{"id":304,"date":"2022-04-19T18:04:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T22:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qcwa60.org\/?p=304"},"modified":"2022-04-19T21:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T01:47:21","slug":"fcc-fees-take-effect-today-april-19th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qcwa60.org\/index.php\/2022\/04\/19\/fcc-fees-take-effect-today-april-19th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC Fees take effect Today &#8211; April 19th, 2022!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new $35 fee for new and renewal amateur radio licenses take effect today, April 19th, 2022.  As reported by the ARRL, license modifications such as address changes, trustee changes, and <strong>upgrades<\/strong> will <em>not<\/em> be subject to the new fees.  Vanity license applications <em>will<\/em> be subject to the new fee, even if you do not get it.  In order to ensure your fee is not wasted, amateurs are highly encouraged to select several potential callsigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the ARRL News:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>04\/04\/2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in response to an ARRL request that the new $35 application fee will not apply to most license modifications, including those to upgrade anamateur radio licensee&#8217;s operator class and changes to club station trustees. The FCC staff explained that the new fees will apply only to applications for a new license, renewal, rule waiver, or a new vanity call sign. As previously announced, the new fees take effect on April 19, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased that the FCC will not charge licensees the FCC application fee for license upgrade applications,&#8221; said ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM. &#8220;While applicants for a new license will need to pay the $35 FCC application fee, there will be no FCC charge for future upgrades and administrative updates, such as a change of mailing or email address. Most current licensees, therefore, will not be charged the new FCC application fee until they renew their license or apply for a new vanity call sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ARRL previously&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/new-amateur-radio-license-applications-fee-to-become-effective-april-19-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;that the new $35 application fee for amateur radio licenses will become effective on April 19, 2022. Further information and instructions about the FCC Application Fee are available from the ARRL VEC at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/fcc-application-fee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.arrl.org\/fcc-application-fee<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/new-fcc-application-fee-will-not-apply-to-amateur-radio-license-upgrades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/new-fcc-application-fee-will-not-apply-to-amateur-radio-license-upgrades<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new $35 fee for new and renewal amateur radio licenses take effect today, April 19th, 2022. 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