Subj : Re: VE
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Oct 19 2025 12:56:01

Sean,

 SD> I'm now finally doing VE testing.  I joined the Laurel VEC
 SD> Group out of Laurel, Maryland.

  Congratulations.

 SD> One unique thing about the group I am with is that we do not
 SD> charge a fee for testing.  The ham club I am a part of is
 SD> getting a good reputation of being the one to test with since
 SD> it's free.

  The hardest thing in being a VE is trying to convince someone who
failed the exam (for whatever reason), that they are NOT a failure.
I've had 2 women cry after a session, because of that. 

  I told them "If it takes you a dozen tries or more to pass an 
exam...even if just barely...you have as much right to be on the 
air, as someone who made a perfect score the first time". 

  Another VE chimed in with "The guy or girl who graduates dead last 
in medical school, is STILL...a DOCTOR -- but I might not want them 
doing a prostate check or a pelvic exam!!". 

  The woman crossed her legs, and everyone burst out into raucous
laughter (hi hi).

 SD> ... A drunk amateur radio operator: ham on rye.

  Or from the movie "Airplane", where the pilot is at the airport,
on the payphone, talking to the Mayo Clinic about results from his 
recent vasectomy. He gets a notification of a waiting call from a
Mister Hamm on Line 5. So, he says "Give me Hamm on Five, Hold The
Mayo" (hi hi).

Daryl, N5VLZ

.... Move your vowels every day or you'll get consonated.
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