License Exam Sessions


⚠FULLY REMOTE VIDEO-SUPERVISED EXAM SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE).

In-person exam sessions are suspended until further notice.

 

 

The next on-site exam session offered by CUARC VEs will be:

Walk-ins will be accepted although preregistration will help us plan better and will allow us to contact you in the event that the session has to be canceled. We especially need to know if you will need special accommodations. Please read our VE team rules and FCC licensee privacy information before you arrive.

Upgrading your license?

Upgraders must bring the original and one photocopy of their FCC license and any applicable CSCEs.

Applying for a new Amateur Radio license?

SSNs are no longer accepted. You must have an FRN.  Register in CORES (COmission REgistration System) and receive your FRN (Federal Registration Number) before sitting for your exam to ensure your new license is processed quickly and easily through the FCC's ULS (Universal Licensing System).
To conduct business with the FCC, you must register through FCC CORES and be assigned an FRN. This number will be used to uniquely identify you in all transactions with the FCC.
View the FCC web page New Users guide to ULS for step by step instructions on the registration process or the Commission Registration System Video Tutorials page for videos that help guide CORES users through a variety of situations.
For assistance, submit a help request on the FCC’s Support Services page or call FCC at 877-480-3201 (Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET).
The 2020 exam fee remains $15.00 (cash or check) for all elements. Please bring exact change or a check.

This exam session is administered by the Columbia University Amateur Radio Club Volunteer Examiner team under the auspices of the American Radio Relay League Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL/VEC).

The ARRL/VEC phone number is 860-594-0300
The ARRL New Ham Hotline is 800-326-3942.

Studying for the exams

The study guide for the entry level exam, "The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual," is available mail order from the ARRL for $33. You can also view the question pools on the web at the ARRL/VEC or check out hamstudy.org

Directions

Columbia's Studebaker building may be reached by subway at the 125th Street and Broadway #1 stop in Manhattan. Turn right out of the turnstiles, take the escalator down to Broadway and make a u-turn and head uptown on Broadway to West 131st street. Turn left, West, downhill toward the Hudson River. Studebaker will be on your right at 615 West 131st Street about halfway between Broadway and 12th Avenue.

Look for the "Amateur Radio Exam" signs that have been posted and check in with the security desk in the lobby.

Photo of Studebaker Building

The CUARC VE team is:

  • Ron Birnbaum (WY1R)
  • David Bamford (W2DAB)
  • Fuat Baran (N2YGN)
  • Alan Crosswell (N2YGK)
  • Alexey Dimov (KD2IBE)
  • Duamutef Ua Hensekh (NU9PU) 
  • Bill Hindin (W2BH)
  • Donni Katzovicz (W2BRU)
  • John Kiernan (KE2UN)
  • Ken Lee (W1YJ)
  • Ed Miller (KD2DDT)
  • Frank Ng (W3ER)
  • Alan Nyysola (K2ARN)
  • Monica Pedone (KV2O)
  • John Rogener (W2IU)
  • Gustav von Roth (N2ULX)
  • Victor Santiago (N2VJS)
  • Hoi-Ming So (K2HOI)
  • Rob Terzi (W2RCT)
  • Obert R Wood III (KD2HLE)

If you are interested in becoming a VE (once you pass your Extra exam), please let us know.

You can write to us at [email protected].

Upcoming CUARC and other NYC exams

Check the ARRL/VEC list of regional scheduled exams. Or see below for our upcoming exam sessions.

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