Subj : Local License Exam Update
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Aug 01 2019 12:21 pm
Even though the weather may not be ideal (thunderstorms), I am still
planning on conducting a license exam this Saturday, August 3, at 10am,
at the Amy Sanders Library, at 10200 Johnson Drive in Sherwood. Johnson
Drive is the 3rd traffic light north of the intersection of Kiehl Avenue
(Highway 176) and JFK Blvd. (Highway 107). At Johnson Drive, there will
be a Mapco Gas Station on your right. Turn right at the light, and go
past the gas station. The next left enters the library parking lot. The
library itself opens at 9:30am.
I have one candidate so far, and 2 additional Extra Class, and 1 General
Class VE signed up to assist...so we should be able to do all the exams
(Technician, General, and Amateur Extra). If you would still like to come
take a test, or serve as a VE (ARRL/VEC), please let me via email to
wx1der at gmail dot com -- or call my voice mail at 501-476-2545 --
although email is PREFERRED, as it is the fastest way to reach me. Since
I do have examiners and examinees committed to attend, I will accept
walk-ins until 10:30am...but it's best that you contact me beforehand,
to advise that you are attending...so I can be sure to have plenty of
supplies.
If you are testing, you need to be sure the study guides for the
respective licenses are the 2018 Technician, the 2019 General, and the
2016 Amateur Extra (it will change on July 1, 2020). If your study
guides are older than those dates, discard them, as they are worthless.
Apparently, the FCC is now going to REQUIRE applicants to have a Federal
Registration Number (FRN) *PRIOR* to attending an exam session. If you
don't have one, a video on how you can obtain one is located at
https://www.fcc.gov/rofrn -- you will need to supply your Social Security
Number (protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, and required by the Debt
Collection Act of 1996) to obtain an FRN.
Having the FRN will also help you get your license faster, providing you
pass the exam, and the FCC determines you "do not have a character issue"
if you answer YES to "The Felony Question" (on whether you've been
convicted of a felony in state or federal court). Note that a YES answer
is NOT an automatic disqualification...it all depends upon the
circumstances surrounding the conviction. Handouts will be available at
the session with more information, along with pens, pencils, scratch
paper, and necessary paperwork.
So, effective with the remainder of my test sessions, examinees will need
to have an FRN before coming to the session. Once you have an FRN, it's
yours for life...even if your amateur radio license expires or lapses
(expired more than 2 years). If the latter occurs, you will need to take
the Technician exam to get back into amateur radio, with a new callsign.
For what to bring to the license exam session, go to:
http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session
There will also be testing at the Shreveport, Louisiana hamfest next
weekend...at the Huntsville, Alabama hamfest the following weekend...and
at the Mena Hamfest the weekend after Labor Day. After the August 3
session, my next session is set for Saturday, September 14, at 10am, at
the UALR Benon Center, 410 River Street, next to the former Lewis
Stadium. Then, I'll do one final session in 2019 at the Amy Sanders
Library on Saturday, November 2, at 10am. I can not book 2020 exam dates
until December, 2019.
Daryl Stout, WX4QZ, UALR Ham Radio Club VE Team Liaison
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