Subj : ARRL/VEC VE Newsletter
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 05 2019 11:07 am

ARRL VE Newsletter June 2019 - GENERAL EXAMS

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Inside this VE E-Newsletter:

New General Exams

Field Stocked Teams

VEC Exam Maker Software Update Available

Plastic Grading Templates - REMINDER

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New General Class Element 3 Exams will take effect for exam sessions
beginning Monday, July 1, 2019.

The newly revised pool, released in January 2019 (updated and re-released
March 2019) by the Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference
of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC), must be in use starting July 1.
There is one graphic required for this pool.

With the General class exam questions changing July 1, new test designs must
be used effective that day. Previous ARRL VEC supplied General class exam
booklet versions (2015 series) and computer-generated General class exams
created from the 2015 question pool are only valid until midnight June 30,
2019. At that time, VE Team leaders should destroy, or throw away the old
versions of the General exams (do not return them to VEC). To avoid a
mix-up at the session, do not save old exam versions!

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Field Stocked Team Leaders

For ARRL VE teams who are officially Field Stocked by the ARRL VEC, new
General class exam design booklets were shipped out via first class mail
the second week of June to nearly 1,000 teams. Field Stocked VE Team
leaders should already have the package in their hands well in advance of
July 1. When you receive the package, please check the content to make
sure all quantities have been received. Again, please do not use the new
exam until July 1st. The existing General class exam booklets (2015 series)
can be discarded on or after Midnight, June 30, 2019, as they will no
longer be valid.

An updated package will not be provided to field stocked teams that no
longer meet the field stock requirements, to teams that have not conducted
a session in the past year, and to non-field stocked teams that have been
keeping supplies without qualifying through the VEC. Non-stocked VE teams
should be returning their exam packages and supplies to ARRL VEC after each
session is completed.

The officially stocked VE Teams receive their exam supplies in a large box
which is usually a year' supply depending on the team's activity levels.
To see if your team qualifies to be field stocked with a bulk quantity of
our test materials, visit http://www.arrl.org/field-stocked-ve-teams.

Field Stocked teams should be especially vigilant about keeping us informed
of who has possession of the exam supplies. Notify us immediately when your
address changes, or the team's Field Stock changes hands, to ensure that
any exam updates will be mailed to, and received by, the proper person.
Periodically check your supplies to make sure they are current, and that
the quantities are sufficient. Current exam booklets are listed on our web
site at www.arrl.org/vec-exam-booklets.  Field Stocked VEs should check
this page periodically to make sure they have the proper exam designs.

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VEC Exam Maker Software Update Available

The new Element 3 General class question pool is now available in the VE
Exam Maker (version 1.4) exam generating software.

Thank you for your patience!

CURRENT USERS that already have the ARRL VE Exam Maker installed on a
computer must manually update the Exam Data Database within the program
to upload the new General Pool. The software should not need to be
re-installed.

To manually update the Exam Data Database in the program:

 ! In Exam Maker from the menu bar, select "Update" and then
   "Update Exam Data".  A log-in area will appear on screen.

 ! Next, type your call sign in the "ARRL/VEC Username" box AND
   in the "Password" box.

 ! Then click the "Execute" button.  It will only take several seconds
   for all the question pool files to download.

 ! The screen must read "Exam Database Initialized" when the task is
   complete for the question pools to be revised to the most up-to-date
   pools for exam generation.

 ! If the user's question pool database contains the current information
   or if there are no recent pool changes, the screen will read "Exam
   Database is up-to-date".

 ! Exam software is ready to use with the new 2019-2023 General Question
   Pool.

IMPORTANT:  You must have a recent version of Adobe Flash Player installed
and enabled in your Web browser.

The installer WILL NOT work in Firefox.

Additional information is on the VE Exam Maker Software web page
www.arrl.org/ve-exam-maker-software.

NEW USERS:  Use the "Download and Install" instructions on the VE Exam
Maker Software web page www.arrl.org/ve-exam-maker-software.

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Plastic Grading Templates - REMINDER

Officially Field Stocked teams must keep your supply of the BLUE plastic
overlay grading templates used to grade the exams. The plastic templates
should never be thrown away or destroyed, when new exam versions are
introduced and shipped.

A New KEY For Templates (paper instructions) for the plastic grading
templates has been updated and shipped with your new General exams, to
let you know how to match up the plastic templates with the new exam
designs.

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The ARRL VEC Staff is Ready to Serve You!

As always, the dedicated VEC staff are here to answer any questions you
may have.

ARRL VE Number: (860) 594-0300 (toll free number for VE's not noted here)

Address:  ARRL VEC,  225 Main St,  Newington CT 06111

Email:  [email protected]

Web:  www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners

ARRL VEC Fax: 860-594-0339

Maria Somma, AB1FM, Manager

Amanda Grimaldi, N1NHL, Assistant Manager

Stephanie Borden W2MAU, Service Representative

Ann Brinius, Service Representative

Lisa Riendeau, Service Representative

Joshua Nance, Service Representative

Howard Schwartz, KC1AMJ, Service Representative

We thank you for your efforts and interest in the ARRL VEC program.

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ARRL VEC VE Newsletter is published by the American Radio Relay League,
Inc. - the national association for Amateur Radio�.

Material from the ARRL VE E-Newsletter may be republished or reproduced
in whole or in part in any form without additional permission. Credit
must be given to The American Radio Relay League VEC.

ARRL VEC
225 Main Street
Newington CT 06111 USA

Sincerely,

Maria Somma, AB1FM - VEC Manager / Editor

ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio �

225 Main Street

Newington, CT 06111 USA

[email protected]
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