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How to Get a Duplicate Ham Radio License

If you are a ham radio operator and you have either lost or damaged a copy of your current license, you can get a duplicate license by following a few steps through the FCC. There is no cost to get a duplicate copy of your license, and although you do not have to physically have it in your hands while broadcasting, it is always wise to have it in your possession.

Instructions

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  Navigate to the FCC's Universal Licensing System page.
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  Click "Log in" and enter your FRN ID and your password. Select "Request Duplicate" from the "Work on This License" menu at the right-hand side of your "License At A Glance" screen.
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  Review your license information. Double-check all of your information listed under the table of information for your license on the "Select updates" page. Update any changes as needed. Click on the box to the left of the "Licensee information" heading to select it. Click "Continue."
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  Answer the questions on the "Applicant questions" page. Click "Continue." Update your licensee address and any other relevant information by typing your information into the text boxes provided. Click "Continue."
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  Review the information you have entered. Check the summary page at the end. If you wish to make additional changes, click "Edit" next to the specific section of your application. Make the change if needed and select "Return to summary."
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  Submit your updated file. Select "Continue to certify."
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  Enter your first and last names and title, if appropriate, in the boxes at the bottom of the page. Sign the application. When finished, choose "Submit application." Print a copy of your application and/or the confirmation screen itself from your Web browser.
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  File a paper form. Alternatively, you can file through the mail. As of December 2010, you can submit a paper FCC Form 605 to:
  
  FCC
  
  1270 Fairfield Road
  
  Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245

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