Amateur Club and Military Recreation Station Licenses

The Anchorage ARC VEC is an authorized Club Station Call Sign Administrator (CSCSA) as designated by the Federal Communications Commission.  A CSCSA is an amateur radio organization that has agreed to provide voluntary, uncompensated, and unreimbursed services for processing applications.

NOTE:  A Federal Registration Number (FRN) MUST be established for your club in order to apply for or modify any Amateur Club Station License or Military Recreation Station License.  The requirements for an Amateur Club Station License Grant and a Military Recreation Station License Grant are different. 

See below to learn how to apply.

AMATEUR CLUB STATION LICENSE GRANT
AN amateur club station license allows members of an amateur radio club to have a station operating under a club call sign. The license is granted only to the trustee of the club. It conveys no operating privileges.

To be granted a club station license, a club must have:

  •   A name
  •   A document of organization (constitution)
  •   Management (officers)
  •   A primary purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with the FCC Rules
  •   At least four persons (members, can include officers)
  •   A license trustee designated by an officer of the club
  •   Trustee must hold an amateur service operator license grant. (See Part 97.5(b)(2))
  •   An FRN

MILITARY RECREATION CLUB STATION LICENSE GRANT
A military recreation station license grant may be held only by the person who is the license custodian designated by the official in charge of the United States military recreational premises where the station is situated.  The person must not be a representative of a foreign government.  The person need not hold an amateur operator license grant.  See Part 97.5(b)(3)

 

How to obtain a club station FRN:

2.  Select “Register and receive your FRN“.
3. Registration Type:  Select “A business“, answer the address question, then select “Continue“.
4.  Under Business Type, select “Private Sector“.
5.  Under Subtype, select “Amateur Club“.
6.  The rest of the page and setup should be self-explanatory.

A club must apply for a club station license grant by filing with a CSCSA.

 

How to apply for or make a change to an Amateur Club Station license (new license, renew license, contact information changes, Trustee changes, etc.):

Make sure you have electronic copies of the following documents.  You will be required to submit them to us as part of this process:

  1. A signed copy of your Trustee’s OFFICIAL license (a REFERENCE copy will NOT be accepted)
  2. Your club’s organizing document.  Typically, this will be your constitution.  If you do not have an organizing document, you need to create one.  
  3. A copy of recent board of directors’ meeting minutes which identifies your club officers and specifically identifies your club Trustee.  

NOTE:  Here is a sample constitution, by-laws, and meeting minutes you might consider as you develop yours.  CLICK HERE

If you have these documents, you should be ready to complete an online form that will result in us sending you an electronic form 605-C via DocuSign.  The electronic 605-C will be coordinated between your named Trustee and your Authorizing club official (the Trustee CANNOT also be the Authorizing club official).  Once the completed 605-C is received by us, we will submit your request to the FCC. 

How to apply for or make a change to a Military Recreation Station license (new license, renew license, contact information changes, Trustee changes, etc.):

Make sure you have properly identified your “Official in charge of the United States military premises” as well as your “custodian” who will be appointed by this “Official”.  You will need the proper contact information (name, position, email address, and telephone number) for each of these individuals.  Be sure that these individuals are fully aware that they will be contacted to complete online electronic documents as part of this process.

 

  • DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL ALL AFFECTED PARTIES ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACT PROMPTLY WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS THEY MUST COMPLETE.

  • FOR AMATEUR CLUB STATION LICENSES – MAKE SURE THE TRUSTEE HAS THEIR OFFICIAL FCC LICENSE IN HAND AND READY TO ATTACH, AND THAT THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL HAS THE TWO DOCUMENTS LISTED ABOVE READY TO BE ATTACHED TO THE ELECTRONIC FORM 605-C THEY WILL BE RECEIVING.  IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY EITHER PARTY FOR 7 DAYS YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST WILL BE CANCELED.  IF YOU ARE INDEED READY ON ALL THESE FRONTS, PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM. 

APPLY HERE – COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM

THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS SERVICE!  THIS WORK IS CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE ANCHORAGE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB / RADIO SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS CENTER

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