[familyop]

Thank you for the information. I dug around a little for the meanings of the acronyms. My radio experience from former duties and other interests didn't include ham.

"If it’s your first examination, all you need are two photo IDs and the test fee."

That rules me out, then. I'm an American (no immigration cards or passports), was honorably discharged (no military ID since then) and only tried civilian (police) patrol work for a short while during the '90s. So, only one photo ID and no intention to join the local bureaucracy to get another one.

No problem. There are other ways for people not associated with the public sector to communicate including other legal ways of using radio. And it will still be of interest to learn more about ham radio frequencies, protocols and users without broadcasting on it.

[damper99]

Let me make a correction to what I wrote earlier. Only one Photo ID is needed. I was thinking of something unrelated.

If you don’t have a photo driver license, then you have to have two other pieces of ID such as a social security card, birth certificate, etc.

You will be good to take the test with your driver license. It can be an interesting hobby.