[LeArc] ARRL VEC examination fee to rise

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ARRL VEC examination fee to rise (Nov 14, 2002) -- Starting January 1, the
fee charged all applicants at ARRL VEC-coordinated Amateur Radio test
sessions will increase from $10 to $12 for the year 2003. This fee is
charged to anyone applying for a new amateur license or upgrading their
operating privileges. Applicants failing an exam element at ARRL sessions
where examiners permit retesting on the same exam element also must submit
a retest fee of $12. Additionally, the maximum reimbursement ARRL VEC
allows ARRL volunteer examiner (VE) teams to retain to directly offset
their prudently incurred out-of-pocket expenses will increase from $4 to $6
in 2003 (this fee has remained at $4 per person served since 1991). "While
the number of examinees has remained relatively unchanged in the past 24
months, our cost of doing business--and the expenses incurred by ARRL
VEs--continues to rise," said ARRL VEC Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ. "An
adjustment was needed in the 2003 test fee if we intended to maintain the
same level of service that our VEs and VE teams have come to expect."
Jahnke said that adjusting the reimbursement level for ARRL VEs who retain
a portion of the fees to offset their out-of-pocket, exam-related expenses
was also past due. For more information, contact ARRL VEC.


Joseph L. Rossmiller  CET III
Illinois State Police
P.O. Box 483
Macomb, IL  61455

(309) 833-4046  ext 240