Subj : ARRL/VEC VE Newsletter To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Jul 01 2023 13:51:55 ARRL VE Newsletter July 2023 - New General Exams Take Effect Today ======================================================================== Inside this VE E-Newsletter: New General Class Exams Take Effect Today FCC ULS EBF System Restored ARRL Headquarters is Closed on Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day ======================================================================== New General Class Element 3 Exams Will Take Effect for Exam Sessions Beginning Saturday, July 1, 2023 To ARRL VE teams who are officially Field Stocked by the ARRL VEC: new General-class exam design booklets were shipped out via first-class mail on Thursday, June 22. The packages should already have been delivered to field-stocked team leaders. Please discard all previous General-class exam versions. To avoid a mix-up at the session, do not save old exam versions. FCC EBF System Restored On Friday afternoon, June 23, the FCC's Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system was restored. All VEC organizations use that system for filing exam sessions, individual applications, and club license applications. ARRL VEC staff worked late into Friday night to ensure all backlogged sessions and application files were transmitted to the FCC before the weekend. Approximately 350 backlogged files were successfully submitted to and processed by the FCC before the system's normal shutdown at 8 PM. See the ARRL News story at http://www.arrl.org/news/update-fcc-uls-system-restored. There have been a few lingering issues with the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) and EBF System. A few exam sessions and applications did not process in the EBF system, and they had to be refiled. Hopefully, all files have now been accepted and processed by the FCC. Some applicants are reporting that they are not receiving the FCC payment email. As a reminder, applicants do not have to wait for the FCC email to pay the fee. As soon as the application is in the FCC system, the applicant can log into the FCC's CORES system (https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do) and pay the fee. CORES payment system information can be found at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/cores-payment-system. Additional information and instructions are located on the ARRL VEC's FCC Application Fee web page at http://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee. Other applicants are reporting that they are not receiving the automated email with the link to their new, upgraded, renewed, or modified license. The FCC instructions for obtaining the official authorization (official license) is located at https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/knowledge-base/ universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/how-obtain-official. (above URL all on one line). ARRL Headquarters is Closed on Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Wednesday, July 5, at 8 AM EDT. ======================================================================== The ARRL VEC Staff is Ready to Serve You As always, the dedicated VEC staff are here to answer any questions you may have. ARRL VEC: (860) 594-0300 (8am to 5pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except holidays) Address: ARRL VEC, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111 Email: VEC@arrl.org Web: www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners ARRL VEC Fax: 860-594-0339 Maria Somma, AB1FM, Manager Amanda O’Brien, N1NHL, Assistant Manager Stephanie Borden W2MAU, Service Representative Lisa Riendeau, Service Representative Joshua Nance, Service Representative We thank you for your support of the ARRL VEC program. ======================================================================== ARRL VEC VE Newsletter is published by the American Radio Relay League, Inc. - The National Association for Amateur Radio (R). Material from the ARRL VE E-Newsletter may be republished or reproduced in whole or in part in any form without additional permission. Credit must be given to The ARRL VEC. ARRL VEC 225 Main Street Newington CT 06111 USA Sincerely, Maria Somma, AB1FM - VEC Manager / Editor ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio (R) 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 USA msomma@arrl.org ======================================================================== --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .