Amateur Radio Testing
Date/Time and Location
The DETARC VE Testing is conducted on the Third Saturday of the month at 10:00AM sharp at Keltys First Baptist church on the West Loop in Lufkin. Arrive 15 minutes early to fill out required paperwork. The church is on the SE corner of the intersection of John Reditt Drive (the west loop) and Regett Street/Highway 103 (103 is on the west side of the intersection.)
Keltys Baptist Church is located at 2402 North John Reditt Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904, park in the back and enter the main lobby area to test.
Candidates Must Have
Each candidate must have their FRN number from the FCC and bring $15 in cash (exact change cash only) to cover the testing fee. When successfully passing the test, and the paperwork in submitted to the VEC Coordinator, the FCC will advise the candidate where to send the Licensing Fee of $35 (not required for renewals or address changes). American Radio Relay League (ARRL) URL: https://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session.
FCC URL to create FRN: (via FCC CORES) https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do
The Process
The DETARC VE Team sends test results to the VEC Coordinator (ARRL) electronically and the VEC Coordinator forwards test results to the FCC electronically so the candidate may go to the ULS.gov (Amateur Radio Section) website to obtain their call sign or License upgrade within about 3-4 days. FCC URL to check for licenses: https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchAmateur.jsp
Testing
The Technician test consists of 35 multiple choice written questions. The passing score is 80%. The General License consists of 35 multiple choice questions. The Extra tests consist of 50 multiple choice questions. Again, a passing score for both is 80%. The question pools are known and available on the Internet at several sites.
Make sure you are studying from a current question pool.
There are several written Study Guides available to assist the candidates in studying for their license tests.
Operation
You may operate once you have your new call-sign. Successful General and Extra upgrades may use their new privileges with the CSCE form they receive at the test session. New Generals sign call-sign/AG and Extras sign call-sign/AE until they receive their new licenses.
Questions can be directed to detarc-examteam@googlegroups.com