[CW] FCC Fees for Amateur Licenses starts April 19, 2022

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

You're right Hans, only judges can ignore the law!  They shouldn't but they
do.

73
DR

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 1:17 AM Hans Brakob <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> FCC didn’t dream this up.
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> The fees were imposed by a law passed by Congress.  FCC cannot ignore that
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> *73, de Hans, KØHB*
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> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
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> *Я підтримую Україну*
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> *From: *Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
> *Sent: *Thursday, March 24, 2022 06:18
> *To: *cw at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject: *Re: [CW] FCC Fees for Amateur Licenses starts April 19, 2022
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>     Has the ARRL jumped on this yet? The FCC has threatened to
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> charge for ham licenses for years if not decades but is generally
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> stopped in their tracks. Interesting to see what happens here.
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> On 3/23/2022 4:43 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
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> > Free Study Guide for FCC Exams - remember no Morse code requirement.
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> > https://hamradioprep.com/free-ham-radio-practice-tests/
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> > <https://hamradioprep.com/free-ham-radio-practice-tests/>
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> > You can take Technician / General or Extra exams and if you do it
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> > and pass before April 19, 2022 you will only have to pay the
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> > testing fee, after that date, FCC will require you to pay $35.00
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> > for a 10 year term license.
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> > FCC Application Fee Instructions
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> > FCC $35 Amateur Application Fee Effective Date Announced
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> > *The new Amateur Radio license application fees will take effect on*
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> > *April 19, 2022.*
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> > *The Federal Communications Commission's authority to impose and
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> > collect fees is mandated by Congress.*
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> > *The $35 application fee, when it becomes effective on April 19,
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> > will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign
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> > change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. The fee will
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> > be per application.*
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> > *Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or
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> > email address, will be exempt from fees.*
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> > *VECs and Volunteer Examiner (VE) teams will not have to collect
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> > the $35 fee at exam sessions. Once the FCC application fee takes
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> > effect, new and upgrade applicants will pay the $15 exam session
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> > fee to the ARRL VE team as usual, and pay the $35 application fee
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> > directly to the FCC by using the CORES FRN Registration system
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> > (CORES - Login).*
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> > *When the FCC receives the examination information from the VEC,
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> > it will email a link with payment instructions to each successful
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> > candidate who then will have*
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> > *10 calendar days from the date of the email to pay.*
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> > *After the fee is paid and the FCC has processed an application,
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> > examinees will receive a second email from the FCC with a link to
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> > their official license. The link will be good for 30 days.*
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> > *FOR ADDITIONAL INFO:*
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> > *https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee
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> > <https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee>*
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