[HamTips] Check your ham radio license status and renew

[Bob Witte (K0NR)]

Sheryll asks a good question that others may be interested in.

On 27-Mar-23 8:23 AM, Sheryll Evans wrote:
> Good morning,
> How do you renew your license and how do I know when mine expires and 
> my husbands?
> Thank you,
> Sheryll
Most amateur licenses are good for ten years...but time has a habit of 
going quickly and all of the sudden you need to renew.

The FCC has a database that is used for all radio licensing, including 
the Amateur Radio Service.
They call it the Universal Licensing System (ULS), which can be found here:
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/universal-licensing-system

To check on the status of any radio license, you can search that database:
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp

Just enter your call sign and your license should pop up.
Here's my license info, which shows the expiration date as 04/09/2032
Notice there is an FRN (FCC Registration Number) associated with my 
license. This is kind of like a user ID for working with the ULS.
You should have one assigned to your license and you will need this to 
modify or renew your license.



To make changes to your license, login at this page:
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp

You will need your FRN and your password. Uh oh, you may not know your 
password.
Also, be aware that the FCC may or may not have an email address for you 
in their database.
They currently require one but older licenses may not have it.

The FCC says to contact Tech Support to reset your password:
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/available-support-services

At this point, I wish you good luck with resetting your password.
It may not be much fun, but follow the directions on the FCC website.
It looks like they have recently changed their website and they are 
treating your email address as the login.

73 Bob K0NR

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