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W5YI Licensing Services
You are at the right place to register for SMRA amateur radio license exam at the Cumberland County Department of Public Safety, 1 Public Safety Drive, Carlisle, PA, 17013.
Your test session begins at 6PM,, please arrive about 15 minutes early.
We require a government issued photo ID, i.e., driver’s license, passport, school ID, etc., to prove you are a U.S. citizen and the person who registered for the exam.
There is a $14 testing fee. We perfer cash, if that is not possible please reach out to me, and we can work something out.
Our exams are 100% digital.
You will be testing using a tablet that we will set up for the process.
When you arrive, enter the CCDPS (Cumberland County Department of Public Safety) building. Straight in, there is a waiting area, myself, or one of our testing team will be there to review with you the testing process.
As soon as you are done with the exam, you will imeaditly know if you have passed or failed.
Later that evening your paper work will be processed, and (if you have passed) you will recieve a “Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination), (CSCE) by email verifying that you have passed the exam. Also, your test results will be entered into the FCC data base.
The FCC will use your email address submitted when you created your FRN number, to communicate to you about your license.
If you are testing for your techniction license (you have no license), it may take several days for the FCC to send (you) the applicant a confirmation email with instructions for "New" applicants to log into the “FCC Pay Fees site” and pay the $35 FCC Application Fee. Your new license usually arrives within a few days to your email. Check you SPAM folder often for the FCC email.
If you are upgrading to the next license class, (i.e. you already have your Technction or General license), and pass your new license exam), as soon as you recieve your CSCE, Certification of Successful Completion of Examination), you will have all privledges and rights of that license class.
There is no FCC fee for upgrading.
You will recieve a notice from the FCC by email, of your new license grade. Remember, the FCC emails often end up in the "SPAM" folder. Please check this file often.
If you have additional questions, please reach out to me.
• Don Evans, K3ZR
• 717-418-1700
