License Examinations
Our ham club holds exams before each monthly meeting, the 2nd Monday of the month. Exams begin promptly at 5:30 pm. See the Meetings page for meeting locations. Other license examination locations can be found at the ARRL Licensing tab.
Licenses
License Renewal
is easy and free online at the FCC website. Just click http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/and follow the "log in" to "renew"
Here are helpful
instructions on renewing
your license. Other organizations will renew licenses for a fee, such as ARRL and W5YI.
Operation requires a Federal Communications Commission license. Operation is governed by these rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 97. Here's a link to the complete set of Part 97 amateur radio rules. A license is granted through an examination.
Application, Form 605
The license application form 605 is supplied at the examination session. One of the certifying questions is "I have read and will comply with section 97.13(c).....and OST/OET Bulletin Number 65."
Examinations, quick and easy
Examinations are scheduled in Missoula at least every month except July and August. If you require another test session date, please contact one of the volunteer examiners to see if an alternate date can be coordinated for you. Our examinations are scheduled for walk-in candidates. The complete question/answer pools are on the ARRL web site, http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html. No pre-registration is required. Just show up with:
- your photo ID,
- a copy of your current license and/or
- a copy of certificates of successful completion of examination elements since your current license.
- Per the ARRL-VEC and W5YI-VEC, the examination fee is $14.00.
Photo: W7DHB
New or Getting Started in to Amateur Radio?
A fine website for getting started in amateur radio is ARRL website, http://www.arrl.org/hamradio.html. The complete question/answer pools for the examination are on the ARRL website, http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html
Morse Code Practice
The ARRL has a fine site for practicing Morse code over the internet, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/morse.html
Amateur Radio Classes
No local classes are scheduled at this time. Thanks to KC7ZO, Danne Guthrie previous coordinator of ham radio license classes. Danne does bring to our attention that the ARRL has an internet "online" course for prospective new hams. The information is available at, http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=NO-EC-010#top
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History
Over 20 Years of License Examinations - A History in the Missoula Area: FCC examinations administered by volunteers began in the Missoula area in 1984. The first examinations were conducted by Hellgate ARC volunteer examiners: W7ERV (x KY7I), Erv Davis; W7XT (x K7CHY), Dick Walton and K7VK (x WA7DEO) Vick Applegate.
Since 1984 we have administered nearly monthly examination sessions to 1076 candidates. 605 new licenses or upgrades have been issued in 221 exam sessions! The success rate is 56%. Since 1991, 57% have been Technician licensees. We administer examinations for both W5YI-VEC and ARRL-VEC.
The most commonly passed examination is Codeless Technician, 256; followed by Technician w/ 5wpm, 102; General, 112; Extra 60; Advanced, 42 and Novice 21.
Thirty-one volunteer examiners have participated in our program. Our current active volunteer examiners include; K7BA, N7FMW, N7GE, W7GJ, N7MSU, K7PX, AC7UZ, K7VK, W7XY and WV7Z. For additional information about the Hellgate ARC examination program or schedule, contact one of the many local volunteer examiners.
| Callsign, name | |
|---|---|
| K7VK, Vick | k7vk@arrl.net |
| K7PX, Steve | ripply1@msn.com |
| K7BA, Bob | k7ba@aol.com |
| N7MSU, Bob | n7msu@arrl.net |
| N7FMW, Ruth | n7fmw@aol.com |
| AC7UZ, Lewis | ac7uz@blackfoot.net |
| W7GJ, Lance | w7gj@q.com |
| W7XY, Donnie | fort@montana.com |
| WV7Z, Mike | daygarden@netzero.net |
| WG7E, Liz | lizm@montana.com |
| WG7P, Elmer | wg7p@hughes.net |