Glen Overby wrote:
I'm becoming an advocate of dropping paperwork-only renewals every ten years
in favor of retesting every five.

I'm not. As a U.S. citizen, I am required to have a current U.S. license
if I am in the U.S. I am also in the only country in the world that does
not allow U.S. V.E. testing. I think they went as far as to ask the
U.S. government to not permit it.

Geoff.

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Bob Miller wrote in
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:48:49 -0500, "Tom" wrote:

My license is up for renewal in November. I got a letter from an outfit
in Texas wanting $7 to renew it. I thought one could renew their
license for free over the internet.


What I did to renew mine:

Go to the FCC website. Find the section on renewing amateur licenses.
You can download form 610. What's easier, tho', just call the FCC
phone number they give you, tell them you're renewing, the next day or
so you will find form 610 and all instructions in your mailbox, free
of charge. Fill the stuff out and send it in.

The FCC may have a minor charge for renewing, I forget.

If you've changed your address since getting your license, you may
have to register the new address with the FCC before renewing. You can
do only one thing at a time on form 610, as I recall.

bob
k5qwg




Anyone going to visit the FCC website please leave them these ideas in
their comment box, Thanks.


1-No more automatic renewals. Individuals must retest and pass all
elements required for their license class.

2-The passing score for written exams needs to be raised to 85%.

3-Code elements should be 13 wpm for General, and 20 wpm for Extra.

4-Make the no-code license one year non-renewable.

slow code wrote:

Anyone going to visit the FCC website please leave them these ideas in
their comment box, Thanks.
cease and desist in your efforts to kill off ham radio

Anyone going to visit the FCC website please leave them these ideas in
their comment box, Thanks.


1-No more automatic renewals. Individuals must retest and pass all
elements required for their license class.

2-The passing score for written exams needs to be raised to 85%.




hmmmm... could something like this be applied to marriage licenses, too?


:^)

Ed wrote:


Anyone going to visit the FCC website please leave them these ideas in
their comment box, Thanks.


1-No more automatic renewals. Individuals must retest and pass all
elements required for their license class.

2-The passing score for written exams needs to be raised to 85%.




hmmmm... could something like this be applied to marriage licenses, too?
only if you choose you spose poorly

Just the excuse I need to let my "CODED" extra ticket go lapse....with
stupid ****ing assholes like slow code only on the bands then who in their
right ****ing mind would want to talk to the lowlife cocksuckers?

30 wpm with ease!

RAYBURN
"slow code" wrote in message
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Bob Miller wrote in
news
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:48:49 -0500, "Tom" wrote:

My license is up for renewal in November. I got a letter from an outfit
in Texas wanting $7 to renew it. I thought one could renew their
license for free over the internet.


What I did to renew mine:

Go to the FCC website. Find the section on renewing amateur licenses.
You can download form 610. What's easier, tho', just call the FCC
phone number they give you, tell them you're renewing, the next day or
so you will find form 610 and all instructions in your mailbox, free
of charge. Fill the stuff out and send it in.

The FCC may have a minor charge for renewing, I forget.

If you've changed your address since getting your license, you may
have to register the new address with the FCC before renewing. You can
do only one thing at a time on form 610, as I recall.

bob
k5qwg




Anyone going to visit the FCC website please leave them these ideas in
their comment box, Thanks.


1-No more automatic renewals. Individuals must retest and pass all
elements required for their license class.

2-The passing score for written exams needs to be raised to 85%.

3-Code elements should be 13 wpm for General, and 20 wpm for Extra.

4-Make the no-code license one year non-renewable.

Just the excuse I need to let my "CODED" extra ticket go lapse....with
stupid ****ing assholes like slow code only on the bands then who in
their right ****ing mind would want to talk to the lowlife
cocksuckers?



You DO know that there are 360+ countries other than the US that you can
talk to, don't you? . . . .

Glen Overby wrote:
Tom wrote:

My license is up for renewal in November. I got a letter from an outfit in
Texas wanting $7 to renew it. I thought one could renew their license for
free over the internet.


The license renewal process is covered in the No Code Technician exam.

I'm becoming an advocate of dropping paperwork-only renewals every ten years
in favor of retesting every five.

Glen, kc0iyt

Okay, but only if you must also retest for ALL other licenses -- drivers
license, concealed firearms carry permit, plumber's license, SCUBA license,
fishing license, hunting license, marriage license, realtor's license, etc.

John

Ed wrote:
Just the excuse I need to let my "CODED" extra ticket go lapse....with
stupid ****ing assholes like slow code only on the bands then who in
their right ****ing mind would want to talk to the lowlife
cocksuckers?



You DO know that there are 360+ countries other than the US that you can
talk to, don't you? . . . .
indeed they are the only reason to go into ham radio today not the us
hams

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:48:30 GMT, Irv Finkleman
wrote:

Soon you'll be able to get someone to write your ticket for you,
or print your own online!

You can. I forget where, but you enter your data and it prints what
appears to be a copy of your original fcc license.


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73 for now
Buck
N4PGW