[FPARC] Testing Fee

[Arthur Lin]

* ARRL VEC exam session application fee to change: Starting January 1, the
fee charged all applicants at ARRL VEC-coordinated Amateur Radio
examination sessions will rise from $12 to $14. ARRL Volunteer Examiner
(VE) teams may retain up to $6 of this fee to reimburse the VE team's
out-of-pocket test session-related expenses. The fee is charged to anyone
applying for a new amateur license or an upgrade. It also applies to ARRL
VEC-session applicants retesting on the same element after being
unsuccessful (where examiners permit), or applicants seeking
grandfather-credit upgrades and not taking an exam. ARRL VEC Manager Bart
Jahnke, W9JJ, says that while the number of examinees has dropped in the
past year--possibly due in part to the uncertainty regarding pending
licensing proposals--the cost of business and expenses incurred by ARRL
VEs and the ARRL VEC continues to rise. "Cost-saving measures already have
included staff reduction, reduced printing and distribution charges for VE
training material and exam software--both now only available via the
Web--and elimination of lesser-used services," he said. The ARRL provides
free FCC license renewals, address changes and other license modification
services to current members. Nonmembers pay $14 for those services.
 
Thanks for reading this & have a great day!
73 Art W4ZEF