[SOC] The day the music died

[Quikhooligan via SOC]

The day the music died: July 21, 2014.

Good Grief! Now we have amateur radio tests given remotely! Why even
bother with these easy to pass tests? Just have everyone print out their
own license on their own computer! It's coming to that.



>From The ARRL Letter for July 24, 2014:

==> ARRL VEC CONDUCTS REMOTE EXAM SESSION WITH APPLICANTS IN ANTARCTICA

The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) administered several
Amateur Radio examination elements to applicants at Amundsen-South Pole
Station in Antarctica -- the home of KC4AAA. The examination was the
first administered under new FCC rules which became effective on July
21, permitting VECs to administer Amateur Radio examinations remotely.

"All six candidates earned a new or upgrade license," said ARRL VEC
Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM. There were three new Technicians, two
upgrades to Amateur Extra, and one candidate who went from unlicensed
to Amateur Extra."

Joe Musachia, W5FJG, served as the volunteer examiner at the South
Pole, while Penny Harts, N1NAG, and Rose-Anne Lawrence, KB1DMW, were
the VEs at ARRL Headquarters.

"Chet Waggoner and Bartley Davis are the first at the South Pole and
possibly on the continent to pass the General exam," Musachia said in a
posting on the ARRL Facebook page. Two previous exam sessions were held
at the South Pole, but special permission from the FCC was required to
conduct them...."