This is a Python script that retrieves and displays information about a FCC radio callsign (ham, gmrs, etc) using the FCC Universal Licensing System API. The script looks up all data fields associated with the given callsign and checks if the license is currently active and not expired.
Ham Radio Callsign Lookup This is a Python script that retrieves and displays information about a ham radio callsign using the FCC Universal Licensing System API. The script looks up all data fields associated with the given callsign and checks if the license is currently active and not expired.
Python 3 requests, json, datetime, and sys modules
Clone this repository or download callsign.py. Install the modules using pip. Open a terminal or command prompt in the directory where callsign.py is located. Run the script by typing python callsign.py followed by the callsign you want to look up. For example: python callsign.py W1AW
The script outputs the following information about the callsign:
Callsign Licensee name License status License category Service Expiration date
The script checks the license status and prints one of the following messages:
License is valid. License is not valid. License is expired. License has been revoked. License has been cancelled. License application is still pending. License application has been dismissed.
The script includes error handling for the following scenarios:
- Invalid API request (incorrect API endpoint, invalid response)
- Failed to retrieve license data
- License data not found
- If an error occurs, the script will print an error message and then exit.
If you find any issues with the script or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to create a pull request or open an issue.
This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.