VE Testing - Civil Defense Amateur Radio Club

Civil Defense Amateur Radio Club

Information on ham radio testing (amateur radio volunteer examiners) on the island of Oahu.

VE Testing

The Civil Defense Amateur Radio Club's mission is to provide ARRL Volunteer Examiner testing services for amateur radio operators and test takers residing or visiting on the island of Oahu. The goal is to continually build up the pool of available emergency communicators available during times of emergency.

Regular testing sessions are usually held at the City and County of Honolulu (C&C) Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Emergency Operating Center (EOC) at 650 S. King Street. The normal testing time is 6:30 pm on designated Wednesday evenings. The sessions are the third Wednesday of March, June, August and November. Other sessions are held on an as-needed basis.

To sign-up or confirm the date/time/place of the next exam session, contact Ray Moody, AH6LT via email moody .at. hawaii.edu or phone 941-9239. Advance registration is required to pass building security.

March 19, 2008, C&C DEM
March 26, 2008, American Red Cross HQ - Diamond Head Rd
June 18, 2008, C&C DEM
August 13, 2008, C&C DEM. This session is full.
Sept 10, 2008, C&C DEM
October 1, 2008, State CD, Diamond Head Burkheimer Tunnel.
November 19, 2008, C&C DEM

Exam sessions typically take about 90 minutes.

When attending a test session, please bring the following items.

Two photocopies of a government issued photo ID.
If you are not a citizen, bring two photocopies of your passport.
Two pencils, sharpened with eraser.
$14 for the exam fee. Exact change is preferred. No credit cards, please.
Two photocopies of your amateur radio license, if you have one.
Two photocopies of any valid CSCE (Certificate of Successful Completion), if you are using these to get credit for previous successful test sessions.
If you have an existing amateur radio license, make sure you have your FRN (FCC Registration Number). You can find it on your copy of the license (if its recent), or you can look it up at the FCC website.
If you are bringing a calculator, it is best to bring a simple calculator. You must be able to demonstrate that any programmable calculator used is cleared of any programming.
If you are applying for the Technician-to-General class administrative upgrade, please provide photocopy evidence of your technician license before March 21, 1987. For example, a copy from the 1986 callbook may suffice.

Note: The Technician class written exam prior to March 21, 1987 was equivalent to then "new" General class written exam. On April 15, 2000, the morse code requirement for Extra class dropped from 20 words per minute to 5 WPM. New Novice and Advance class licenses were stopped after April 15, 2000. The morse code requirement was dropped on February 23, 2007.

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