Subj : Local Area Exam Session
To   : ALL
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jul 12 2016 06:24 pm

  I will be conducting an amateur radio license exam session at the
UALR Benton Center, at 410 River Street, in Benton, Arkansas.
Testing begins at 9am, with walk-ins welcome until 9:30am.

  Directions are available at:

  http://callsign.ualr.edu/ve-exams.shtml

  Aside from those noted above, other ham radio license exam sessions
that I will be involved in for the remainder of 2016 are as follows
(all on Saturdays):

1) Laman Library, 2801 Orange Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Start Time: 1pm - Walk-ins Welcome until 1:30pm
This is sponsored by the Arkansas Defense Force Amateur Radio Club

July 30, August 27, September 24, October 29, and November 26.
No testing in December, due to the Christmas holidays.

2) UALR Benton Center, 410 River Street, Benton, Arkansas
Start Time: 9am - Walk-ins Welcome until 9:30am

July 23 and October 22.

3) Catholic High School, 6300 Father Tribou Street, Little Rock, Arkansas
Start Time: 9am - Walk-ins Welcome until 9:30am
This is in conjunction with the CAREN Club All Arkansas Hamfest.
While the hamfest starts at 8am, testing does not start until 9am.

September 17.

4) Amy Sanders Library, 31 Shelby Drive, Sherwood, Arkansas
Start Time: 2pm - Walk-ins Welcome until 2:30pm
This is around the corner from the Sherwood Municipal Complex on Kiehl
Avenue.

August 6 and December 3.

  Note that if I have things set up, and at least 2 other Extra Class
Volunteer Examiners  (VE's) besides myself, prior to the start time
noted for the Amy Sanders Library, the UALR Benton Center, or at
Catholic High School, testing may start a little early. Regardless,
the cut-off time for walk-ins at ALL sessions noted, is 30 minutes
after the above start time.

  For what to bring to the license exam, go to:

http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session

  Those wishing to register for the exam, or to notify the VE Team
Liaison of needed exam accomodations due to a disability, can email
me at wx1der at gmail dot com

  Note that there will NOT be ANY Question Pool change in 2017. The
Question Pool cycle begins anew in 2018, with the Technician Class
Question Pool...followed by the General Class Question Pool in 2019...
and finally, the Amateur Extra Class Question Pool in 2020.

  The pools and exams change every 4 years...so, examinees need to
be SURE that they are studying the CURRENT exam material. Otherwise,
they will be in for "a rude awakening" on exam day...likely seeing
questions they have never seen before. And, while studying is NOT
fun, if you don't study the material...let alone the right material...
you are practically guaranteed to fail the exam!! Ten options for
study material are located at:

http://www.wx1der.com/hamradio.htm#study

  Some options are free, but some do charge a fee.

  As of this posting (July 12, 2016), if you have study material for
the Technician exam BEFORE July 1, 2014...the General exam BEFORE
July 1, 2015...or the Amateur Extra exam BEFORE July 1, 2016...they
are WORTHLESS, and should be DISCARDED.

Daryl Stout, WX1DER
UALR Ham Radio Club VE Team Liaison

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