Currently,
the Garland Amateur Radio Club (GARC) area ARRL VE’s sponsor monthly test
sessions. Sessions are held on the fourth Thursday of each month, except November, at :
Freeman Heights Baptist Church
1120 N Garland Ave
(Between Walnut & Buckingham)
Garland, Tx 75040
The doors normally open at 7pm and testing
sessions start promptly at 7:30 p.m. (Walk-ins allowed)
Several HAM members are qualified ARRL VE's and participate in the Garland test
sessions.
For additional information please contact:
William Reynolds / K8DNE
(972)475-3854
Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
Misc Dallas Area Testing locations
Location: BUSINESS JET CENTER
8611 LEMMON AVENUE
2ND FLOOR CAFETERIA
08-Oct-2005
Sponsor: DALLAS ARC
Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: LARRY W HERRING
(214)350-9580
Email: WR3J@YAHOO.COM
VEC: W5YI VEC
Location: TXI AVIATION
8350 DENTON DR
WEB: HTTP://WWW.DFWLIST.ORG
DALLAS, TX 75235
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02-Oct-2005
Sponsor: MCKINNEY ARC
Time: 2:30 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: JOHN W BARTLETTE
(972)736-6036
Email: KM5JQ@ARRL.NET
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: HEARD MUSEUM
1 NATURE PL
MC KINNEY, TX 75069
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10-Sep-2005
08-Oct-2005
12-Nov-2005
10-Dec-2005
Second Saturday
Sponsor: NORTH TEXAS VE TEAM
Time: 10:00AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: RICHARD M RAITT
(972)422-3021
Email: WA5VKS@AMSAT.ORG
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT HEADQUARTERS
DOWNTOWN SQUARE
FM 2862
WESTMINSTER, TX 75485
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13-Sep-2005
11-Oct-2005
08-Nov-2005
Second Tuesday
Sponsor: SW DALLAS CTY ARC
Time: 7:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: PAUL S DRYER
(972)296-3983
Email: PSDRYER@TICNET.COM
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: DUNCANVILLE FIRE STATION #2
1530 S MAIN ST
TRAINING ROOM
CALL AHEAD
DUNCANVILLE, TX 75137
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17-Sep-2005
15-Oct-2005
19-Nov-2005
Third Saturday
Sponsor: IRVING ARC
Time: 8:30 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
(972)745-8456
Email: WA5MJB@ARRL.NET
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: BETCHA BINGO
2420 W IRVING BLVD
S STORY & W IRVING BLVD
MAPSCO 31A-Q
IRVING, TX 75015
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Starting April 15, 2000 the FCC restructured the
Amateur Radio licenses. Prior to
this restructuring there were 6 license classes for Amateur Radio, Novice,
Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced and Extra.
As of the April 15, 2000 the restructuring collapsed the 6 licenses into
3 as indicated in the following table. There
are now 3 written elements and one code element.
|
LICENSE / ELEMENTS
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
Technician Class
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
General Class
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Amateur Extra Class
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
The Technician Class is considered to
be the entry level into amateur radio. However,
that does preclude a new amateur radio operator from entering at either the
General or Amateur Extra Class as long the required elements are successfully
passed. For new entry into amateur
radio for Technician Class you must pass element 1.
If you are currently a Technician Class and wanting to upgrade to General
Class you will need to pass element 1 and 3. If your are a new to amateur radio and want to start as a
General Class you will be required to pass element 1, 2 and 3.
Element 1 is the telegraphy
examination. You are required to
pass a telegraphy examination by demonstrating the capability to send and
receive at a rate of at least 5 words per minute.
Element 2 is a 35 question
multiple-choice examination concerning the privileges of the Technician Class. The minimum required score is 26.
Element 3 is a 35 question
multiple-choice examination concerning the privileges of the General Class. The minimum required score is 26.
Element 4 is a 50 question
multiple-choice examination concerning the privileges of the Amateur Extra
Class. The minimum required score is 37.
TRAINING
FEMA
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/
ARRL
http://www.arrl.org/cce/
