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Volunteer Exams Well Done (VEWD)
VEWD is an exam maintenance program provided for use to
ARRL VEs by James Heedles, WW1Y.
We offer our sincerest thanks to Jim, and to the ARRL VE
Teams in New Hampshire and the surrounding area who have tested
this product over the past two years at ARRL/VEC test sessions,
and especially at the 1993 New England Division Convention test
session.
What is VEWD?
- VEWD is a MS-DOS computer software application designed to
assist VEs with their administration of examinations and their
examination record keeping.
- VEWD will keep individual and team records of an ongoing
examination session in real time, and will maintain session
statistics.
- VEWD will provide printed documentation including:
* CSCEs - Yes, VEWD will complete all parts of an ARRL/VEC
CSCE (excluding candidate and VE signatures) using
tractor-fed CSCE stock (which is available from the
ARRL/VEC) and a dot-matrix printer.
* FCC Forms 610 - Yes, VEWD will complete FCC Form 610
(excluding applicant and VE signatures, and excluding the
Physician's Certification of Disability and Patient's Release) using
either tractor-fed Form 610 stock (which is available from the
ARRL/VEC) and a dot-matrix printer, or sheet fed on a laser
printer.
* ARRL/VEC Candidate Roster form
* ARRL/VEC Test Session Report form
- VEWD is very well written and is capable of performing many
test session tasks.
Unfortunately, VEWD will NOT make coffee!!!
Things to consider when using VEWD:
1) The program requires a LOT of memory. If your PC does not
have 640 kb or memory, you cannot use VEWD. When running VEWD,
you can only have "command.com" and maybe some very small TSRs
present. All remaining memory must be available for VEWD.
2) The program functions best when connected to two or more
printers, one of which should be dot-matrix to print CSCEs. At
least one dot-matrix printer is a minimum requirement to be able
to print forms.
3) The program will generally demonstrate its greatest utility
at larger than average test sessions, serving larger numbers of
applicants, where keeping exam records straight becomes a great
challenge.
4) Though the program will generate a complete file of data for
electronic submission to the FCC (in the FCC's format), the FCC
requires a VEC to screen the original hardcopy Form 610 and
related examination documents before a VEC may forward the
electronic data to the FCC. Therefore, even though you may email
us your successful applicant data, you must still send us all
used original hardcopy test session Candidate Roster and Test
Session Report forms; all Form 610 applications; all written on
answer sheets, code copy sheets; CSCE carbons; and copies of any
CSCEs or FCC licenses presented by any applicant. Only
successful applicants will have their application data submitted
to FCC.
6) The program maintains a comprehensive data base from each
session, remembering such things as names of towns when the zip
code is entered, names of examiners who have participated in
previous sessions, names of "regular" examiners. It will
generate "thank you" letters to participating VEs and candidates.
It will generate invitations to VEs who may wish to participate
in upcoming sessions.
6) VEWD is distributed by the ARRL/VEC on one 3.5" or 5.25" high
density floppy.
7) To use VEWD, your MS-DOS compatible PC must meet a minimum
system requirement of 640 kb of conventional memory and MUST have
a harddrive.
If you have chosen to try VEWD, and if you want to become a registered user
and receive any period updates or information notices, please send us your
NAME, CALL SIGN and floppy disk size (3.5" or 5.25" high density) via
E-mail to:
vec@arrl.org
73,
Bart J. Jahnke, KB9NM
Manager
ARRL/VEC
bjahnke@arrl.org