Subj : Re: HAM
To   : Phigan
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Mar 15 2023 06:55:00

 Ph> Hm, a buddy of mine has a novice license and he just recently renewed
 Ph> it again. They don't give them out anymore, but you can still keep and
 Ph> renew them. You just don't have permission to talk on much.

  That's correct. The FCC no longer issues Novice or Advanced Class amateur
radio licenses, but holders of them can renew at the appropriate time (once
every 10 years). 

  The late Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD (SK), was only a Novice Class licensee.

  Last April, the FCC instituted a $35 fee for a new or renewed amateur
radio license, or for a vanity callsign change request. This has to be
paid within 10 years of the exam, license renewal, or vanity callsign
change request...otherwise, the grant is dismissed, and they have to then
re-apply, and pay another $35.

  However, there is no fee for a sequential callsign change request, or
for a license class upgrade.

Daryl, WX4QZ, UALR Ham Radio Club VE Team Liaison

.... E equals I times R -- it's not just a good idea...it's The Law!!
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