Does ARRL offer a simplified renewal process for ARRL Members?
Yes. ARRL members can send use the NCVEC Form 605 for license modifications. It must be sent to the ARRL VEC in Newington, not to the FCC. For the form, see http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/ncvec605-3.pdf. As one of the many benefits we offer ARRL members, ARRL members will automatically receive a form from ARRL with instructions on license renewal once they are just outside the 90 day window for renewal of their amateur license. This will be a letter with a form at the bottom of the letter to sign and return to the ARRL VEC. Amateurs can renew no sooner than 90 days before the expiration of the license. License modifications or NON-Vanity renewal procedures are a free membership service. Vanity renewals require a FCC Regulatory Fee and a $5 ARRL processing fee. For NON-members who wish to modify a license or renew their NON-Vanity license, there is a $15 charge to use the NCVEC Form 605. For NON-members who wish to renew their Vanity license, there is a required FCC Regulatory Fee and a $1
