FCC General Radio Operator License GROL (PG) Description

An FCC General Radio Operator License GROL (PG) is required by many employers to  apply for Aviation or Maritime jobs. It is legally required by avionics or maintenance technicians to adjust, maintain, or internally repair FCC licensed radio transmitters in the aviation, maritime, and international fixed public radio services.  It is also required to operate the following:

• any compulsorily equipped ship radiotelephone station operating with more than 1500 watts of peak envelope power.
• voluntarily equipped ship and aeronautical (including aircraft) stations with more than 1000 watts of peak envelope power.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must:

• be a legal resident of (or otherwise eligible for employment in) the United States; and
• be able to receive and transmit spoken messages in English; and
• pass a written and/or telegraphy examination(s) as described below under Examinations.^{SIGN UP HERE}

Term of License

A FCC General Radio Operator License GROL (PG) is issued for the holder’s lifetime.

How to easily Obtain a License

Prepare with our 2 day prep course, then Aircraft Maintainer’s Credentialing Agency will  proctor your required exams and  file all the required FCC documents. Within 10 days you’ll have a license on hand. 

Examinations

Written Examination Elements

• Element 1 – Basic radio law and operating practice with which every maritime radio operator should be familiar. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 18 out of 24 questions.
• Element 3 – General Radiotelephone. Electronic fundamentals and techniques required to adjust, repair, and maintain radio transmitters and receivers. The exam consists of questions from the following categories: operating procedures, radio wave propagation, radio practice, electrical principles, circuit components, practical circuits, signals and emissions, and antennas and feed lines. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 75 out of 100 questions.

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