[RVRC] [ve-list:1689] ARRL VE Newsletter July 2014 - NEW RULES
E. Drew Moore
drumor at optonline.net
Mon Jul 21 23:13:25 EDT 2014
Dear VEs:
The telephone has been ringing off the hook in the ARRL VEC offices.
Questions have been streaming in regarding the FCC rule change allowing
partial credit for expired licenses.
We are gearing up for an anticipated avalanche of new and upgrade
applications when the rule takes effect.
The following information provided by the ARRL VEC, offers expired
license applicants and VEs guidance on the new FCC Rule and can be
distributed in the field.
Happy VE-ing!
73,
Maria Somma, AB1FM
Manager ARRL VEC
vec at arrl.org <mailto:vec at arrl.org>
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Information regarding FCC Rule changes
The FCC has revised the Amateur Service Part 97 rules to grant partial
written examination element credit to holders of expired General,
Advanced and Extra licenses. The new rules become effective 30 days
after their publication in
The Federal Register, which is Monday July 21, 2014.
Expired license holders will not automatically receive credit on that
day and may
not operate as a new licensee.
The FCC requires former licensees — those falling outside the 2-year
grace period — to pass Element 2 (Technician) in order to be relicensed.
To take advantage of the new rule, holders of expired licenses must
attend an exam session. There they would present a photo ID and their
expired license proof, pay the $15 exam session processing fee and take
the Technician exam.
If an applicant held a General or Advanced license, and has proof, the
FCC will afford credit for the General (Element 3) written exam only. If
an applicant held an Extra license, and has proof, the FCC will afford
credit for the General
(Element 3) and Extra (Element 4) written exams. At VE exam sessions
it is the applicant (not the VEs or coordinating VEC) who is responsible
for supplying the evidence of holding valid expired license credit.
Acceptable forms of proof can be found on the
Exam Element Credit web page at
http://www.arrl.org/exam-element-credit
<http://www.arrl.org/exam-element-credit> .
If sufficient proof is not presented, the candidate has the option of
taking the Tech exam and earning just a new Tech license and then
attending another exam session at a later date when they have the proper
documentation.
As always, the candidate will have to show a photo ID, present the
proof, pay the $15 exam session processing fee and fill out all forms to
receive the paper upgrade. The upgrade is not automatic and may NOT be
sent directly to the FCC
or to the VEC by the candidate.
Expired licensees will not automatically get their old call sign back.
FCC will issue a new sequentially issued call sign. If they desire to
obtain their old call sign they may try to do so through the FCC vanity
call sign program. However,
someone else may have already obtained their old call sign as a vanity
call sign and therefore it would not be available.
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VE Teams -- How to Fill out Forms
At a session, the candidate must present a photo ID and their expired
license credit, pay the $15 test session fee and fill out the NCVEC form
605. If the Element 2 written exam is passed and the expired license
proof is valid, the
VE team will issue the candidate a CSCE for the upgrade to a general
or extra class license depending on the documentation presented.
VE teams may continue to use the current CSCEs and Candidate Rosters
until we print new versions to include the expired license credit. On
the current CSCE indicate which (if any) elements were passed by
circling them. If no elements
were passed at the session, cross out all Exam Elements Earned on the
form. Depending on which level of an expired license is presented as
proof, circle the New License Class Earned on the CSCE.
On the current Candidate Roster you will indicate which (if any)
elements were passed or failed as you normally would. For applicants
that present expired licenses as credit you will write “CL” for license
credit in the appropriate
column or columns (Element 3 and/or Element 4 column) depending on
which level of an expired license is presented as proof. Then fill in
the License Earned at the session in that column. An example of how to
fill out the candidate roster can be found on
the website at
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/VEs/Roster%202014%20Final.pdf
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/VEs/Roster%202014%20Final.pdf> (page 2
of document). This file also includes a sample of the new Candidate
Roster which if you prefer, you may print out and use at your exam
sessions.
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For your reference, we have created an easy to follow Element Credit
table to help you determine how to handle candidate’s at your exam
sessions.
Remember the burden of proof falls on the candidate, not the VE team or
the VEC.
ELEMENT CREDIT TABLE
License Class
Element Credit Given
Exam to Pass
License Earned
Expired Novice
none
Element 2
Technician
Current Novice
none
Element 2
Technician
Expired Technician issued
3/21/1987 or LATER
none
Element 2
Technician
Expired Technician issued
BEFORE 3/21/1987
Element 3
Element 2
General
Current Technician issued
3/21/1987 or LATER
none
Element 3
General
Current Technician issued
BEFORE 3/21/1987
Element 3
none
General
Current Technician
with old expired General
Elements 2 and 3
none
General
Current Technician
with old expired Advanced
Elements 2 and 3
none
General
Current Technician
with old expired Extra
Elements 2, 3 and 4
none
Extra
Expired General
Element 3
Element 2
General
Current General
Elements 2 and 3
Element 4
Extra
Expired Advanced
Element 3
Element 2
General
Current Advanced
Elements 2 and 3
Element 4
Extra
Expired Extra
Elements 3 and 4
Element 2
Extra
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Post Session Process
The VE Team must prepare and mail all session paperwork to the
coordinating VEC. Once the session arrives at the VEC, in accordance
with FCC rules, the VEC staff must verify all session documentation.
All 605 forms and CSCEs must have
the candidate’s signature and 3 VE signatures. The documents used for
expired license exam element credit must be validated and the test
documents must be confirmed as being passed. Finally, the session data
and information from the 605 forms can then be
keyed and submitted to the FCC.
The FCC has mandated that all paperwork only upgrades be done through a
VEC via their VE Teams. As always, the candidate will have to show a
photo ID, present the proof, pay the $15 exam session processing fee and
fill out all forms
to receive the paper upgrade. The upgrade is not automatic and may NOT
be sent directly to the FCC or to the VEC by the candidate (again the
paperwork only upgrade must occur at a test session and follow FCC exam
session guidelines).
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Additional information and clarification is located on the Exam Element
Credit web page
http://www.arrl.org/exam-element-credit
<http://www.arrl.org/exam-element-credit> .
All the information contained in this newsletter can be found on the VE
Resources web page
http://www.arrl.org/resources-for-ves
<http://www.arrl.org/resources-for-ves> under the section
NEW Exam Element Credit <http://www.arrl.org/resources-for-ves> .
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The ARRL VEC Staff is Ready to Serve You!
As always, the dedicated VEC staff are here to answer any questions you
may have.
ARRL VE toll free hotline: 1-800-9ARRLVE (1-800-927-7583)
Email:
VEC at arrl.org <mailto:VEC at arrl.org>
Web:
www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners
<http://www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners>
Maria Somma, AB1FM, Manager
Perry Green, WY1O, Assistant Manager
Amanda Grimaldi, KB1VUV, Service Representative
Pete Warner, K1HJW, Service Representative
Lisa Riendeau, Service Representative
China Chaney, Service Representative
Ian Humphreys, Service Representative
Ann Brinius, Service Representative
We thank you for your efforts and interest in the ARRL VEC program.
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