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ARLB051 Novice exams by VECs
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ARRL Bulletin 51  ARLB051
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  May 6, 1993
To all radio amateurs

Novice exams by VECs

The FCC has placed Novice class examinations under the Volunteer
Examiner Coordinator program.  As with other class amateur license
exams, responsibility for both preparation and administration of
Novice exams will lie with the VEC system, ''in the interest of
integrity, simplification and efficiency,'' the FCC said today.

The Commission also will allow recovery of out-of-pocket costs for
coordinating and administering Novice examinations.

The examination elements required for the Novice license are already
being administered in the VEC system because they are also
requirements for other classes of amateur operator licenses.

The FCC said that placing Novice examinations under the VEC system
would avoid confusion caused by having two different systems; result
in fewer errors in exam administration and in paperwork (including
allowing simplification of the FCC Form 610); and improve the
availability of overall data on examinations.

This action, in PR Docket 92-154, was taken May 3.  No effective
date for implementation was announced.
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