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- From: bjahnke%arrlhq.UUCP@uhasun.hartford.edu (Bart Jahnke)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: Re: Commercial license info
- Date: 24 Feb 92 12:04:02 GMT
- Organization: American Radio Relay League -- VEC
-
- >I was wondering if anyone out there knows any details about obtaining
- >a commercial First Class Radiotelephone license from the FCC.
-
- Here's what we recently gleaned from the FCC's Commercial
- Licensing information as distributed by their Field Operations
- Bureau, Washington DC office.
-
- Information on FCC Commercial Radio Operator Examinations
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- The FCC conducts Commercial (not to be confused with amateur)
- Radio Operator License examinations two times per year in most
- cities with FCC offices. The FCC suggests that these
- examinations only be taken for employment purposes in the Marine,
- Aviation or International fixed public radio services.
-
- The examination for the FCC General Radiotelephone Operator
- License and 1st, 2nd or 3rd Class Radiotelegraph Operator's
- Certificates--and/or Radar Endorsement--are held during one week,
- every six months. Examinations are by appointment only--using
- the FCC's required application form and a $35 application fee.
- Retests are permitted after a 60-day waiting period.
-
- The additional requirements of the Radiotelegraph license are:
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- * For the 1st Class Radiotelegraph license: a 20 WPM Morse code
- examination consisting of character groups, and a 25 WPM
- examination consisting of Morse code text, is administered.
-
- * For the 2nd and 3rd Class Radiotelegraph licenses: a 16 WPM
- Morse code examination consisting of character groups, and a 20
- WPM examination consisting of Morse code text, is administered.
-
- * Note that the Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate is
- creditable toward the Amateur Radio 20 WPM Morse code exam (if
- the certificate is currently valid, or expired less than five
- years).
-
- * Each examinee must take a receiving and a sending test of
- approximately five minutes in duration. To pass the examination,
- one minute of error-free copy and sending must be accomplished.
-
- The next examination period will be from August 3 through August
- 7, 1992, with a final application filing date of June 30, 1992.
- The following examination opportunity will be approximately 6
- months later (check with your local FCC Field Office for dates).
-
- Application forms and further information can be obtained from
- the FCC, Public Service Division, Radio Operator Branch,
- Washington, DC 20554-1410; or by calling them at 202-632-7240.
-
- The contact number above may be able to assist you with study guide info.
-
- The members and HQ staff would like to thank the following people for
- their contributions to this information file:
-
- Bart J. Jahnke, KB9NM
- Manager, ARRL/VEC
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- Send any additional information or changes to mtracy@arrl.org.
-
- 73 from ARRL HQ.
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