G1D

VEs, CSCEs and expired licenses

Who can be a Volunteer Examiner, how a CSCE and the AG suffix work, expired-license credit, and remote operation.

12 pool questions1 on the exam

Syllabus: Volunteer Examiners and Volunteer Examiner Coordinators; temporary identification; element credit; remote operation

Volunteer Examiners: VEC-accredited, 18+, General or above

VE basics.

A Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) accredits VEs, not the FCC. A Technician exam needs three VEs, each General or higher.

A CSCE lasts 365 days and unlocks General now

Timeline after passing the General exam (not to scale).

A CSCE is your proof of passing. With it you may use any General or Technician segment right away. Until the FCC database shows the upgrade, identify with "AG" after your call sign when using General privileges.

Remember365 days. "AG" until the database catches up.

Expired licenses: credit if you held General or above

Timeline, not to scale.

After the two-year grace period you can't just renew. Prove the expired grant and pass Element 2 again.

Remote control: the station's country sets the rules

The station's location decides whose rules apply.

Running a US station from abroad needs your US license only. Running a foreign station from the US means that country's rules only.

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