Advocate I
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How To: GMRS - ZA FCC LICENSE
- Thread starter MBroenkow
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Advocate III
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Check back in July/August... FCC still hasn’t sent the announcement for the fee change (currently tied up in Congress) . Once the proposed process is confirmed by congress and the new fee system is adopted by the FCC it will be 30-60 days before the process is implimented and we see a change in the fees.
Advocate III
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You are correct ! Just got off the phone with the FCC Help Desk. The change in fee schedule is currently hung up in Congress. They currently have no idea when the new schedule will be adopted. Guess I'll just have to pony up.
Chris McDonald
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Enthusiast I
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There's been lots of talk here about making sure we're all licensed for the radios that we operate, but not a lot of specifics on how to go about that. Since a lot of us are interested in GMRS (our needs are beyond FRS but not to the point of HAM) I wanted to share what I learned while applying for my ZA license:
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Ok, it looks harder than it is, but you need to;
a) sign up with the FCC ULS system
b) then file for a ZA license
c) pay your fee, and in a day or two you'll have your license.
Basically the same thing as above:
https://www.prismli.com/prism-blog/gmrs-radio/36-how-to-get-your-gmrs-license
Getting started:
New Users Guide To Getting Started With Universal Licensing System (ULS)
Sign up for ULS (registering as an individual with the FCC) and get FRN:
FCC Registration System
Once you have your FRN (why is everything acronyms with these guys?), go back to the home page and select "Online Filing" Log in:
Universal Licensing System
Then select Apply for New license (top left), select ZA GMRS in the drop down and follow the instructions.
It got a little confusing for me at the payment stage.
There are three different ways to proceed, but "Payer FRN" is what I was told to use. I tried several times to get past this point and I needed to call the FCC Help Line to figure it out. Thankfully, they got to me very quickly and it only took two separate calls to figure out that the FCC site doesn't seem to like the Chrome browser. Firefox ended up working for me .
Beyond this page is where you can specify how to pay. At least this part was totally straight forward and a breeze.
I hope this has been helpful for anyone who's interested in getting their FCC ZA license!
shansonpac
Rank V
Traveler III
Thanks for the invaluable information. Completed my application today. Still $70.There's been lots of talk here about making sure we're all licensed for the radios that we operate, but not a lot of specifics on how to go about that. Since a lot of us are interested in GMRS (our needs are beyond FRS but not to the point of HAM) I wanted to share what I learned while applying for my ZA license:
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Ok, it looks harder than it is, but you need to;
a) sign up with the FCC ULS system
b) then file for a ZA license
c) pay your fee, and in a day or two you'll have your license.
Basically the same thing as above:
https://www.prismli.com/prism-blog/gmrs-radio/36-how-to-get-your-gmrs-license
Getting started:
New Users Guide To Getting Started With Universal Licensing System (ULS)
Sign up for ULS (registering as an individual with the FCC) and get FRN:
FCC Registration System
Once you have your FRN (why is everything acronyms with these guys?), go back to the home page and select "Online Filing" Log in:
Universal Licensing System
Then select Apply for New license (top left), select ZA GMRS in the drop down and follow the instructions.
It got a little confusing for me at the payment stage.
There are three different ways to proceed, but "Payer FRN" is what I was told to use. I tried several times to get past this point and I needed to call the FCC Help Line to figure it out. Thankfully, they got to me very quickly and it only took two separate calls to figure out that the FCC site doesn't seem to like the Chrome browser. Firefox ended up working for me .
Beyond this page is where you can specify how to pay. At least this part was totally straight forward and a breeze.
I hope this has been helpful for anyone who's interested in getting their FCC ZA license!
Advocate III
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- First Name
- Michael
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- Rose
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Yes it’s still $70.00 until April 19th.Thanks for the invaluable information. Completed my application today. Still $70.There's been lots of talk here about making sure we're all licensed for the radios that we operate, but not a lot of specifics on how to go about that. Since a lot of us are interested in GMRS (our needs are beyond FRS but not to the point of HAM) I wanted to share what I learned while applying for my ZA license:
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Ok, it looks harder than it is, but you need to;
a) sign up with the FCC ULS system
b) then file for a ZA license
c) pay your fee, and in a day or two you'll have your license.
Basically the same thing as above:
https://www.prismli.com/prism-blog/gmrs-radio/36-how-to-get-your-gmrs-license
Getting started:
New Users Guide To Getting Started With Universal Licensing System (ULS)
Sign up for ULS (registering as an individual with the FCC) and get FRN:
FCC Registration System
Once you have your FRN (why is everything acronyms with these guys?), go back to the home page and select "Online Filing" Log in:
Universal Licensing System
Then select Apply for New license (top left), select ZA GMRS in the drop down and follow the instructions.
It got a little confusing for me at the payment stage.
There are three different ways to proceed, but "Payer FRN" is what I was told to use. I tried several times to get past this point and I needed to call the FCC Help Line to figure it out. Thankfully, they got to me very quickly and it only took two separate calls to figure out that the FCC site doesn't seem to like the Chrome browser. Firefox ended up working for me .
Beyond this page is where you can specify how to pay. At least this part was totally straight forward and a breeze.
I hope this has been helpful for anyone who's interested in getting their FCC ZA license!
Pathfinder II
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shansonpac
Rank V
Traveler III
I applied for mine on 3/29, and the application is still stuck in "Pending."
Advocate III
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- Michael
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- Rose
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- US ARMY Retired
The FCC database has been slow the past few weeks getting ready for the merge to the new system.
shansonpac
Rank V
Traveler III
Yes. I called the 877 number and the agent said that the batch processing of online applications has been slowed.
Advocate III
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- Michael
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- Rose
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Hmmm I love how no one believes me… it’s not like I don’t talk to the madam chairwoman on a regular basis or anything.
Pioneer II
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Influencer I
Influencer I
Advocate III
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- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Rose
- Member #
20990
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- W7FSB
- Service Branch
- US ARMY Retired
Nickel
Rank III
Pathfinder II
Influencer I
Yeah it took a few days for me. You’ll probably get it Monday. They will email you your call sign.
