Test Sessions
March 28, 2020 Exam Session - Canceled
To help slow the continuing spread of Coronavirus and reduce any potential health risks to the Volunteer Examiners and Candidates attending our exam sessions, the MRAC VEC, Inc. Board of Directors has decided to cancel the upcoming exam session previously scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2020.
We hope to hold the exam session scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020; however we will evaluate the situation in mid-April and post any updates to this web site at that time.
MRAC VEC, Inc.
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Unless noted otherwise for a specific date below, testing is normally held at HRO Milwaukee.
9:30AM* to 11:00AM
*The door opens about 9:00 a.m. and testing starts around 9:30am.
Ham Radio Outlet (HRO)
5710 W. Good Hope Rd. Milwaukee
Look for signs directing you to the proper room.
If you have an amateur radio license and are taking an exam to upgrade your license, please bring your original amateur radio license plus a photocopy or FCC Reference Copy of your license with you. The photocopy or reference copy of your current license will be retained with your exam records.
Upcoming Test Dates
To help slow the continuing spread of Coronavirus and reduce any potential health risks to the Volunteer Examiners and Candidates attending our exam sessions, the MRAC VEC, Inc. Board of Directors has decided to cancel the upcoming exam session previously scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2020.
We hope to hold the exam session scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020; however we will evaluate the situation in mid-April and post any updates to this web site at that time.
MRAC VEC, Inc.
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Unless noted otherwise for a specific date below, testing is normally held at HRO Milwaukee.
9:30AM* to 11:00AM
*The door opens about 9:00 a.m. and testing starts around 9:30am.
Ham Radio Outlet (HRO)
5710 W. Good Hope Rd. Milwaukee
Look for signs directing you to the proper room.
If you have an amateur radio license and are taking an exam to upgrade your license, please bring your original amateur radio license plus a photocopy or FCC Reference Copy of your license with you. The photocopy or reference copy of your current license will be retained with your exam records.
Upcoming Test Dates
- Apr 25, 2020
- May 30, 2020
- July 25, 2020
- September 26, 2020
February 29, 2020 Test Session Recap
It was a very busy session, with 25 candidates attending. Those candidates earned the following licenses:
Technician: 10
General: 4
Extra: 5
Congratulations to the candidates who obtained a new license or upgraded their existing license. A hearty "welcome" to the new members of the ham radio community.
Technician: 10
General: 4
Extra: 5
Congratulations to the candidates who obtained a new license or upgraded their existing license. A hearty "welcome" to the new members of the ham radio community.
FCC encourages new radio operator applicants to register in CORES
New radio operator applicants are encouraged to create a FCC user profile, as well as, a FCC Registration Number (FRN) before taking the first license examination. This process will generate a FCC Registration Number (FRN) to be used in place of a Social Security number on Form 605. The FCC produced a video about this process, which you can view here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a4doKEPN5M
We strongly encourage you to register if you have not done so. Eventually the FCC will no longer accept Social Security numbers on Form 605. To register, go here. https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do Any questions, contact the FCC. They provide an email address and phone number on that page.
Existing Amateur Radio License Holders Should Register in CORES
If you are a current FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operator, we strongly encourage you to register in CORES. After you register and create your account in CORES you can link your existing FRN number (available on your Amateur Radio license) to your new FCC CORES account.
We strongly encourage you to register if you have not done so. Eventually the FCC will no longer accept Social Security numbers on Form 605. To register, go here. https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do Any questions, contact the FCC. They provide an email address and phone number on that page.
Existing Amateur Radio License Holders Should Register in CORES
If you are a current FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operator, we strongly encourage you to register in CORES. After you register and create your account in CORES you can link your existing FRN number (available on your Amateur Radio license) to your new FCC CORES account.
Download Official Authorizations
We've added instructions on how to download Official Authorizations from ULS to our web site here.
Use these instructions to download an Official Copy of your Amateur Radio license. If you are attending an upcoming exam session and will be testing to upgrade your existing Amateur Radio license, you can download your Official Authorization then print it and bring it with you to the exam session.
Or you can print out a Reference Copy of your existing Amateur Radio License and bring that with you. Either the Official Copy or Reference Copy are acceptable.
Use these instructions to download an Official Copy of your Amateur Radio license. If you are attending an upcoming exam session and will be testing to upgrade your existing Amateur Radio license, you can download your Official Authorization then print it and bring it with you to the exam session.
Or you can print out a Reference Copy of your existing Amateur Radio License and bring that with you. Either the Official Copy or Reference Copy are acceptable.