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--- renew [2024/01/19 04:13] – created wx0mik
+++ renew [2025/01/20 05:33] (current) – [What if I don't want to mess with it?] wx0mik
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 ====== How do I renew my license? ======
-Let's face it, the FCC site is not very user friendly. There are services out there that will renew your license for you, but they can be intrusive and require a lot of private information to accomplish it.
+Let's face it, the FCC site is not very user friendly. I have found some different places that have documented the process.
-===== How to renew on the FCC site? =====
+===== How do I renew on the FCC site myself? =====
-I don't have personal experience with this process nor do I have the ability to share screenshots right now. (Give me a few years).
+  * The [[https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/wireless?id=kb_article_view_public&sysparm_article=KB0015786&sys_kb_id=4f3161c51b96b150ce3364a8624bcb93&spa=1|FCC has some instructions]] that should get you on the right path.
+  * HamStudy has [[https://blog.hamstudy.org/2015/01/renewing-or-updating-your-license-online-for-free/|excellent documentation of the process]]. This is an older document and does not mention the $35 renewal fee.
+===== What if I don't want to mess with it? =====
+There are a few options.
+  * CAVEC has [[https://cavec.us/renewals/|a simple renewal process]].
+  * ARRL Members can use the [[https://www.arrl.org/call-sign-renewals-or-changes|ARRL VEC]].
+  * [[https://www.w5yi-vec.org/index.php/amateur-license-renewals-address-changes|W5YI]] has a renewal service.
-The [[https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/wireless?id=kb_article_view_public&sysparm_article=KB0015786&sys_kb_id=4f3161c51b96b150ce3364a8624bcb93&spa=1|FCC has some instructions]] that should get you on the right path and I promise, if I can document it easier some day, I absolutely will!