Ham Radio License Testing Session - Instructions and Guidelines:
Testing sessions are held on the second
Saturday of the month.
Testing begins at noon, please be early.
Location:
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
The Preferred Realty - Hampton
4100 William Flinn Highway (aka Route 8)
Allison Park, PA 15101
Contact: Bob Worek, AG3U : ve@nharc.org
On the day of the test:
- Please place all Cell Phones, Radios, etc. on quiet until after all testing has been completed.
- Bring cash for $15.00 (the cost of the test).
- Effective April 19, 2022 the FCC will charge $35.00 for new or renewal applications. The $35.00 fee will be paid directly to the FCC using the CORES FRN Registration system.
- Bring 2 forms of identification, (at least one should be a picture ID). Other forms of ID may
be:
- Birth Certificate - with seal
- Social Security Card
- Library Card
- Report Card (from school)
- Student ID
- Utility or Bank Statement
- Postmarked Envelope with current address shown
- In case of a minor, a legal guardian may present a photo ID.
- Social Security Number or FRN Number (preferred). Having pre-registered with the FCC via the
CORES system will expedite processing of your new license or upgraded license when issued.
A FCC issued FRN Number is mandatory before starting the test.
Social Security numbers are no longer allowed by the FCC. We cannot allow you to start your
test without the FRN. This will help the FCC via the CORES system to expedite processing of your
new license or upgraded license when issued.
As of Feb 17, 2015, the FCC will no longer automatically print and send your license
via postal mail. You need to use the same email address as the FRN is registered to. Also,
please use the exact name as on the FRN, ( i.e. If you used your middle name, middle initial, etc).
Bring the ORIGINAL and a PHOTOCOPY of your current FCC Amateur Radio license and/or CSCE's.
This PHOTOCOPY will be sent with your paperwork for processing. Lack of a PHOTOCOPY can
result in a delay of the processing of your application. We will not have a copying machine
on site!
You can bring your own calculator, but be ready to prove there are no formulas pre-programmed
in it. Cell Phones, iPhones, iPads, Android, Smartphones, Blackberry devices and all similar
electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT be used. Bring a pen as well as pencils.
All sessions will begin promptly at noon, please be a bit early for paperwork
and instructions. Due to variations in photocopying, pen is preferred for all form areas, such
as name address etc. Pencil is preferred for erasable areas such as the actual “Test Answer”
section. Clean “Scratch paper” will be provided, please be sure not to write in the test booklet.
Also, please note that our test location for today will be known as “Allison Park, PA”
To help our testing team, please email at least 24 hrs ahead to reserve a seat.
We will have limited resources with us. To be fair to all, only the Candidate and the Examiners
will be allowed in the testing area.
After the test has been taken, please allow us time to grade the test on site.
During this time, others may still be working on their test, so please be courteous and observe
quiet time. If you pass, please wait for a CSCE (Certificate of Successful Completion of
Examination) before leaving. This is the proof of passing your exam today.
If you are upgrading your current license, and have passed an examination
for General Class privileges, you can now operate using “yourcallsign /AG”. Likewise, an
upgrade to Extra Class would be “yourcallsign /AE”.
In the following days, all exam materials will be forwarded for processing by
the ARRL and the FCC. Usually allow up to 10 days for your new or upgraded license to be
processed and show on the FCC website. Once a callsign has been assigned, you are now allowed
to transmit on the air.
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