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Related organizations

ARDC (opens in new tab) — Amateur Radio Digital Communications — a foundation that invests in open technology, education, and infra to advance amateur radio worldwide.
ARRL (opens in new tab) — The original national association for amateur radio in the U.S.

ARRL ARES (opens in new tab) — Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteer program for public-service communications.
NOAA Weather Radio (opens in new tab) — Nationwide network of weather broadcasts you can monitor before you transmit.
Ready.gov (opens in new tab) — U.S. government guidance on staying informed during emergencies.

Leveraging PACE Plans (opens in new tab) — U.S. government guide to Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency comms for disaster response.
Wikipedia — PACE (opens in new tab) — Background on the PACE framework and how military and emergency planners use it.
Fortune Favors the Prepared (opens in new tab) — Civilian examples of building a four-tier communications plan for grid-down scenarios.
Ready Radio (opens in new tab) — Practical advice on layering radio and other backup methods into a PACE plan.

FCC CORES (opens in new tab) — Register for a free FCC Registration Number (FRN); required before any license application or exam.
FCC — Getting an FRN (opens in new tab) — Step-by-step help for first-time FRN registration in CORES.
FCC — General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) (opens in new tab) — Official overview of GMRS rules, who may license, and ten-year license terms.
ARRL — Find an exam session (opens in new tab) — Search for in-person or online amateur radio license exams by location and date.
ARRL — Online exam sessions (opens in new tab) — List of volunteer exam teams that offer remote ham license tests.
GLAARG (opens in new tab) — Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group VEC; widely used for online exam sessions nationwide.
Laurel VEC — Licensing information (opens in new tab) — Free in-person amateur radio exams coordinated by volunteer teams across the country.
ARRL — What to bring to an exam (opens in new tab) — Checklist of FRN, ID, and fee requirements before exam day.
FCC ULS License Manager (opens in new tab) — Log in with your FRN to apply for a GMRS license or pay the FCC fee after passing a ham exam.