ARRL VE Testing
Sessions Information
What to bring with you:
- A government issued photo ID. If no government
photo ID is available, two forms of ID are required. Contact test coordinator
for details
- Any original amateur licenses or CSCEs for which you
wish to receive credit.
- A photocopy is also REQUIRED
of each of the amateur licenses and/or CSCEs for which you wish
to receive credit (please bring the originals too!!!)
- Test fee of $15 cash ONLY!!! Exact
change is required!!!
- Two(2) number two pencils
- Optional - Calculator (non-programmable)
Optional:
You can now fill out Section 1 of the
NCVEC
Quick Form 605 on your computer, print it out and bring it with
you to the testing session. You will need Adobe Acrobat for this
on your computer.
If
you ALREADY have a radio license, you MUST use your FRN number
on the NCVEC 605 instead of your social security number.
Prior arrangements MUST be made in advance if special needs
are to be accommodated. Please contact the coordinator listed above.
FCC License Search
Training Material
Training Manuals
from the ARRL are available for Technician, General, & Amateur
Extra. Training material is also available from the
W5YI Group as well as Ham University.
Current
Exams and Question Pools
Question
Pools
The three current question pools (and
any exam designs based on these question pools) are valid as follows:
Technician class (Element 2) Pool is
effective July 1, 2010 and is valid until June 30, 2014.
General class (Element 3) Pool is effective
July 1, 2007 and is valid until June 30,
2011.
Extra class (Element 4) Pool is effective
July 1, 2008 and is valid until June 30, 2012.
The Question Pools can be viewed on
the ARRL Web at
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html .
Practice Exams
Since you have internet access (you are looking at this
page),
you can also take practice exams on the following web sites!!!!
They really help!!!!
QRZ's Practice Amateur Radio Exams
eHam.net Ham Exams
Code Help!!!!!!
Bill, WJ5O, has written a valuable article "LEARNING
MORSE CODE?".
In this article, he shares over 20 years of experience of watching people
struggle with the code exam.
He gives some basic tips on what to look for on the test and some common
mistakes that people make.
Bill also give a brief introduction to why code is important.
Learn
Morse code on VE2CRD web site !
This on-line training course is divided into nine one-day sections,
during which you learn and practice the letters, numbers and punctuation
marks that make up the code.
You learn the code by listening to the sound of each character repeatedly,
rather than memorizing dots and dashes.
So, you will need a computer with sound capabilities in order to use this
Web site.
Radio Amateur Educational Society (RAES)
A Manual For Learning, Using, Mastering And
Enjoying The International Morse Code As A Means Of Communication
William G. Pierpont N0HFF
"What Hath God Wrought!"
"For those who are interested in telegraphy, for those who would
like to learn it, for those who love it, and for those who want to improve
their skills in it."
http://www.raes.ab.ca/TASRT.pdf
ARRL
Certification and Continuing Education
If you want to take a course to learn about computers, crafts,
gourmet cooking, baking, gardening, small engine repair, or any other
hobby, you usually only have to look as far as the nearest school or community
college. Such courses are offered in a variety of settings -- evening
school, day school, or on-line.
But where does a ham go to learn more about his or her hobby? Many clubs
offer licensing classes, but courses in other areas of ham radio are virtually
unheard of. Once in a while seminars or conferences are held for topics
of special interest, but structured courses with certification in various
topics beyond licensing generally are not offered.
The ARRL Certification
and Continuing Education Program, approved by the ARRL Board in
January 2000, is designed to fill that gap.
