Testing 2021 - Sponsored by Cherokee Amateur Radio Society

ARRL Testing in a COVID-19 Environment

It is our desire as an amateur radio club, and in service to the community, to arrange and staff ARRL Amateur Radio testing that adheres to the social distancing and precautions needed for this COVID-19 environment. We must take the needed precautions both for those testing and for the volunteer examiners administrating the test.

We recommend highly that you register if you want to be accommodated at an upcoming session. 

Register with John Reynolds (VEC) W4TXA
Phone: (770) 715-9640
Email: wx4txa.john@gmail.com

Where

Location: William G. Long Senior Center

Time : 1:00PM (1300 - 1430) on January 9, 2021

Testing will be indoors, so this requires the wearing of a PPE approved mask to keep everyone safe.

Rules
  1. Please register for testing by contacting John Reynolds via phone or email in advance if possible. We will take walk-ins, but pre-registration is requested.
  2. We will ensure entrance to the building of Dancentre South remains clear and free of all personnel, as the studio may be conducting private classes and exercising COVID-19 precautions. 
  3. As we will be practicing Social Distancing, testing will be indoors. We will have several tables and allow two people, one at each end of the table. Tables and chairs will be disinfected between users. People taking exams are required to bring masks and wear them. 
  4. All personnel may be screened for COVID19 with temperature taken before admittance to testing environment. 
  5. Please bring identification. If you don't have a passport or state issued identification,

What You Need
If you hold an FCC license, please bring a copy of it for your Federal Registration Number. If you are a licensed amateur and wish to upgrade, please bring a copy of your license that we can keep or a copy of your CSCE we can keep if you are newly licensed. As this is an ARRL Exam session, there is a fee of $15.

 1.  One legal photo ID (identification):           
           a. State Driver’s License
           b. Government issued Passport
           c. Military or Law Enforcement Officer Photo ID card
           d. Student School Photo ID card
           e. State Photo ID card

      2.  If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification:
           a. Non-photo State ID card (some states still have them)
           b. Birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal)
           c. Social security card
           d. Employer's wage statement or Minor's work permit
           e. School ID card
           f. School or Public Library card
           g. Utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that
               specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed
               to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on
               the Form 605.

      3.  Students/minors without a photo ID need to bring only one of the
           above items if a legal guardian presents their photo ID; otherwise 
           two non-photo IDs are required.
           Minor children (under the age of 18) may be accompanied in the 
           room by an adult during the test.

      4.  Social Security Number (SSN) or your FCC issued Federal
           Registration Number (FRN); VEC’s are required by the FCC to submit
           either your SSN or your FRN number with your license application
           form.
           NOTICE: If you prefer not to give your SSN at the exam session, then
           you may register your SSN with the FCC before exam day. Once you
           have a FCC issued FRN, you may no longer use your SSN on the
           application.

           For instructions on how to register your SSN with the
           FCC and receive a FRN, visit the FCC's Registration page and the
           FCC's Registration instructions page.  Please note that some
           exam teams will only accept a valid FRN on your application. 
           Check with your local exam team before exam day.