A license becomes active immediately upon grant. So long as the license is active, the licensee is authorized to operate in accordance with its terms. Administrative changes do not include changes in technical specifications to a license, control points, assignments or transfers, or other changes that would require a modification application. See Modification. Previously, applicants made administrative updates with a formal FCC modification request or an informal letter request. This means that you do not need a license to operate a two-way VHF radio, radar, or ELT aboard aircraft operating domestically. All other aircraft radio stations must be licensed by the FCC either individually or by fleet.
In addition to the obvious links on each page each with a tooltip window that is displayed when the mouse is positioned over the link , each of the letters in the A E 7 Q callsign on any page have a navigation function displayed in a tooltip window when the mouse is positioned over the letter. On any page, click on the:. However, when a vanity application is received or changed, the FCC normally processes it according to the following schedule:. The downloaded license data is current as of ET on the previous day, but the downloaded application data is in effect two days old. Data that is one day newer than what is reflected in the downloadable files, can be retrieved by using the ULS database search web pages:.
Forgot Password? Acting upon an April Petition for Rulemaking filed by the Anchorage VEC to give permanent credit to radio amateurs for examination elements they have successfully passed, the FCC proposes to revise Section In addition, the Commission seeks to shorten the grace period during which an expired amateur license may be renewed and to reduce the number of VEs needed to administer an amateur license examination. Reply comments will be accepted until 90 days after publication in the Federal Register.