LICENSE EXAMS
Next Exam Session
- Next Test Date
Aug 12, 2025 (Tue)
Shelby Co Fire Station 1
200 Alpine Drive
Shelbyville, KY 40065
Exams are usually scheduled 1 hour prior to our meetings (18:00EST). Please contact our club to make sure an exam is scheduled. Pre-Registration is required.
Volunteer Examiner Team
TANDY CHENAULT (KO4OT)
LEE ROY MASSEY (KE4LR)
DREW FOSTER (NF8D)
DAVID GRAHAM (KG4RUF)
CECIL HARDIN (K5CPT)
MARK BETTENHAUSEN (KM4VLF)
MIKE SWIGERT (KE4YRI)
DAN PRESSLER (KF2HP)
CHRIS KENNER (W4DCK)
REQUIREMENTS:
1. As of May 20, 2021 all applicants are required to have already applied for and received a Federal Registration Number (FRN). This number must be presented to Volunteer Examiners BEFORE taking an amateur radio exam. You may register for a FRN by visiting the FCC CORES Webpage:
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/
2. A photo ID such as a Drivers License.
3. If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification:
a. non-photo ID/driver’s license (some states still have them)
b. birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal)
c. social security card
d. library card
e. utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that
specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed
to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on
the Form 605.
4. Students/minors may bring any of the above items and/or a school ID,
minor’s work permit, report card, or a legal guardian may present a
photo ID.
5. If applicable, bring either a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio
license or a reference copy printed out from the FCC website, the
license information printed from ARRL website or QRZ website,
or the original(s) and photocopy(s) of any Certificates of Successful
Completion of Examination (CSCE) you may hold from previous
exam sessions. If your license has already been issued by FCC,
the CSCE showing license credit is not needed. The photocopy(s)
will not be returned.
6. A calculator with the memory erased and formulas cleared are allowed.
You may not bring any written notes or calculations into the exam session.
Slide rules and logarithmic tables are acceptable, as long as they’re free
of notes and formulas. Cell phone must be silenced or turned off during
the exam session and the phones’ calculator function may not be used.
In addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry devices
and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT
be used.
7. A $15 fee is required by the ARRL for exam processing.