[OKDXA] New Amateur Radio License Applications Fee To BecomeEffective April 19, 2022

[Thomas Webb]

The $15 fee is only collected if the exam is taken with a ARRL VE (or other VEC
which require a service fee).  If you spread the $35 over the ten year term of a
license, it works out to $3.50/year or just under 1 cent/day presuming no
upgrades or vanity/change of call applications.  

There is no fee for administrative updates such as name or address changes.  

The ARRL is launching a "Youth Licensing Grant" program to do one-time
reimbursement of the FCC fee for license candidates under 18 years of age who
test with an ARRL VE team.

Tom, WA9AFM 

-----Original Message-----
From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Jeff Martin
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2022 5:32 AM
To: 'Oklahoma DX Association'
Subject: [OKDXA] New Amateur Radio License Applications Fee To BecomeEffective
April 19, 2022

New Amateur Radio License Applications Fee To Become Effective April 19,
2022

The FCC announced, effective April 19, 2022, a $35 fee will apply to
applications for a new Amateur Radio license, modification (upgrade and
sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call signs.

VECs and Volunteer Examiner (VE) teams will not collect the $35 fee at license
exam sessions. New and upgrade candidates at an exam session will continue to
pay the $15 exam session fee to the ARRL VE team as usual, and pay the new, $35
application fee directly to the FCC by using the CORES FRN Registration system.

So, a new ham will pay $50 to take his test and get a license. A renewal or
change of callsign will cost $35.

Wow, I bet we see a significant drop in the US ham population in the coming
years, or at least a decline in growth... 

73,
Jeff - K5WE


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