I passed! What happens next?

Congratulations! After the examination is completed, the session will be submitted electronically for review. Once the review process is finished, the information will be submitted electronically to the FCC for processing. You will be provided with a C ertificate of S uccessful C ompletion of E xamination (CSCE) before leaving the exam. The CSCE is proof that you've passed your examination(s). If you are obtaining your first (new) license, you will be given instructions since the FCC requires a $35 application fee. When the session is processed by the FCC, you should receive an e-mail with further instructions. Candidates have up to 10 days to pay the application fee. If you are upgrading to a General or Extra class license, you are legally allowed to immediately use those privileges. However, if you are transmitting on those frequencies, you have to affix /AG for general and /AE for extra to the end of your callsign whenever you are identifying For example: This is "KF1XYZ Stroke AG" If by any chance you take another examination before the FCC's ULS is updated, you will need to bring the CSCE and a copy of the CSCE to the examination. If the ULS has updated, it's best if you print 2 copies of your license, sign them and bring them to the examination.

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Exam coming soon in West Springfield (Monday, Sept 10th)

The PVVET will be holding an examination in approximately one month at the West Springfield Public Library . You still have plenty of time to study. We ask that all applicants pre-register prior to the date of the examination.

The check-in process starts at 5:30pm and the examination will start at 6:00pm. Due to time restraints, examinations will end at 8:30pm , re-takes will be given at the discretion of the team.

Details about the examination can be found here. If you have any questions about the examination or the PVVET, we ask that you check out our FAQ’s before contacting us.

If you need help studying for the examination. The PVVET suggests HamStudy.org. It’s an excellent (and free) website that will help you obtain and/or upgrade your amateur radio license. You can even register for PVVET’s examinations through their website.

We also suggest suggest Dan Romanchik’s (KB6NU) No-Nonsense study guides. They offer explanations of each possible question. There is a free eletronic PDF version available to those taking the entry level technicians exam.

For those wishing to learn all the details about amateur radio, We would suggest the ARRL’s License Manual. They cover everything you need to know about the examination in great detail.

Please check your study materials. The NCVEC updated and edited the element 2 (technicians) examination as of July 2018. They have removed/added/edited around 63 question and answers. It’s suggest that you upgrade to the current study material for 2018-2022

Examination coming up soon (West Springfield 6/11/18)

The PVVET will be hosting a FCC amateur radio license examination at the West Springfield public library on Monday, June 11th 2018. Checkin process will start at 5:30 pm. Exam will start at 6pm. We will be testing for all licenses. We do ask that applicants pre-register here on our website. If you do not currently hold a FCC amateur radio or GMRS license, we ask that you obtain a FCC Registration Number prior to the examination.

Due to time constraints, re-takes will be given at the discretion of the VE team.

Please see our event page for directions and details. If you have any questions about the examination or the PVVET, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

At the time of posting this, we’re about a month away! This will give you plenty of time to study. We suggest that you read our FAQ’s to understand the testing process.

Thank you,
PVVET

PVVET Has A New Venue!

The Pioneer Valley VE Team will be holding free examinations at the West Springfield Public library. This will be open to anyone wishing to obtain and/or upgrade their amateur radio license. We will be advertising examinations to the residents of West Springfield and surrounding areas.

The WSPL is located in the center of West Springfield with easy access from Rt. 5, Rt. 291 and Rt. 91. The library was recently renovated and offers the space and technology that we need to administer examinations.

FCC’s ULS updated with PVVET’s examination.

This past Saturday at the Mt. Tom Amateur Repeater Association’s (MTARA) amateur radio festival, the PVVET administered its first examination. We’ve had 14 applicants and we administered 23 examinations.

For the who passed and/or upgraded at this session, your license has been issued/updated by the FCC. Please check the FCC’s ULS for your information.

Congrats!

PVVET Will be testing at the MTARA Hamfest

Great News!

The Pioneer Valley VE Team will be holding a test at the Mount Tom Amateur Repeater Association’s Ham Fest.

Please check out our event schedule for details

VE Exam at MTARA Hamfest

There is no entry charge for those who are ONLY taking the exam.
If you wish to attend the hamfest before or after the exam, entry fees may apply.