FCC Amateur Radio Examinations
Below are regularly scheduled testing sessions in the Austin area. For exams in other areas, visit http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search and search by City/State or zip code with a large enough search (miles) to find area exams.
ARRL/AARC - 1st Saturday at Wells Branch MUD Office
Regularly scheduled amateur radio exam sessions at Wells Branch MUD Office, 14611 Wells Port Dr, Austin, TX 78728.
4 November
$15 fee. Exams are held every other (odd) month at 10 a.m. We are no longer taking walk–ins. See Webpage with all the details.
Email to register for the session you would like to attend: Jim Kinter, K5KTF jim [[at]] k5ktf.com
W5YI Exams - 3rd Saturday at Texas Association of Broadcasters
Texas Association of Broadcasters
502 East 11th Street, Suite #200
Austin, TX. 78701
Map: www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=30.2716559%2C-97.7362067
FCC Registration Numbers (FRN) are required before you can take a test; make sure you get one before registering below; Social Security Numbers are no longer permitted for Ham license testing.
Fee for an exam session is still $14.00, cash or check only.
Testing will be conducted on every third Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. for the remainder of 2023. As such, upcoming test dates are: 11/18 and 12/16. Dates and location are subject to change.
A Volunteer Examiner (VE) will be in the lobby at 1:45 p.m. to meet REGISTERED test-takers to allow them to enter the secure building for the 2:00 p.m. session. Free parking is available next to the building.
Please register for an upcoming session at the following link. There is a maximum of 15 people for each session.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/63755323a43cd997717d0ec2/1
Craig Bean, AC5KW
CVE W5YI Austin Team
craigmb5@gmail.com
Oak Hill Amateur Radio Club
FCC Registration Numbers (FRN) are required before you can take a test; make sure you get one before registering below; Social Security Numbers are no longer permitted for Ham license testing.
Fee for an exam session is still $14.00, online payment only.
Testing will be conducted on every third Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. for the remainder of 2023. Dates and location are subject to change, see https://n5oak.org/get-licensed.