New General Question Pool Released, Effective July 1, 2023

From ARRL-VEC

 

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC<http://www.ncvec.org/>) Question Pool Committee (QPC<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=333>) has released the 2023 – 2027 General Class FCC Element 3 Question Pool & Syllabus<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=369> into the public domain. It’s available as a Word document or PDF. The graphic required for the new General question pool is available within the documents, or separately as PDF or JPG files.

The new pool incorporates some significant changes compared to the 2019 – 2023 pool. Its 432 questions were modified slightly to improve wording or to replace distractors; 51 new questions were generated, and 73 questions were eliminated. This resulted in a reduction of 22 questions, bringing the total number of questions in the pool from 454 to 432. The difficulty level of the questions is now more balanced, and the techniques and practices addressed have been updated.

The new 2023 – 2027 question pool is effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2027, and must be used for General-class license exams administered on or after July 1, 2023. – Information provided by the NCVEC Question Pool Committee. Committee members: Chairman, Roland Anders, K3RA, of Anchorage VEC and members Maria Somma, AB1FM of ARRL VEC and Larry Pollock, NB5X, of W5YI-VEC.

New General Examinations will take effect for exam sessions on July 1, 2023

The newly revised general pool must be used starting July 1, 2023. VECs and VEs will have new test designs available starting on that date. Previously supplied versions of ARRL VEC General-class exam booklets (2019 series) and computer-generated General-class exams from the 2019 question pool are valid until midnight on June 30, 2023. The ARRL VEC will supply its officially appointed, field-stocked VE teams with new General exam booklet designs around mid-June.

Sterling Park VA – Technician License Examination Preparation Class

The Sterling Park, Virginia Amateur Radio Club [SPARC] will be hosting an on-site Technician Class Test Preparation Class and Exam.

Dates: January 21-22, 2023

Time: 

January 21 Class: 0800 1730 hrs.

Sunday 22 January 2023: 1300 hrs. (for class members) and 1400 hrs. (for exam-only candidates)

Fees: There is no fee for participation in the Technician License Preparation Class.

Location: 

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Eastern Loudoun Station, 46620 E. Frederick Drive, Sterling, VA 2016

Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/fAE2GqtDUsn4Ykgx5

For more information visit: 

https://www.qsl.net/sterling/Licensing/202301_Tech_Class_&_Exam/Instructions_for_Participants_SPARC_Tech_Class_21-22_Jan_2023.pdf

VE Testing Location Change at Hamfest

VE Testing Location Change at Hamfest

The testing on Sunday, August 4, 2019, will be at Clarke County High School (NOT Cooley School as earlier posted). It’s right down the road (towards Berryville) from the Clarke County Fairgrounds (627 Mosby Blvd, Berryville, VA 22611).

Walk-ins welcome. All license classes. Testing begins at 12 noon. Photo ID required. For more information about the exams contact: John Creel WB3GXW@arrl.net or 301-572-5124.

August VE Session Schedule Change

Since SVARC is offering a VE session in conjunction with Berryville Hamfest on Sunday August 5, there will not be a regular VE session on the second Sunday of August.

Unless the Berryville Hamfest page indicates otherwise, the August VE session will be conducted at noon on the day of the Hamfest (August 5) by the Laurel Amateur Radio Club’s VE Team at the Cooley School, opposite the Clarke County Fairgrounds where the Hamfest is held.

Requirements: Photo ID.

For more information, contact John Creel WB3GXW@arrl.net; 301-572-5124.