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News Briefs, Announcements, Newsletters

August 31, 2007:
FCC to Lower Vanity Call Sign Fees September 17, 2007

August 13, 2007:
ARRL VEC Team attends National VEC Conference

August 28, 2007:
August VE Newsletter is available

August 23, 2007:
2007 ARRL National Convention in Huntsville

June 30, 2007:
VE News Brief - New General Class Exams

June 20, 2007:
Spring/Summer 2007 Edition of VE Express is Available 

April 26, 2007:
Application Surge Continues under New Amateur Rules

March 15, 2007:
ARRL VEC still "busy, busy, busy!"

March 8, 2007:
Advisory to Amateur Radio license/upgrade applicants: Use your FRN!

February 28, 2007:
Application Avalanche Under Way as New Codeless Testing Regime Ramps Up  

February 23, 2007:
Amateur Radio Enters a New Era  

January 5, 2007:
· January 2007 VE News Brief - Info on Technicians upgrading to General

December 22, 2006:
· December 2006 VE News Brief is Available

December 1, 2006:
· Winter 2006/2007 Edition of VE-Express is Available

November 28, 2006:
· Amateur Radio Exam Question Pools Altered to Agree with New Rules

November 15, 2006:
· FCC "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O Published in Federal Register, Takes Effect December 15

October 17, 2006:
·October 2006 VE News Brief is Available

October 13, 2006:
· FCC Releases Long-Awaited "Omnibus" Amateur Radio Report and Order

August 1, 2006:
· Vanity Call Sign Fee to Drop September 6

July 21, 2006:
· Volunteer Examiner Coordinators Enjoy Quiet Gathering in Gettysburg

June 30, 2006:
· June 2006 VE News Brief is Available
· New Technician Class Question Pool is Effective July 1

May 24, 2006:
· Spring 2006 Edition of VE-Express is Available

May 18, 2006:
· NCVEC Question Pool Committee wants to hear from you!

April 12, 2006:
· ARRL VEC Announces Vanity Call Sign License Renewal Program

March 27, 2006:
· Vanity Call Sign Fee May Drop Slightly Later this Year

March 3, 2006:
· FCC Clarifies Renewal Procedures for Vanity Call Sign Holders

January 26, 2006:
· FCC Requires Payment of Vanity Call Sign Fee at Renewal Too

January 23, 2006:
· New Technician class question pool released to the public

December 23, 2005:
· Winter 2005/2006 Edition of VE-Express is Available

December 19, 2005:
· Amateur Radio vanity call sign processing will resume January 4

November 1, 2005:
· FCC further extends filing deadlines for Katrina-affected licensees

October 26, 2005:
· Vanity Processing Could Be on Hiatus Until Late December

September 30, 2005:
· Amateur Radio Vanity Processing Falls Victim to Hurricanes

September 15, 2005:
· Summer 2005 Edition of VE-Express is Available (62,556 bytes, PDF file)

September 12, 2005:
· NCVEC Question Pool Committee announces new schedule

August 25, 2005:
· Higher Amateur Radio vanity call sign application fee now in effect

July 29, 2005:
· NCVEC Takes No Action in Response to FCC Rule Making Proposals

July 20, 2005:
· FCC Proposes to Drop Morse Code Requirement for All License Classes

July 8, 2005:
· Vanity Call Sign Application Fee to Rise

December 10, 2004:
· ARRL VE Update for December 2004

July 01, 2004:
· New General tests take effect today - July 1, 2004

June 16, 2004:
· The new July 2004 ExamWin update has been posted for ARRL VEs.
· 2004 - General Exams Update

May 28, 2004:
· Added a VE News Brief.

April 20, 2004:
· Recent VE News
Part 1 - FCC to stop accepting older FCC forms - VE Test Sessions not Affected
Part 2 - FCC Proposes Several Rules Changes - These Do Not Include Morse Code Issues or License Restructuring
Part 3 - July 1st Brings a New General Question Pool - ARRL Celebrates 20 Years as a VEC in July 2004

December 8, 2003:
· Added a VE News Brief.

March 4, 2003:
· Added the Draft syllabus for the new Element 3 General class Question Pool

January 17, 2003:
· The Winter 2002/2003 Issue of VE Express is available. (96,380 bytes, PDF file)



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