[K3CAL] VE Team

[Eric H. Christensen]

A few weeks ago the topic came up with about holding a test session within the club.  Here's the info I received from the ARRL VEC:

As long as we have three VEs (one must be an Extra to act as the Liaison and be custodian of the Extra exams) then we can host our own testing sessions.  The VE team from Laurel is W5YI and not ARRL and operates under different rules.  We do not have to involve them to host our own sessions.  Any time we want to do an exam we just need to give the ARRL a few weeks notice to schedule everything and send us the materials.

I'm not sure who is a VE (and thus how many VEs we have) but it might be nice to hold an exam down here on an irregular basis (like after we have a Technician, General, or Extra class) so we're not having to truck folks up to Davidsonville.  Any General or Extra-classed ham may become a VE though the ARRL VEC by studying a book and taking an open-book exam.  Generals can give Technician exams and Extras can give all exams.

73,
Eric W4OTN/3