From mfgardner at aol.com Sun Feb 14 17:22:03 2016 From: mfgardner at aol.com (mfgardner at aol.com) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:22:03 -0500 Subject: [ILHam] VE Testing in Evanston February 22 Message-ID: <152e1e05db0-2fd5-15b82@webprd-a37.mail.aol.com> The Evanston Amateur Radio Community is offering VE testing for all license levels on Monday, February 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fire Department Training Room, 909 Lake Street in Evanston. Please contact W9LUO at mfgardner -at- aol.com by February 20 if you wish to take an exam or exams. Those taking exams are asked to bring a pen, pencils with eraser, a photocopy of a picture ID (we keep it) and, if you're currently licensed, a photocopy of your current license (we keep that also). Also bring the exam fee (cash or check to "ARRL VEC"). If you want to try out an exam before you come, there are practice exams online, such as http://qrz.com/hamtest. You can look at the question pool, from which all exam questions come, at various sites, such as http://www.arrl.org/tech-question-pool 73, Marilyn, W9LUO From w9jbl at comcast.net Mon Feb 15 18:34:02 2016 From: w9jbl at comcast.net (John B. Leonard Jr) Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:34:02 -0600 Subject: [ILHam] Next DeKalb VE Testing - March Message-ID: <56C2606A.1050107@comcast.net> The DeKalb, IL (W5YI-VEC) VE (Volunteer Examiner) Team is pleased to announce its March 2016 VE Testing schedule. The next date is March 19, 2016. Testing in DeKalb is always on the third Saturday of every odd-numbered month, from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Following are the future dates in 2016 (all times from 9AM to Noon. Be there early, as we have to finish up no later than noon): *March 19, 2016 *May 21, 2016 *July 16, 2016 (Be advised that the current Amateur Extra Class/Element 4 question pool will expire on June 30. Therefore the Extra Class tests given in July until June 30, 2020 will consist of the new questions) *September 17, 2016 *November 19, 2016 Make sure you study the materials in the current question pool. https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/question_pools.htm or http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=338. The testing site is at the Community of Christ Church, 1200 South Malta Road, DeKalb, IL 60115. For some other sites in the Northern IL area, click the link: other Ham License Testing Sessions w/in +/- 60 mi. of DeKalb on our KARC Club/License Testing web page. Appointments MUST be made NLT 5 days prior to the test date, via either email or phone (see below). Sorry, no walk-ins. Making an appointment is very important, as all VE's are volunteers and are not compensated for this service. Once an appointment is made, we look forward to seeing you, unless we're contacted otherwise. To make an appointment, simply contact Barry Leonard, W9JBL, via email at w9jbl at comcast.net or by phone at 815-756-5159. If no contact is made for some reason, feel free to notify one of the other alternate contacts at "Contacts" on our VE page. Please leave your email address or phone number should we need to reach you. Further information and a list of necessary things to bring to the session, go to: www.karc-club.org and click on the "License Testing" link, or go direct to http://karc-club.org/VETesting/VEindex.html Any questions, email Barry Leonard, W9JBL, at w9jbl at comcast.net, or call at 815-756-5159. From ormos at ripco.com Tue Feb 23 15:42:10 2016 From: ormos at ripco.com (Neil R. Ormos N9NL) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:42:10 -0600 (CST) Subject: [ILHam] Cook County ARES Net WEDNESDAY 24 February 2016, 9:00 PM CT--146.88 MHz Message-ID: <201602232042.u1NKgAHd014291@shell3.ripco.com> Dear Cook County ARES? Members and Friends: Please join us WEDNESDAY ... 24 February 2016, at 9:00 PM CT... for the monthly Cook County ARES Net on the SARA repeater (146.88 MHz, R-600, PL107.2). All persons with an interest in emergency and public service communications are invited to participate in the Net. You need not be a member of ARES or any other organization. Residents of every county and state are welcome. For more information about Cook County ARES, including an ARES calendar of events, please visit our web site: 73 --Neil Ormos N9NL ARES? District Emergency Coordinator Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES District 4 (Cook, DuPage, Lake Counties) Email: n9nl /at-sign/ arrl.net From ormos at ripco.com Wed Feb 24 20:34:35 2016 From: ormos at ripco.com (Neil R. Ormos N9NL) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:34:35 -0600 (CST) Subject: [ILHam] Cook County ARES Net TONIGHT (Wednesday) 24 February 2016, 9:00 PM CT--146.88 MHz Message-ID: <201602250134.u1P1YZfS023721@shell3.ripco.com> Dear Cook County ARES? Members and Friends: Please join us TONIGHT (Wednesday) ... 24 February 2016, at 9:00 PM CT... for the monthly Cook County ARES Net on the SARA repeater (146.88 MHz, R-600, PL107.2). All persons with an interest in emergency and public service communications are invited to participate in the Net. You need not be a member of ARES or any other organization. Residents of every county and state are welcome. For more information about Cook County ARES, including an ARES calendar of events, please visit our web site: 73 --Neil Ormos N9NL ARES? District Emergency Coordinator Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES District 4 (Cook, DuPage, Lake Counties) Email: n9nl /at-sign/ arrl.net