Latest Exam Results: July 19th, 2025
Happy July everyone! Hot enough for you? It certainly is for me and I think that there are others who are taking the opportunity of the heat to stay inside and study for their Ham exam. This month we were expecting up to six candidates to show up. Peter (N7IY), was called and told that we could expect a candidate and he was bringing four others with him. Now, that is not our usual call or expectation.
Then another candidate called and said he would be coming in for his test. Now we were expecting to be very busy, and happily so. Five volunteer examiners made it to the Justice Center and we set up and sat down to wait and see who would show up.
About fifteen minutes before test time, 1pm, two fellows came in and made our day. We had two candidates so the trip out was not in vain. A couple minutes before test time, and I was getting ready to give out the instructions for the test when another person showed up. Fantastic! I was thinking that maybe we would see three more before long.
We started the testing on time with our three candidates and after all the instructions were issued they set to the task of getting through the test. We did not see any more candidates despite our expectations. One by one they finished and we graded their efforts.
Each candidate passed the technician test and opted to attempt the general exam if for no other reason that to see what the test looked like. All three did remarkably well on the general for not having studied but none of them was able to pass. Two candidates got over half of the questions correct and we encouraged all of them to keep on studying and come back for their general license. The fact that they did so well without study should give them some encouragement that they can do it with a little more effort.
All three candidates left with a grin and a new Technician class license in hand. I promptly completed the necessary paperwork, scanned it all into a digital file, and submitted it to the ARRL VEC for further processing. If things follow the same sequence as the last few submissions, our candidates should have their new call signs by either next Tuesday or Wednesday. That’s only four days as compared to four months when I was first licensed.
As I mentioned last month, we are considering taking only reservations for testing because of all the times we thought someone was coming in only to find that no one showed up. In addition, the upcoming requirements that all candidates register with the “Examtools” web site before taking any exams would basically mean we would have to require pre-registration for any future tests. This doesn’t have to be done until we get closer to the end of the year. More on this later.
Our next test session will be on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at 1pm. Our weekend sessions have proved to be very helpful to many and we are pleased to be able to provide them. If you have not moved forward from a Technician class license, please consider it. The rewards you will experience will be worth the time you put in to get that next level.
Again, I want to personally thank each of our examiners for taking time out of their weekend to help administer the examinations. Volunteering your time and experience to help new applicants is one of the great things I have seen Hams doing for our hobby. Again my thanks to each of you. We couldn’t do it without you!
If you are upgrading or coming for your first license we welcome you and look forward to being of service. Please call Peter, N7IY. His phone number is on the ARRL web site under “exam sessions”, if you are planning on testing.
If you are a General class, Advanced, or Extra class license holder you can become a Volunteer Examiner and receive accreditation from the ARRL by passing an open book exam. The service of providing examinations for aspiring Hams is very rewarding and well worth the effort. Nothing feels as good as seeing someone grinning as they are told they PASSED the test.
If you want to get your VE accreditation you can find out all about it here:https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve , it is well worth it.
That’s it for this month. Thank you for checking in to see how “your” VE team is doing. I hope you will join us at a meeting or exam. Be well. See you on the air.
73, Bob AD7Z
Last Updated on July 19, 2025 by Bob, AD7Z
