Other Notes on NCVEC Form 605 (page 2):
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Details on each license class, plus exam accomodations for disabled examinees, are noted elsewhere in this bulletin/message thread. Other
items on the form include:

1) Contacting The FCC:

Should you have questions, you can contact the FCC, toll free, at 1-877-480-3201 (Monday through Friday, except for Federal Holidays,
during regular business hours, U.S. Eastern Time), or visit the FCC
website at www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/ amateur-radio-service (this URL is all on one line). Note that they
can NOT be contacted during a Government Shutdown.

2) The FCC Form 605 Versus the NCVEC Form 605:

The FCC Form 605 is NOT used at a license exam session...one MUST
use the NCVEC Form 605. Also, one may NOT apply for a vanity callsign
at a license exam session...this is done at the FCC ULS website...see
elsewhere in this bulletin/message thread for details.

3) FCC Basic Qualification Question:

Effective August 21, 2017, all applicants MUST answer YES or NO to
whether or not they have been convicted of a felony in a State or
Federal Court.

This item enables the FCC to determine whether an applicant is
eligible under §§ 310(d) and 308(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, to hold or have ownership interest in a station
license.

Applications are required to answer the question only if:

A) They are filing NCVEC or FCC form 605 for one of the following
purposes -- New, Amendment, Modification (Upgrade or Callsign
Change), or Renewal/Modification), and

B) The answer has changed from the answer previously provided (it
was originally NO, but is now YES).

Applicants using NCVEC or FCC Form 605 for any other purpose are
NOT required to answer the question. Again, note that the FCC form 605
is NOT used at a license exam session.

3) FCC Basic Qualification Question Instructions and Procedures
when answering "YES":

If the answer to this question is YES, the applicant MUST submit to
the FCC, within 14 days of submitting the application, an exhibit, a
statement explaining the circumstances, and a statement explaining why
the applicant believes that grant of the license application would be
in the publlic interest, notwithstanding the actual or alleged
misconduct.

If the applicant responds YES to this question, and has PREVIOUSLY
provided a statement and explanation regarding the circumstances as
an attachment to a prior application filed in the FCC ULS, and the
facts and circumstances are UNCHANGED, the applicant may refer to the
previous application, by identifying the application file number, and indicating the disposition of the prior application. You can find your
FCC Application File Number at:

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/ULSApp/ApplicationSearch/searchAppl.jsp

Applicants can send the explanation and the application file number
via email to attach605@fcc.gov (recommended for quicker delivery), or
via Postal Mail to FCC, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettsyburg, PA 17325-7245.

If the applicant fails to provide such data within 14 days of the
submission of the license application, it will be dismissed without
action (as if they never did take the license exam). The applicant
MUST submit this to the FCC -- and NOT to the VE Team, or to the VEC.

The applicant MUST provide sufficient information for the FCC to
determine whether there exists any material and substantial question of
fact, regarding whether the applicant has the character qualifications
to be a Commission licensee.

There is no "checklist" of items, but useful information includes:

* A detailed description of the conduct that resulted in the conviction
or guilty plea, including time and place.

* The date of the conviction or guilty plea.

* The punishment that was imposed, and whether the sentence has been
completed; or the applicant is still under any restriction or
condition, resulting from the conviction or guilty plea.

* Any efforts taken to remedy the wrongs committed, and ensure that the
applicant will not engage in such conduct in the future.

The applicant may request CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT, so that the
explanation is NOT publicly viewable in the FCC ULS. However, in
order to seek CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT, the request must contain a
statement of the reasons for the request, and identify the portion(s)
of the response, for which CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT is requested. It is
NOT SUFFICIENT to simply mark a document as CONFIDENTIAL.

All attachments, confidental or non-confidential, should be
accompanied by an application file number, to ensure that the
explanation is attached to the proper filing.

Note that if the applicant commits perjury (lies under the oath from
their signature on the form) about "The Felony Question", they're likely
to be in worse shape with the FCC, than if they had been truthful the
first time.

A "YES" response is NOT an automatic dismissal of the license grant application. The FCC will make the decision on whether or not the
felony conviction gives the applicant "a character issue". While ham
radio operators are "self-policing", we obviously don't want or need
certain individuals to be licensed.

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If the VE Team can NOT verify or validate your identity...if you do NOT provide your FRN at the test session, if you don't have proper payment
prepared (noted below), or if you don't answer "The Felony Question" (noted above)...you will NOT be allowed to take the license exam(s). In this case,
if you have signed up and pre-paid, your test fee will be refunded.

Next, on the NCVEC Form 605, you will check the following boxes -- note effective April 19, 2022; except for options C, D, G, and H below, there
will also be a $35 fee, payable to the FCC, as well as whatever fee you
pay to the VE Team.

A) Examination for a new license grant. This is if you have NEVER had
an amateur radio license...OR if your previous amateur radio license
expired more than 2 years ago. You will start with the Technician
License Exam (Element 2).

B) Examination for upgrade of my license class. This is if you have a
current, valid amateur radio license (Novice, Technician, General, or
Advanced), and you are upgrading to either Technician (from Novice),
General (from Technician), or Amateur Extra (from General or Advanced).

C) Change my name on the license to the new name. This is mainly for
those who change their name via marriage, divorce, becoming widowed,
or for other issues. The applicant must provide their former name.

D) Change my mailing address to the new address at the top of the form.
You are REQUIRED to keep your mailing address with the FCC *CURRENT*.
If mail sent from them to you goes back as UNDELIVERABLE, they will
REVOKE your amateur radio license. Transmitting on a revoked license
can result in fines of $7500 to $10,000 or more, FOR EACH OFFENSE. An
email address is still required.

E) Change my callsign systematically. This is mainly useful ONLY for
those hams upgrading to Amateur Extra, and want a callsign for that
class of license...usually 2 letters, a number, and 2 more letters.
The prefix's first letter will be an "A". The applicant MUST initial
the form to confirm this. Otherwise, you will get a new callsign with
the same syntax (2 letters, a number, and 3 letters) as your current
callsign. You can NOT apply for a Vanity Callsign with this form...
that must be done at the FCC ULS website.

F) Renewal of my license grant. If your amateur radio license is
within 90 days of expiration, or within 2 years after expiration,
check this box.

G) Additional license application before the FCC. If you already have
a license application on file with the FCC, that has not been acted
on, enter the purpose of the other application. The VEC will enter
the pending file number.

H) Certification. You will then have to certify by your signature and
date, that:

a) You waive any claim to the use of any particular frequency,
regardless of prior use by license or otherwise.

b) All statements and attachments are true, complete, and correct, to
the best of your knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.
Failing to do so is basically "committing perjury".

c) You are NOT a representative of a foreign government.

d) You are not subject to denial of Federal Benefits persuant to
Section 5310 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Title 21, United
States Code, § 862

e) The construction of your station will NOT be an action which is
likely to have a significant environment effect (See Title 47 of the
Code Of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 1.1301 to 1.1319, and
Section 97.13 (a) of the FCC Rules (these are in the Part 97 Rules
door on the BBS).

f) You have read and WILL COMPLY with section 97.13(c) of the FCC
Rules, regarding Radio Frequency (RF) safety, and the amateur service
section of OST/OET, bulletin #65.

Part 97 lists the maximum permissible RF Safety limits per band,
before an RF Safety evaluation is required.

SECTION 2 (to be completed by the adminstering VE Team):

Each administering VE is to PRINT their first name, middle initial(s),
last name, and suffix, PRINT their callsign, then sign and date the
form. The signature must match the name.

As noted above, the VE's basically are putting their own licenses on
the line. According to Part 97 of the FCC Rules...if a VE team, or
individual VE, administers or certifies an exam by fraudulent means,
they could lose BOTH their VE accreditation, and their ham radio licenses
FOR LIFE.

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NCVEC Form 605 Information Requirements:
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The National Council Of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has
prepared a form, the NCVEC Form 605, for use ONLY at an amateur radio
license exam session. If you submit the form to the FCC, it will be
RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION. Also, the FCC Form 605 is NOT used at an
amateur radio license exam session...one MUST use the NCVEC Form 605.
The form used MUST be dated September, 2017 or later...anything before
that will NOT be accepted by the FCC.

The following information is REQUIRED on the form, with the appropriate details -- applicants should PRINT CLEARLY. The top part of the form
(Section 1) is to be completed by the applicant. The bottom part of the
form is to be completed by the administering VE Team.

SECTION 1 (to be completed by applicant):

1) Applicant Name: Last Name, Suffix (Jr., Sr., etc.), First Name, and
Middle Initial(s) (i.e. J or J.D.).

2) Station Callsign: If applicant is a current amateur radio licensee,
where their license is unexpired or expired less than 2 years. In this
case, their amateur radio callsign goes here. If they have never had an
amateur radio license, or if their license is expired more than 2 years,
they write NONE in the box.

3) Mailing Address. This is where the applicant can receive mail from
the U.S. Postal Service. It can be a street address, street address
with an apartment number, or a Post Office Box.

4) City, State, and Zip Code. The Zip Code can be 5 numbers, with or
without a 4 digit suffix.

5) Daytime Telephone Number (include area code), in case the VE Team,
the VEC, or the FCC needs to contact you. A Fax number is no longer
needed.

6) Email Address. This is MANDATORY to receive a license notification
email from the FCC. The FCC does NOT mail out printed copies of the
amateur radio license. You MUST logon to the FCC ULS website, at
wireless.fcc.gov/uls with the logon credentials provided in the email,
to print either an OFFICIAL or REFERENCE copy (or both) of your ham
radio license. Without the email, the license application will be
DISMISSED as DEFECTIVE. If you don't have an email, it's suggested
that you provide the email of a friend or family member.

7) Federal Registration Number (FRN). You can no longer provide your
Social Security Number (SSN) at the exam session. Instead, you MUST
go to the FCC ULS (noted above), and provide your SSN. Note that the
SSN is PROTECTED by the Privacy Act of 1974, and REQUIRED by the Debt
Collection Act of 1996. If you have an outstanding federal debt, such
as a student loan, a repayment plan must be submitted, before your
license application will be processed.

The FRN becomes a PERMANENT part of your record. So, if your amateur
radio license were to lapse (expired over 2 years), if you decide to
get back into the hobby, you will provide your FRN.

Without the FRN, the license application will be DISMISSED as
DEFECTIVE.

8) Basic Qualification Question. The applicant MUST answer TRUTHFULLY
to whether or not they have ever been CONVICTED of a FELONY, by any
State or Federal Court. More information is elsewhere in this bulletin/
message thread.

If the VE Team can NOT verify or validate your identity...if you do NOT provide your FRN at the test session...if you don't have proper payment prepared (noted below)...or if you don't answer "The Felony Question"
(noted above)...you will NOT be allowed to take the license exam(s). In
this case, if you have signed up and pre-paid, your test fee will be
refunded.

Next, on the NCVEC Form 605, you will check the following boxes -- note effective April 19, 2022; except for options C, D, G, and H below, there
is a $35 fee, payable to the FCC, as well as whatever fee you pay to the
VE Team. As noted at the top of the bulletin, first time examinees under
18 years of age, can get that fee reimbursed.

A) Examination for a new license grant. This is if you have NEVER had
an amateur radio license...OR if your previous amateur radio license
expired more than 2 years ago. You will start with the Technician
License Exam (Element 2).

B) Examination for upgrade of my license class. This is if you have a
current, valid amateur radio license (Novice, Technician, General, or
Advanced), and you are upgrading to either Technician (from Novice),
General (from Technician), or Amateur Extra (from General or Advanced).

C) Change my name on the license to the new name. This is mainly for
those who change their name via marriage, divorce, becoming widowed,
or for other issues. The applicant must provide their former name.

D) Change my mailing address to the new address at the top of the form.
You are REQUIRED to keep your mailing address with the FCC *CURRENT*.
If mail sent from them to you goes back as UNDELIVERABLE, they will
REVOKE your amateur radio license. Transmitting on a revoked license
can result in fines of $7500 to $10,000 or more, FOR EACH OFFENSE. An
email address is still required.

E) Change my callsign systematically. This is mainly useful ONLY for
those hams upgrading to Amateur Extra, and want a callsign for that
class of license...usually 2 letters, a number, and 2 more letters.
The prefix's first letter will be an "A". The applicant MUST initial
the form to confirm this. Otherwise, you will get a new callsign with
the same syntax (2 letters, a number, and 3 letters) as your current
callsign. You can NOT apply for a Vanity Callsign with this form...
that must be done at the FCC ULS website, and the $35 fee must be
paid.

F) Renewal of my license grant. If your amateur radio license is
within 90 days of expiration, or within 2 years after expiration,
check this box.

G) Additional license application before the FCC. If you already have
a license application on file with the FCC, that has not been acted
on, enter the purpose of the other application. The VEC will enter
the pending file number.

H) Certification. You will then have to certify by your signature and
date, that:

a) You waive any claim to the use of any particular frequency,
regardless of prior use by license or otherwise.

b) All statements and attachments are true, complete, and correct, to
the best of your knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.
Failing to do so is basically "committing perjury".

c) You are NOT a representative of a foreign government.

d) You are not subject to denial of Federal Benefits persuant to
Section 5310 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Title 21, United
States Code, § 862

e) The construction of your station will NOT be an action which is
likely to have a significant environment effect (See Title 47 of the
Code Of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 1.1301 to 1.1319, and
Section 97.13 (a) of the FCC Rules (these are in the Part 97 Rules
door on The Thunderbolt BBS).

f) You have read and WILL COMPLY with section 97.13(c) of the FCC
Rules, regarding Radio Frequency (RF) safety, and the amateur service
section of OST/OET, bulletin #65.

Part 97 lists the maximum permissible RF Safety limits per band,
before an RF Safety evaluation is required.

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