VE Testing
The Tamiami Amateur Radio Club holds VE sessions the second Saturday of every month, starting at 10:00 AM in the Conference Room at the downtown Venice Public Library, 300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL.
EXCEPT February when it’s the 3rd Saturday and
EXCEPT December when it’s the 1st Saturday
Applicants for their first license must bring photo identification, their Social Security card, and as of May 20, 2021 first time applicants MUST have an FCC Registration Number (FRN). FRNs can be obtained at the FCC website for no cost. There is an FCC tutorial video to explain the process of obtaining an FRN. Applicants for upgrades must bring photo ID, both the original and a copy of their current license, and the original CSCE if they have upgraded from the class shown on their license.
The FCC has announced that they will start collecting a $35 license fee effective April 19, 2022.
If their FCC Registration Number is not shown on their license, they must get that FRN from the FCC Data Base, the ARRL Call Sign Data Base, or the QRZ.com call sign data base. The fee for processing of examinations is $15.00 – cash or check in-hand at time of exam. FRN is required to take exam.
Pre-registration IS REQUIRED using the online link below. For more information, call (412) 638-6069 or E-mail ns4p@arrl.net. Walk-ins are not allowed!
REGISTER ONLINE HERE
Prior to the start of the actual exams, all candidates are given copies of the Candidate Sign-In Sheet. This form advises you what you need to provide for the exam and instructions in filling out the NCVEC Quick-Form 605. Virtually every session has somebody who doesn’t have a copy of their current license or similar omission.
In 2014 the FCC decided that all previously licensed persons could receive credit for expired licenses, regardless of how long ago the license expired. Expired License Credit gives the details on how this works.
In February 2015 the FCC stopped sending out paper licenses to new licensees and to those who upgrade their current license. Paper License attempts to explain what happens after an exam session in both cases and how to get a copy of the new license from the FCC’s ULS pages.