The regular sessions are . . .
The sessions are located at . . .
The East Greenbush Community Library
10 Community Way, East Greenbush, N.Y. 12061
Time
- Doors open at 10:00 a.m.
- Tests start at 10:30 a.m.
Directions
Community Way is off NY 151, which is off US 4, south of the I-90 interchange with U.S. 4.
- From the NYS Thruway, The Northway, or I-90:
- From NYS Thruway (I-87 from the south; for I-90 from the west see I-90 below),
- Exit at exit 23
- I-787 north to I-90 eastbound
- Continue as for I-90 below
- From The Northway,
- Exit at exit 1-east, I-90 eastbound
- Continue as for I-90 below
- From I-90 east or west,
- Exit I-90 at exit 9, US 4, southbound
- At the traffic circle, 3/4s of the way around onto NY 151 eastbound
- Continue as for NY 151 below
- From US 9/20:
- From the east, traveling westbound, make a right turn onto US 4 northbound
- From the west, traveling eastbound, make a left turn onto US 4 northbound
- At the traffic circle, 1/4 of the way around onto NY 151 eastbound
- Continue as for NY 151 below
- On NY 151 eastbound
- Right Turn at Micheal Road (approximately 1/3 mile)
- Right Turn immediately onto Community Way
- If you're using GPS, while the address above should be sufficient, the coordinates are north 42.61875, west 73.69524
What to bring
- Bring proof of identification
- Photo ID (for example, drivers license, passport, passport card)
- When no photo ID is available, the candidate must present any two of the following:
- Non-photo ID/driver's license (some states still have them);
- Social Security Card;
- Birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal);
- Minor's work permit, school report card, school ID card or library card;
- Utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that specifically names the person; or
- Postmarked envelope addressed to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on the Form 605.
- Your Social Security Number or FCC-issued Federal Registration Number (for Form 605)
- The Exam fee, $15.00 (cash, check, or money order payable to ARRL/VEC)
- If you already have license, original and photocopy (we will keep the photocopy)
- If you have taken exam elements already, original and photocopy of CSCE documents
- Pens and pencils
- Simple battery or solar-powered calculator
- Special documentation if credit is requested for Element 3 (General class written) for Technician class licenses issued prior to 3/21/1987.
- If you need special handicap arrangements please contact us in advance.
- Only one exam element may be taken unless specific arrangements have been made in advance.
The East Greenbush Amateur Radio Association liaison is . . .
Tom Scorsone, KC2FCP@nycap.rr.com
About the VE Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the Volunteer Examiner Coordinator
(VEC) program to provide
licensing examinations for amateur radio licenses, with the FCC no longer
engaged in administering these exams. Since 1984, when the program was
implemented, the FCC has commissioned a number of organizations as VECs,
each serving at least one VEC region within the nation; as of 2014
there are 14 VECs (see
VECs
at
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
[retrieved 18 May 2014]; for a more accurate list, see the list on
NC2S's Links Page).
Previously, only the Novice Class license was given by volunteer examiners
(not affiliated with any volunteer coordinating entity; rather, coordinated dirctly by the FCC)
while all higher exams were given by the FCC itself.
The FCC authorized the various VEC organizations to oversee the work of their
certified Volunteer Examiners (VEs).
VEs are Amateurs holding General, Advanced or Extra Class licenses who have been
trained in and tested on examination procedures by a VEC and who may prepare and administer
amateur license examinations to applicants.
The VECs coordinate the efforts of their VEs in preparing and administering amateur
examinations. After the examination team conducts the examination (using exams
developed by the
National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators
[NCVEC]),
the team liaison forwards the examination material to the coordinating VEC,
which in turn screens collected information, resolves all discrepancies, and
forwards all required data electronically to the FCC.
Among the current VECs is the ARRL,
with which the EGARA
is affiliated and by which all of the club's VEs are certified.
Additional VE Information
Forms
VE Forms
Applicants do not need to print these ahead of time, as they will be distributed at the exam.
FCC Forms
These forms may be used to file directly with the FCC to renew or modify a license.
These forms and more are available from the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Forms page.
References for the VE team.
