Subj : Classes And Exams (F) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Mar 04 2019 12:06 am (CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE) 4) Cash, or a check payable to the appropriate Volunteer Examination team for the appropriate amount. It's currently $15 for ARRL VE Test Sessions (payable to ARRL/VEC), and it'll remain that way through 2019. The fee may increase in future years, and the exam fee may be different for VEC groups other than the ARRL/VEC. 5) A calculator, with ALL MEMORY FORMULAS CLEARED. You will be REQUIRED to prove to the VE Team that this is the case...and the VE Team will personally inspect the calculator to verify such!! WARNING!! Cheating in ANY form, will NOT be tolerated. This includes bringing a calculator without the formulas cleared, crib notes, using electronic devices (cellphone, iPhone, iPad, Smartphone, Android, etc.). The exams are different colors for each license class (noted below), and each exam booklet has at least five different sets of questions. Some ARRL/VEC VE Teams use the "Exam Maker" software to create a large number, and wide range of tests with possible questions, for even more questions. At MINIMUM, there could be 36 different exams for each license class...with or without graphics/schematic diagrams. So, trying to "copy answers" off of someone elses answer sheet will do you no good. In fact, if it is determined that an examinee is cheating, their exam will be TERMINATED, marked as FAILED, and the examinee will be ordered to leave the premises immediately! Please do NOT put yourself, or the VE Team into an embarassing situation. Cheating on a test could affect your ability to test at a future exam. Again, if it takes you a dozen or more tries to pass an exam...even if just barely...you have as much right to be on the air as someone who made a perfect score the first time. In short, you might as well "take the test legally". If you pass the test "just barely", it's the same as if you made a perfect score. If you fail the test "just barely", it's the same as if you missed every question on the test. You are basically ready to take the test, or you are not. Besides, the man or woman who graduates DEAD LAST in Medical School...is STILL...a DOCTOR. However, I might be leery of them doing a pelvic exam (females) or a prostate check (males) . NCVEC Form 605 Information Requirements: ======================================== The National Council Of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has prepared a form, the NCVEC Form 605, for use ONLY at an amateur radio license exam session. If you submit the form to the FCC, it will be RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION. Also, the FCC Form 605 is NOT used at an amateur radio license exam session...one MUST use the NCVEC Form 605. The following information is REQUIRED on the form, with the appropriate details -- applicants should PRINT CLEARLY. The top part of the form (Section 1) is to be completed by the applicant. The bottom part of the form is to be completed by the administering VE Team. Make sure that the form is dated September, 2017 or later. If you submit an earlier version, your application will be RETURNED without action. SECTION 1 (to be completed by applicant): 1) Applicant Name: Last Name, Suffix (Jr., Sr., etc.), First Name, and Middle Initial(s) (i.e. J or J.D.). 2) Station Callsign: If applicant is a current amateur radio licensee, where their license is unexpired or expired less than 2 years. In this case, their amateur radio callsign goes here. If they have never had an amateur radio license, or if their license is expired more than 2 years, they write NONE in the box. 3) Mailing Address. This is where the applicant can receive mail from the U.S. Postal Service. It can be a street address, street address with an apartment number, or a Post Office Box. 4) City, State, and Zip Code. The Zip Code can be 5 or 9 numbers. 5) Daytime Telephone Number (include area code), in case the VE Team, the VEC, or the FCC needs to contact you. A Fax number is no longer needed. 6) Email Address. This is MANDATORY to receive a license notification email from the FCC. The FCC no longer mails out printed copies of the amateur radio license. You MUST logon to the FCC ULS website, at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls with the logon credentials provided in the email, to print either an OFFICIAL or REFERENCE copy (or both) of your license. You can also CHANGE the DEFAULT from electronic to printed...and a copy will be mailed. However, using electronic is much better, as you can get a fresh copy anytime you desire (in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format), and not have to worry about the Postal Service losing it. This is also noted later in this bulletin/message thread. 7) Social Security Number (SSN) OR Federal Registration Number (FRN). This is PROTECTED by the Privacy Act of 1974, and REQUIRED by the Debt Collection Act of 1996. If you have an outstanding federal debt, such as a student loan, a repayment plan must be submitted, before your license application will be processed. If you don't want to provide your SSN on the form, you can go to the FCC ULS website at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls where you can get information, then sign up to obtain a FRN. You will be REQUIRED to provide your SSN on the FCC ULS website to obtain an FRN. Note that the VE Team does NOT keep the Social Security number data; it's sent off to the appropriate VEC, who sends it to the FCC, who will issue a Federal Registration Number (FRN), with the amateur radio license. The FRN becomes a PERMANENT part of your record. So, if your amateur radio license were to lapse (expired over 2 years), if you decided to get back into the hobby, you will provide your FRN INSTEAD of your SSN. Eventually, the FCC will REQUIRE an FRN on the NCVEC Form 605, as the SSN will NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED. Once this occurs, prospective licensees will have to have an FRN BEFORE going to the license exam session. (CONTINUED NEXT MESSAGE) --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32 * Origin: RadioWxNet: The Thunderbolt BBS tbolt.synchro.net (801:1/2) þ Synchronet þ Temple of Doom BBS - tod.eothnet.com .