All amateur radio
examinations are administered under the auspices of
the W5YI VEC Program. All examination materials are
current as of the date of examination. It is the
examinee's responsibility to study the most current
testing materials. Check with the VE Team to ensure
you have the correct question pools, etc. Study
materials are available from a number of sources,
including the ARRL. Question pools are available
online at the
ARRL Web site.
While it is not necessary to
preresister to take any of the license tests, we
however do encourge you to preregister so that the
VE Team can be better prepared.
Question pool
revision schedule:
Technician class element 2 - valid from July 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2014
General class element 3 - valid from July
1, 2011 through June 30, 2015
Extra class element 4 - valid from July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2012
What to bring to a testing session:
All other testing materials will
be supplied. You may use an electronic calculator,
if you wish.
Candidates should be at the testing site
at the
appointed time so the testing process can begin
in a timely manner.
Candidates who successfully
complete examination elements will be issued a CSCE
for those elements passed (whether or not a license
or upgrade is earned). The CSCE is valid for 365
days from the date of issue, after which the element
must be retaken.
Currently licensed amateurs who
pass element(s) earning them a higher class of
amateur license, and who hold a CSCE to that effect,
may immediately use their newly earned operating
privileges provided they properly identify
themselves when operating in the newly earned
frequency segments/bands.
Use the following identifiers
with your current call sign:
AG
for upgrade to General class
AE
for upgrade to Amateur Extra class
For example, identify on voice
"A7XX temporary AE" and on CW "A7XXX/AG."
Newly
licensed persons (those who earned a license at
a testing session, but did not previously hold
an amateur radio license) must wait until the
Federal Communications Commission issues a call
sign to them before they may legally operate.
The official issuance of a call sign (e.g., as
reflected on the FCC's web site) constitutes
authority to operate even while waiting for the
license document to arrive by mail. Our testing
materials are Priority Mailed to the W5YI/VEC
the next business day after testing. Licenses
are generally issued within ten to fourteen days
of the testing session, although VEC and FCC
processing times may vary.
For more information on Kachina
Amateur Radio Club-sponsored license testing, or
to preregister to take the Amateur Radio License
Test contact:
Cris McBride KB7QXQ
(VE Team Liaison)