General Licensing Class

Be a VE

Lake Area Radio KlubSpring 2012

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Amateur Radio General ClassElement 3 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 3 SUB-ELEMENTS (Groupings)

• 1 - Your Passing CSCE• 2 - Your New General Bands• 3 - FCC Rules4 - Be a VE• 5 - Voice Operations• 6 - CW Lives• 7 - Digital Operating• 8 - In An Emergency• 9 - Skywave Excitement

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Amateur Radio General ClassElement 3 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 3 SUB-ELEMENTS (Groupings)

• 10 - Your HF Transmitter• 11 - Your Receiver• 12 - Oscillators & Components• 13 - Electrical Principles• 14 - Circuits• 15 - Good Grounds• 16 - HF Antennas• 17 -Coax Cable• 18 - RF & Electrical Safety

Be a VE

An accredited VE holding a General Class operator license may only administer the Technician examination. (G1D02)

An FCC General Class or higher license and VEC accreditation is sufficient for you to be an administering VE for a Technician Class operator license examination. (G1D05)

Volunteer Examiners are accredited by a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator. (G1D07)

Be a VE

A requirement for administering a Technician Class operator examination is that at least three VEC accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present. (G1D04)

For a non-U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner, the person must hold a U.S. Amateur Radio license of General Class or above. (G1D08)

18 years is the minimum age that one must be to qualify as an accredited Volunteer Examiner. (G1D10)

No age limit to become an

amateur radio

operator.

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For a non-U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner the person must hold a U.S. amateur radio license of General class or above.

Volunteer Examiners are accredited by a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator.

You may participate as a VE in administering an amateur radio license examination after you have been granted a General class license and have received your VEC accreditation.

Allowed License Exams by VE License Class

VE License Class Allowed Examinations

General Element 2 (Technician)

AdvancedElement 3 (General)Element 2 (Technician)

Amateur Extra

Element 4 (Amateur Extra)Element 3 (General)Element 2 (Technician)

Be a VE (recap)

Element 3 General Class Question Pool

Be a VEValid July 1, 2011

Through

June 30, 2015

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G1D02 What license examinations may you administer when you are an accredited VE holding a General Class operator license?

A. General and Technician.

B. General only.

C. Technician only.

D. Extra. General and Technician.

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G1D05 Which of the following is sufficient for you to be an administering VE for a

Technician Class operator license examination? A. Notification to the FCC that you want to give an

examination

B. Receipt of a CSCE for General class

C. Possession of properly obtained telegraphy license

D. An FCC General class or higher license and VEC accreditation

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G1D07 Volunteer Examiners are accredited by what organization?

A. The Federal Communications Commission

B. The Universal Licensing System.

C. A Volunteer Examiner Coordinator.

D. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

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G1D04 Which of the following is a requirement for administering a Technician Class operator examination?A. At Least three VEC-accredited General Class or

higher VEs must be present

B. At least two VEC-accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present

C. At least two General Class or higher VEs must be present, but only one need be VEC accredited

D. At least three VEs of Technician Class or higher must be present

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G1D08 Which of the following criteria must be met for a non-U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner?

A. The person must be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 5 years.

B. The person must hold an FCC-granted Amateur Radio license of General Class or above.

C. The person’s home citizenship must be in the ITU 2 region.

D. None of these choices is correct; non-U.S. citizens cannot be volunteer examiners.

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G1D10 What is the minimum age that one must be to qualify as an accredited Volunteer Examiner?

A. 12 years

B. 18 years

C. 21 years

D. There is no age limit