
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