Verify your license

RHR stations transmit under your callsign, so RHR confirms that every member holds a valid license before charging airtime to their card. You have seven days from signing up to upload a copy. This article explains what to send, how review works and what the status messages mean.

What to upload

1. Sign in and open Account → Settings.
2. In the Licensing section, click to upload a new license. The page is titled Upload a New License.
3. Enter the Callsign and choose the License Class: U.S. Technician, U.S. General, U.S. Extra or CEPT.
4. Attach one file, up to 20 MB: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .pdf or .heic.
5. Click Submit for Review.

Submit official documentation only. A photo or scan of your paper license is fine. For a PDF from the FCC, download the Official Copy, not the Reference Copy, which anyone can generate and which RHR rejects. See Download an official FCC license copy.

Technician-class licensees are welcome; your transmit privileges still apply, so stay inside your allocations.

Review

RHR staff review uploads by hand. On your Settings page the license shows (Under review) until it is approved. You get an e-mail either way:

• Approved: you are fully verified and airtime can be billed normally.
• Rejected: the e-mail gives the reason and a link to upload again. A common reason is an FCC Reference Copy.

The seven-day window

Your account page shows a banner with your deadline, for example Please upload a copy of your license by {date}. Until we've verified it, you can operate only on airtime credit, and you have $… left.

While you are limited to credit, the console refuses a connection that your remaining credit cannot cover, with Until your amateur license is verified, your account can operate only on airtime credit, and you don't have enough left to continue. Buying more airtime lets you keep operating; see Airtime credit and auto-reload.

After the deadline the console says Your license is required. Please visit your account and upload your license to continue.

Keeping your license current

Your licenses are listed under Licensing in Settings, where you can view or remove them. If you hold more than one callsign, upload each one you intend to use. See Licenses.