During the Government Shutdown
The FCC has disabled all access to all of its Databases and services. This includes the ability to register and request an FRN needed for taking an FCC exam. To allow new applicants to test, please put 10 0’s (zero) in the FRN field. This will allow the applicant to take the exam, but their application will be put on hold until an FRN is applied for and received from the FCC. The applicant will be responsible for providing this to the VEC using the frn@w5yi-vec.org email. They must provide their CSCE, and their email address must match the one used on the 605 application.
Exams for all license tests are from:
- 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM on Saturday
- 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Sunday
There is no charge to enter the HamFest if you are ONLY coming to take an exam. However, you may ONLY enter the HamFest up to 30 minutes before the start of the exam session (enter anytime after 12:30 PM on Saturday, and anytime after 8:30 AM on Sunday).
Exam Fee: $14.00 – CASH ONLY.
Preregistration is highly recommended. Youth under 13 years of age MUST preregister.
Click the desired date to preregister:
Exams will be given electronically on an 8-inch Tablet, which we will provide – you are not allowed to use your own device. We will also provide a stylus, if you desire.
We supply Simple Calculators and Scientific Calculators (TI-30Xa) – You are not allowed to use your own device. We also supply pens, pencils, and scratch paper.
Please visit https://gars.org/exams/ for exam-related requirements and other useful suggestions.
If you have any exam-related questions, click here to fill out our email form.