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- NEWS RELEASE For more information contact:
- David Sumner or
- Bart Jahnke
- (203) 666-1541
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- ARRL Headquarters, Newington, CT -- February 13, 1991
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- ARRL ANNOUNCES MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN VOLUNTEER EXAM PROGRAM
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- Just in time to welcome newcomers to Amateur Radio via the
- code-free Technician license, ARRL has announced major
- improvements in its Volunteer Examiner (VE) program. The
- changes, most of which take effect immediately, will make
- examinations more convenient for potential amateurs and present
- hams wishing to upgrade. The new ARRL program offers greater
- flexibility and support for Volunteer Examiners who participate
- through the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC)._\
- To make it possible for VEs to schedule examination sessions
- more frequently and to provide more publicity in their local
- areas, the League will now permit its VE teams to retain up to
- $4.00 of the $5.25 exam fee to offset expenses incurred locally.
- The services the League has traditionally provided to its VE
- teams free of charge will continue to be available on that basis.
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- VEs may now telephone the ARRL VEC via a toll-free number:
- 1-800-9-ARRL-VEC (1-800-927-7583). The toll-free service is
- available in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- The service can even be accessed from some foreign countries; VE
- teams overseas should contact the ARRL VEC for information on how
- to access the number from their locations.
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- VEs who have been active in other VEC programs and whose
- accreditation in another program is current are now able to apply
- for "instant accreditation" as ARRL Volunteer Examiners.
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- By April 1, VE teams who prefer to use their own computers to
- generate exams will be able to do so. Teams that prefer a
- multiple-choice format for Morse code exams will be able to use
- that format, at their option.
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- "As a result of the code-free Technician license, the demands
- on Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiners will be very heavy in the
- coming months," says ARRL Executive Vice President David Sumner,
- K1ZZ. "We want to give our VEs the best support we can during
- this critical period. We also want to make sure that anyone
- seeking an opportunity to take an exam won't have far to look."
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