[ARRL-OK] Re: [OCAPA] ARLB010 FCC to Stop Accepting Pre-December 2003 Form 605

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:03:23 -0500

Obviously, the only paper forms FCC will accept
are those dated December 2003 or later.

I renewed my license and that of my wife on
8 and 9 April on line.  We received the paper
renewed licenses today, 12 April.  Pretty damned
fast service, if you ask me.

It's no problem to download a current FCC Form 605
or any of the various Schedules from the FCC site.

Mac, K2GKK/5
OCAPA Juno Mailbox Monitor

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:14:26 -0500 "Earl Claus"
<[email protected]> writes:
> OK, so ... which paper form is the FCC going to accept?
> My understanding is, according to the Electronic Signatures Act, in 
> addition
> to allowing an electronic form with an electronic signature and an
> explanation of how to use the electronic form, and instructions on 
> what
> constitutes an electronic signature, [deep inhale] if someone asks 
> for a
> paper form, an organization must provide a paper form.
> 
> Am I wrong?
> 
> Earl, KB2LWS
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of D C (Mac) Macdonald
> > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:56 PM
> > To: [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]
> > Subject: [OCAPA] ARLB010 FCC to Stop Accepting Pre-December 2003 
> Form
> > 605
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB010
> > ARLB010 FCC to Stop Accepting Pre-December 2003 Form 605
> >
> > ZCZC AG10
> > QST de W1AW
> > ARRL Bulletin 10  ARLB010
> > From ARRL Headquarters
> > Newington CT  April 12, 2004
> > To all radio amateurs
> >
> > SB QST ARL ARLB010
> > ARLB010 FCC to Stop Accepting Pre-December 2003 Form 605
> >
> > Effective with Monday, May 3, receipts, the FCC's
> > Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will dismiss any
> > applications filed on an FCC Form 605 issued earlier
> > than December 2003.  Form 605, Quick-Form Application
> > for Authorization in the Ship, Aircraft, Amateur,
> > Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General Mobile
> > Radio Service, is the hard-copy version of the Amateur
> > Service application.  The change does not affect
> > applicants filing on-line with the Universal Licensing
> > System (ULS) at, http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/, said the
> > FCC, which is encouraging on-line filing.
> >
> > ARRL VEC Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, says the Form 605
> > announcement will affect the way ARRL has been making
> > FCC Form 605 available.  He says the League's widely
> > distributed March 2001 Form 605 in a three-sheet
> > ivory/buff-colored package with perforated pages will
> > become obsolete for applications the FCC receives on or
> > after May 3.
> >
> > In the wake of the FCC's unexpected announcement, the
> > ARRL is developing a replacement package that could
> > require several more pages.  It hopes to have it ready
> > in time for Hamvention May 14-16.
> >
> > The FCC has been accepting both older and current Form
> > 605 applications that included a line (Item 9a) for a
> > Taxpayer Identification Number, a Social Security number
> > for an individual.  The FCC would then issue the
> > applicant an FCC Registration Number (FRN) without
> > additional paperwork.  All amateur applicants must have
> > and use an FRN when filing an application such as Form
> > 605 with the FCC.  Applicants attending VEC test sessions
> > can still supply a Social Security number, which will
> > result in automatic Commission Registration System (CORES)
> > registration.
> >
> > All amateur applicants must have and use an FRN when
> > filing an application such as Form 605 with the FCC.
> > Under the system going into effect in May, applicants not
> > yet registered in CORES and filing on paper will need to
> > file FCC Form 160, CORES Registration to obtain a FCC
> > Registration Number (FRN).  After the FCC has issued an
> > FRN, applicants also might want to file FCC Form 606 to
> > associate the FRN with an individual's license record(s)
> > and call sign(s).  CORES registration data and FCC license
> > data are maintained in separate FCC databases.
> >
> > The completed Form 160 goes to a unique Washington, DC,
> > FCC address to obtain the applicant's FRN.  Once the FCC
> > issues an FRN to the applicant, this number must be used
> > when filing FCC Form 605, which goes to the FCC's
> > Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, office.  The two forms may not
> > be mailed to Gettysburg together.  Applicants need to have
> > obtained an FRN via Form 160 before they can file a Form
> > 605.
> >
> > ARRL recommends that all amateurs file an on-line or paper
> > Form 606 to associate their FRN with their license
> > record(s) and call sign(s) in the FCC license database.
> > Jahnke says the easiest way is to do this electronically
> > via the ULS, and the process now is fairly straightforward.
> >
> > The current edition of Form 605, dated December 2003, is
> > available on the FCC forms page,
> >
> > http://wireless.fcc.gov/feesforms/index.html.
> >
> > For more information or assistance, contact the FCC Consumer
> > Center, toll-free, 888-CALLFCC (888-225-5322) and select
> > option 2, or via e-mail at, [email protected].
> >
> >
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