Ham radio exam session?

[TheCotMan]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

We're working toward offering an exam session at Defcon. It looks like we'll have the personnel, but a quiet location to administer the exams might be more challenging.

If we still have it, there was that one corner room that was too far for network access, but far enough away from the other con venues that it might be quieter than other choices. It was discussed for Defcon 15 as a quiet space. Assuming nothing better is found, where quite space is the primary concern, and 101/102 are both still available for us/you, you might ask about these rooms for your exam, while the review and discussion could be centered in the wireless village.

NOTE: the below is not this year's floor plan, it is from last year, Defcon 15:

(See room 101 and 102, locate middle, left hand side)
NOTE: the above is not this year's floor plan, it is from last year, Defcon 15.

[theprez98]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I just passed my technician today! So I am licensed. Really sweet :D.

http://eham.net/exams/

eHam has practice exams up for those of you looking to study. I personally need to study for my general, and I may take it at DefCon if it is going to be offered. Not entirely sure if I need it or not ...

We're working toward offering an exam session at Defcon. It looks like we'll have the personnel, but a quiet location to administer the exams might be more challenging.

[theprez98]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

For VE-wannabes:

www.kparc.org/ARRLVEAccreditation.pdf

From 2006, so a little dated, but will help with the open book review.

[0x58]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I just passed my technician today! So I am licensed. Really sweet :D.

http://eham.net/exams/

eHam has practice exams up for those of you looking to study. I personally need to study for my general, and I may take it at DefCon if it is going to be offered. Not entirely sure if I need it or not ...

[DaKahuna]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I will keep you updated.

[JonM]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

Let me know if you think you will need an extra VE and I'll do the paperwork and become a VE.

More VEs can't hurt, so go ahead and send in the paperwork...

-Jon

[DaKahuna]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

If you have a General or higher license, you can become a volunteer examiner (VE) free of charge by filling out an "open book exam" form:

Let me know if you think you will need an extra VE and I'll do the paperwork and become a VE.

[JonM]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

Hah, yeah, I think we're all in the same boat as far as giving talks. I'll ping Nikita to see how likely it is that I'll be talking Sunday...

-Jon

[theprez98]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I will be giving a talk, so pretty much I can't say until it is scheduled.

I have (2) CFPs pending (although space is running out fast!) so I may be speaking as well.

Printing out the VE application...it'll probably take me the weekend to get the "open book" quiz filled out. ;)

[DCFluX]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I will be giving a talk, so pretty much I can't say until it is scheduled.

[JonM]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

Sweet, we've got the three people we need to run the tests.

What time should we run the tests? Noon?
How many exam copies should I request? I was thinking 20 tech, 10 general, and 5 extra.

-Jon

[JonM]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I'm an Extra, but I do not have my VE credentials, yet.

Cool. Send in the ARRL VE paperwork, and you should be good to go. Between you, theprez98 and myself, we've got enough people to run the exams. Send me a privmsg with your call, and I'll file the paperwork to get the exam setup.

-Jon

[DCFluX]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I'm an Extra, but I do not have my VE credentials, yet.

[converge]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

I really wanted this as part of the WV sessions last year (emphasizing the range of radio outside of 802.11), but we couldn't find folks interested in pulling it together ... watching it take form this year is considerably awesome.

[TheCotMan]

Re: Ham radio exam session?

JonM and thepres98:
want me to move this to the Wireless Village discussion forum?
I can leave a redirect (symlink) that auto-expires after 3 weeks.

(Talked to thepres98 elsewhere, and okayed move to the Wireless village. Redir will exist in the old location for 3 weeks so people can find it.)