Technician exam question T1C10
Subelement T1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group T1C · 47 CFR §97.5a
How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?
- A.Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)
- B.As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website
- C.As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database (correct answer)
- D.As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC
WhyYou may transmit on the amateur radio bands as soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC's license database. §97.5a establishes that your operating privileges begin the moment your license grant is entered into the FCC's license database, which you can check yourself online, not when a paper document physically arrives or when a third-party website happens to reflect it, answer C. A CSCE (choice A) only documents exam completion, it isn't a license grant itself, and the ARRL's website (choice B) is not an authoritative FCC record.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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