FCC Amateur Radio Examinations

Amateur Radio licensing exams are given by teams of Volunteer Examiners (VE). Teams operate under the authority of an FCC accredited Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) organization. Each VE team makes arrangements for and publishes its testing schedule.

Below are regularly scheduled testing sessions in the Austin area. For exam sessions in other areas, visit http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search and search by City/State or zip code with the search radius (miles).

An applicant must have an FCC Registration Number (FRN) available at fcc.gov , present two forms of ID and pay ~$15 fee per exam session. One of the IDs must be issued by a governmental authority and show a photo.

For youth under 18, ARRL makes some fee reimbursement available. See the ARRL website for details

Regularly scheduled amateur radio exam sessions at 10 a.m. on the 1st Saturday of odd numbered months:

3 May 2025
5 July 2025
6 Sept 2025
1 Nov 2025

Location: 450 Cypress Creek Rd, Building 6, Cedar Park, TX  78613. Webpage with all the details: http://www.k5ktf.com/QR/k5ktf-ve.html

$15 fee. We do not take walk-ins. Email Jim Kinter, K5KTF, to register for the session you would like to attend.  jim [[at]] k5ktf.com

AUSTEX Team

Dates:  29 Mar 2025 and  19 Apr 2025
Time: 10:00 AM (No Walk-ins / Register at www.HamStudy.org or Call Ahead)
Contact: Jim Matthews, KG5QFD
(512) 468-3262
Email: jim_kg5qfd [[@]] swbell.net
VEC: W5YI VEC
Location: Bethany United Methodist Church
10010 Anderson Mill Road
Austin TX 78750