For the Mike and Key VE Sessions

FCC Amateur Radio Service license exams are given the 3rd Saturday of each month at

Kent Senior Center
600 E Smith
Kent, WA 98030

Detailed driving directions can be found Here

We don’t accept walk-ins anymore, everyone must pre-register via https://ham.study/sessions/AG7T

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We offer testing for new licenses and upgrades.

You will need an individual (not business) FCC Registration Number (FRN) as the FCC has stopped taking social security numbers. https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do. If you have an existing FCC license your FRN is printed on that license. You will also need an email address.

Register for the session via https://ham.study/sessions/AG7T. We do not accept walk-ins anymore, you must be registered to take exams from us. The session is open for registration usually by the first of the month. However if the session is full or we aren’t giving the session this month it won’t show up in the link above.

You need to bring with you a government issued photo id, and $15 in cash (exact change preferred) or a check. There are requirements for young people in the notes section for the session you want to register for.

As of April 19, 2022, the FCC will collect from you a $35 fee for a new, renewal, or vanity callsign application. Upgrades to an existing license does not have a fee. This is separate from the $15 exam fee collected at the session and is done directly with the FCC. They will send you an email when your application is processed that includes a link for payment. You then have 10 days to pay the fee. After you pay the fee your license will be issued after processing.