[FARC] How to move up to General class?

Tom Koury thomasktek at comcast.net
Mon Mar 1 21:00:02 EST 2010


Good luck with your exam... I am starting out and will be going for the Tech 
lic 1st.
This is Tom in Mt. Airy.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Moroney" <windbrkr at erols.com>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [FARC] How to move up to General class?


> Your current Technician license and a photo ID (plus whatever $ the VEC
> may charge) will get you a seat at the exam table; the rest is up to
> you, and it sounds like you've done your homework.
>
> Bring the original license if you have it, and make a couple of copies
> in case they don't have a working copier available.  They'll need at
> least one copy for their records.
>
> It also may not hurt to download and fill out the upgrade form ahead of
> time and bring it with you, just to save a bit of hassle.  It will
> probably be the NCVEC Form 605 which is available from the ARRL web site.
>
> Good luck
> Bob K9CMR
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Joshua Sullivan wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>        I got my Technician license in February 2008 and would like to
>> upgrade to the General license.  Anne Arundel County offers a test on
>> the 13th that I am planning on attending; I've been studying and can
>> consistently score  34/35 or 35/35 on practice exams.  My question is
>> this: do I need to have a current CSCE for a Technician class license,
>> or is my current license sufficient to act as credit, or will they
>> need me to take two exams, or will they say, "tough luck, kid!"?  I'm
>> just a little confused, and I don't want to drive 2 hours to take an
>> exam, just to find out that it won't do me any good.  Any advice would
>> be great!
>>
>> Thanks!
>> 73
>>
>> -Joshua
>> KB3QIB
>>
>> PS:  I need to take the exam to get my independent study credits out
>> of the way for Shepherd University; that's why I'm in such a fuss.
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