Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Print your own FCC ham license


An amateur's legal operating authority in the USA comes from the data in the FCC's ULS database (see FCC rules, Part 97.5(a) & 97.7(a)), and not from the paper license that the FCC prints and mails, which is just a legal notification of that data (although the paper license may be required by foreign governments if you travel outside the USA). In fact, the FCC provides a web page for printing a "reference" copy of any FCC license:

* Go to the FCC Universal Licensing System.
* Search for a callsign.
* Select the callsign to display the license data page.
* Click on "Reference Copy".

However, neither the FCC's mailed copy nor (especially) their web page reference copy is very attractive. For a high-resolution (1200 dpi) color license reference copy suitable for printing, enter your callsign below (change the fonts & watermark color if you wish) and click "Generate".

More at http://www.ae7q.net/Generate.php

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