Testing & Ham Radio Tips & Tricks 
 New 2024 Online Testing Announced!
WM7X TAKES THE LEAD IN FCC-APPROVED ONLINE TESTING!!
The WM7X Testing Team has proven to be the nation's busiest administrators of FCC-Approved Remote Examinations! The ENTIRE Volunteer Examiner Team deserves and receives the highest accolades from their peers and past applicants! Their generous volunteer spirit reflects well in their teams accomplishments. I cannot be prouder to work with them all, for their friendship, dedication, warmth, and advancement of our Ham Radio Hobby! The FCC exam fee is $14.00, the same amount whether you take your FCC License Test in person or online. There are no additional fees for this online testing, as it is provided as service by fellow ham radio operators who truly love this fascinating hobby... like YOU!! All should be proud of your team's success! Thanks, Team!! Stephen C Hutchings WM7X
Promoting “Radio-Activity!"
Got a Question? Email us at . CLICK HERE TO CONNECT TO OUR ONLINE TESTING WEBSITE Or you can click on the button below to register to take an FCC license exam right away. 
December 2023 WM7X Current Testing Stats Continued Growth!!
Over 2,600 Applicants Tested! • 38 Milestone Months!
Last month, W5YI Remote Exams had a 90% success rate for passing
tests, compared to 82% for in-person exams. That's 8% higher!! 77 Individual Exam Sessions! 19.25 Sessions Each Week! 2.48 Exam Sessions EVERYDAY! 170 Applicants 972 Volunteer Examiners 5.48 Applicants/Day Average 114 Technician Exams Administered 50 General License Exams Administered 15 Amateur Extra License Exams Administered
3,990 Individual Technician Exam Questions Presented 1,750 Individual General Exam Questions Presented 750 Individual Amateur Extra Exam Questions Presented 207+ Questions Presented EVERYDAY! 6,490 Individual Exam Questions Presented In December!
We test 12X per week minimum! Impromptu sessions thriving because of the generous support of our Volunteer Examiners, who continuously pour themselves into the remote testing provisions we have. They are truly the one's who have kept this great program going since November 2020! 
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For 2024! WM7X 2023 AnnualTesting Stats Another Phenominal Year!!
1,782 Applicants Tested in 2023!!
Last year, W5YI Remote Exams had an average of 92% success rate for
online exams, verses an 82% for in-person exams. That's 10% higher!! 722 Individual Exam Sessions! 13.9 Sessions Each Week! 1.99 Exam Sessions EVERYDAY! 1,782 Applicants 9,107 Volunteer Examiners 4.88 Applicants/Day Average 1,098 Technician Exams Administered 563 General License Exams Administered 214 Amateur Extra License Exams Administered 38,430 Individual Technician Exam Questions Presented 19,705 Individual General Exam Questions Presented 10,700 Individual Amateur Extra Exam Questions Presented
68,835 Individual Exam Questions Presented In 2023!!
We test 12X per week minimum! Impromptu sessions thriving because of the generous support of our Volunteer Examiners, who continuously pour themselves into the remote testing provisions we have. They are truly the one's who have kept this great program going since November 2020! 
SELF STUDY?
$5.00 Monthly In-Person Testing Long Beach, California Location Only JANUARY 20, 2024 • MONTHLY HAM RADIO LICENSE TESTING ARALB - THE ASSOCIATED RADIO AMATEURS OF LONG BEACH provides amateur radio testing for $5.00 on the TSaturday of each month at 9:00 AM for those of you, who like to study on your own. Next testing date is Saturday, February 17, 2024. The test location is at the The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3824 Woodruff Avenue, Long Beach CA 90808 (behind the Dental Building). Click HERE for a map & directions. Pre-registration is recommended through Louise Chapman, N6ELK, at 562-429-1355 or send an email to . When you pre-register, your GLAARG Form 605X will be ready for you to sign when you come in to take your test. FEBRUARY 17 • MONTHLY HAM RADIO LICENSE TESTING ARALB - THE ASSOCIATED RADIO AMATEURS OF LONG BEACH provides amateur radio testing for $5.00 on the third Saturday of each month at 9:00 AM for those of you, who like to study on your own. Next testing date is Saturday, March 16, 2023. The test location is at the The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3824 Woodruff Avenue, Long Beach CA 90808 (behind the Dental Building). Click HERE for a map & directions. Pre-registration is recommended through Louise Chapman, N6ELK, at 562-429-1355 or send an email to . When you pre-register, your GLAARG Form 605X will be ready for you to sign when you come in to take your test. MARCH 16 • MONTHLY HAM RADIO LICENSE TESTING ARALB - THE ASSOCIATED RADIO AMATEURS OF LONG BEACH provides amateur radio testing for $5.00 on the third Saturday of each month at 9:00 AM for those of you, who like to study on your own. Next testing date is Saturday, April 20, 2024. The test location is at the The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3824 Woodruff Avenue, Long Beach CA 90808 (behind the Dental Building). Click HERE for a map & directions. Pre-registration is recommended through Louise Chapman, N6ELK, at 562-429-1355 or send an email to . When you pre-register, your GLAARG Form 605X will be ready for you to sign when you come in to take your test. MONTHLY $5.00 HAM RADIO LICENSE TESTING ARALB - THE ASSOCIATED RADIO AMATEURS OF LONG BEACH provides amateur radio testing for $5.00 on the third Saturday of each month at 9:00 AM for those of you, who like to study on your own. Next testing dates are listed below. The test location is at the The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, 3824 Woodruff Avenue, Long Beach CA 90808 (behind the Dental Building). Click HERE for a map & directions. Pre-registration is recommended through Louise Chapman, N6ELK, at 562-429-1355 or send an email to . When you pre-register, your GLAARG Form 605X will be ready for you to sign when you come in to take your test.
Ham Radio Programming
gets you on the air asap! STOP wading through that 84-page manual or through guides not written for the U.S. market. Let us know what you need programmed in your handheld amateur radio, and we'll do the work for you! We'll find your local repeaters for you, program your handheld, and return it to you within 3 business days by USPS Priority Mail. Click HERE to visit our website for detailed information on how to order. A complete list of the radios we program may be found by clicking HERE. Got a question? Call us at 909-241-7666 or send us an email at .
FCC Part 90 Certifications
Many radio amateurs across the country are members of RACES, ARES, DCS, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other groups which support our emergency responders in the event of natural disasters, fires, floods, storms, and even acts of terrorism. These "volunteer" responders often purchase FCC Part 90 Accepted land-mobile radios, which gives them the opportunity to monitor public service agencies in the event of local, regional, or national emergencies or take part in exercises with government-affiliated groups, such as MARS, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, or the Civil Air Patrol. Recently, several inexpensive LMR handhelds and mobiles manufactured in China have been introduced to the American market. Although these offerings are generally not as rugged as their commercial counterparts, such as Vertex, Motorola, Kenwood, Harris, and others, they are substantianly more affordable and thus, very attractive to hams like us. Similarly, the question has arisen as to whether many of these Chinese products are really "FCC Part 90 Certified," as some claim to be. That is, whether these radios meet or exceed the FCC's new standard for 12.5 Hz narrow band operation and 2.5 kHz steps for expanded frequency allocations. As new "narrow band" products come to market, we will post for download the genuine FCC Part 90 Certificates here in the popular Adobe PDF file format, so that hams everywhere can be assured that their rigs are properly-approved for the outstanding emergency services to which they all contribute. If you have any questions as to whether your own mobile or handheld radio is FCC Part 90 Certified, you can search your radio's unique FCC ID by entering it HERE. The FCC ID may be found on a small sticker on the bottom of your mobile radio or inside the battery compartment of your handheld. - Click HERE to view / download the FCC Certificate for the Wouxun KG-UV6D Handheld.
- Click HERE to view / download the FCC Certificate for the Wouxun KG-UV920PA mobile.
- Click HERE to view / download the FCC Certificate for the Baofeng UV-5R handheld.
- Click HERE to view / download the FCC Certificate for the Baofeng UV-3R handheld.
- Click HERE to view / download the FCC Certificate for the AnyTone AT-5888UV mobile.
Ham Radio Links
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