Want to get an Amateur Radio license or upgrade? Want to help others get licensed or teach using ham radio? Looking for public service training or serving as part of ARRL’s ARES field training team? You can even arrange an Amateur Radio contact for your students with the International Space Station!

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The US partners of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program are seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations in the US, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.  ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. 

Read more.  For more information about the proposal requirements click here.  

EXAM SESSIONS 
List your 2016 (and beyond) ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) sponsored exam sessions quickly and easily using our online form.  Registering well in advance of the exam date ensures the information reaches potential candidates!

FCC QUESTION POOL REVISED FOR JULY 1, 2016
The FCC question pool for Amateur Radio Extra license exams has been revised and will be effective for exams conducted on or after July 1, 2016. ARRL will produce new study materials in preparation for the new Extra exam. Manuals will be available the first week of May at the ARRL store. 

NEW INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL 
ARRL has produced a new Technician and General Class Instructor’s Manual which provides lesson plans that follow the current Technician student study manual, the 3^rd edition of the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, and the new 8^th edition of the ARRL General Class License Manual.

FCC GOES PAPERLESS
In order to streamline procedures and save money, the FCC stopped routinely printing and mailing licenses in February 2015.  There are a number of ways a license holder can obtain an official FCC copy of their license.  Licensees can find complete instructions on our Obtain License Copy web page.

CLASSES 
ARRL Registered Instructors may list upcoming classes on our website using our online form.

Volunteer Examiners (VEs) are licensed radio amateurs holding a General Class license or higher, who offer their time to administer the FCC licensing tests.
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