I renewed mine via the ARRL Program at no cost. I received a confirmation letter and an e-mail in a couple of weeks. I went to the FCC Web site and confirmed my new expiry date and then printed a paper copy of the license from that site. I also received several "official looking" letters from independent VEC entities urging me to renew using their services for a fee. I ignored and shredded those. Those independent operations scan the FCC Database and send advertisements for their services. We've come a long way since I received my first license in 1955!
HTH, YMMV, 73 Dave
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On Jul 7, 2016, at 09:39, Thomas Doyle tomdoyle1948@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone renewed their ham license recently. I renewed mine online and it appeared to work.
I received two very official looking letters from the FCC within a week of submitting the application.
First one was "Ref: CORES Registration Update".
Second one was "Ref: PSQ Request for your CORES FRN:xxxxxxxxx". This letter indicates "Entity Type: INDIVIDUAL ENTITY" which is reassuring.
Neither letter indicates anything is wrong nor does it mention anything about a license. I realize that the federal government is drowning in the paper work mess they have created to give them something to do but this is a bit much.
Do they ever send you an actual paper license ? I need to send a copy to the DMV to renew my ham plates. It has been almost 4 weeks. I sent in a request for duplicate license after three weeks.
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