Having VE's is the best for HAM RADIO. When I was first licensed I lived at Ft Richardson and had to go to Anchorage to take the test. When I upgraded I was in Pensylvania at Tobyhanna and the closest examination location was Philidelphia. At least with the VEs they are in your comunity and you don't have to traver MILES to take a test. David
Aug 13, 2010 12:45:02 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > The other potential problem would be where the test centers are located. I > went to the site, but didn't find site locations. Maybe you get to a > location after you keep drilling down on a particular test, but I only went > > a few screens in. > > Anyway, the VE's are all over the place. The test centers could involve > considerable drive time - not a good thing when you are trying to encourage > > someone to get a license. > > Chuck > WB2EDV > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lenaw12" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:54 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: Licensing Exam Info > > > Be careful what you wish for...a Ham license has "no value" >so the VE's > > can only charge their "actual expenses" for administering the >test...here > > in the east it is around $15...ProMetric probably wouldn't let you walk >in > > the door for $15. > > > > The FCC is no longer in the "exam business" so it doesn't want >to spend > > any money developing tests, keeping them current, administering them or > > > "certifying" the testers...Ham Radio is a "self policed" >holder of > > valuable spectrum...by administering their own exams, hams are showing >the > > responsibility exists to have the privilege of holding RF spectrum. > > > > I just went to the ProMetric site > > http://www.register.prometric.com/Index.asp > > > > and ran through some of the pricing, the Microsoft tests are $60 and the > > > SunSystems are $500 > > > > I appreciate our VE's (and they flunked me on my last unstudied, dry run > > > at Extra) > > > > LW > > > > --- In [email protected], Nate Duehr wrote: > >> > >> Side-comment: As a pilot and IT person, I've been taking tests for >both > >> at professional testing locations like ProMetric now for at least >a > >> decade. > >> > >> With the removal of the Code, I've always wondered why the FCC hasn't > > >> gone the way the FAA did, and dropped the need for the VE's altogether. > > >> Just send people to the various "testing centers" around >the world, and > >> be done with it. > >> > >> Even most of my other volunteer organizations have moved the majority >of > >> their testing online (to their own websites, but those are open-book > > >> tests... so no need to have a test proctor, like the professional >testing > >> facilities have, and video cameras recording you). > >> > >> -- > >> Nate Duehr > >> n...@... > >> > >> facebook.com/denverpilot > >> twitter.com/denverpilot > >
