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NEWS RELEASE For more information contact:
David Sumner or
Bart Jahnke
(203) 666-1541
ARRL Headquarters, Newington, CT -- February 13, 1991
ARRL ANNOUNCES MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN VOLUNTEER EXAM PROGRAM
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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."