[WIham] License renewals

[Steve, WD8DAS via WIham]

Glen wrote:

> would like to get my ham license KK0N renewed.  Apparently I failed to do so. 
> I also have/had a first class Commercial and 2nd class radio telegraph license.  


 Looks like your license expired in July 2011.  There is a two year grace period but licenses that have been expired for more than two years are not eligible for renewal or reinstatement.  The ARRL website has some great resources for renewing your ham license:

http://www.arrl.org/renewals

Regarding the "First Class Commercial" - I suspect you mean the First Class RadioTelephone Operator license.  It hasn't existed for nearly 30 years so I don't think you have much chance of renewing it -grin-   What's the expiration date on your certificate?  Back in about 1983 the FCC merged the First and Second Class RadioTelephone ticket into the General RadioTelephone license which, once renewed would have been good for the rest of your life.

The FCC recently did the same thing for the Radio Telegraph licenses - first and second class are now combined into the new "RadioTelegraph Operator License".  I was fortunately enough to get ticket #1 of the new license.  

You can explore your options for renewals of these tickets at 

http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/index.htm



Steve WD8DAS

sbjohnston at aol.com
http://www.wd8das.net/
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