Subj : Re: HAM
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Mar 11 2023 04:00:00

 pF> Better yet, have Chad take the test for you?

  While some areas do offer remote testing, they still will check the photo 
ID of the examinee...as with an in person session. If the VE (Volunteer 
Examiner) team certifies the passing of a license exam fraudulently, they 
lose their VE accreditations and amateur radio licenses for LIFE. Then, 
everyone at that exam session, has their exam results VOIDED, and they 
have to test before the FCC, or another VE Team...likely with "only one 
chance". If they fail, they likely will never be able to become an amateur 
radio operator again.

  At the exam sessions, candidates must have:

1) A Federal Registration Number (FRN). You can NOT use your Social Security 
Number (SSN) at the exam session anymore. But, to get an FRN, you have to go 
the FCC CORES Registration site, and provide your Social Security number.

2) A photo ID (Drivers License, Passport, Military ID, State ID), or 2 forms 
of non-photo ID (utility bill, bank statement, piece of mail to you).

3) If currently or previously licensed (in the latter case, the license is 
expired...they are only good for 10 years), the original and a copy of the 
license. Prior exam credit is available for those who formerly held a 
General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra Class license. The Advanced Class is 
downgraded to General, since those are no longer issued...and for those who 
held a Novice or Technician license, they are starting over. In all cases, 
these must take and pass the Technician exam.

4) If they have a Certificate Of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE),
that's not reflected on their license (the CSCE is only good for 365 calendar
days from the day of issuance), they need to bring that, or they'll have to 
take that exam element again, even though they passed it before.

5) Cash, check, or money order, payable to the VEC conducting the exam (you 
can't use credit or debit cards). If they fail the exam, a re-test of the
same element, with a different set of questions, requires another exam fee.

  If the candidate does not have the above items, they can NOT take the exam.

  I was helping out at one session, where one examinee, whose license had
lapsed, wanted the team to certify it fraudulently. I reported him to the
VEC, and the examinee failed the exam miserably both times. I told him that
"We will NOT do that...you can take the test, or you can leave"...adding
that "if you're pulled over by the police, and your drivers license is
expired, they won't take kindly to that".

Daryl, WX4QZ, University Of Arkansas At Little Rock VE Team Liaison

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