Acquiring an FRN #

Amateur Radio Exam Registration

Registration, and registering for an FRN#

The W4CEC Laurel VE Group  (W4CECVET) is an offshoot and partnership with the Five Counties Volunteer Examiner Team (FCVET). 

To register to test, you will need an FRN (see below), an email address, and a contact phone number, preferably a cell number. When you show up, bring your
a photo ID (Driver license), and current OFFICIAL license print out (or FRN print out)

We are a group of VE’s who believe in educating interested people in Amateur Radio and providing the FCC Exam at no cost. 

We are all members of either the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club, the American Legion Amateur Radio Club, the Occoneechee Amateur Radio Society, South Wake Amateur Radio Club, or Johnston Amateur Radio Society, or other clubs in the Louisburg, Wake Forest, Raleigh, Youngsville area of North Carolina. 


PLEASE NOTE:  Before you can continue to Register for a test session, an FRN number issued by the FCC is required. 

Read the highlighted YELLOW information below on how you can gain an FCC Registration Number (FRN).


If you already have a ham license, your FRN# is on the license. To register to UPGRADE, all you need is your current and unexpired call sign.

If you would like to watch a YouTube video on the process, CLICK HERE

To go to the C.O.R.E.S. System at the FCC,  —CLICK HERE—  

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Return and complete the form after you receive your FRN#