The ARRL VE Newsletter is a one-way list which supplies news and information of interest to Volunteer Examiners in the Amateur Radio Service. Any person with interest in the VE or VEC system is welcome to sign on to this list.
A complete list of instructions can be found on the ARRL web at http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/ve-list-updates.html .
February 11, 2009:
NCVEC Question Pool Committee Begins Work on 2010 Technician Pool Revisions
January 16, 2009:
FCC License Activity on the Rise – The ARRL Letter Vol. 28, No. 2
November 6, 2008:
November VE Newsletter – Exam Fee Increase
November 6, 2008:
ARRL VEC Announces Exam Fee Increase
October 30, 2008:
The ARRL VEC More Than Just Amateur Radio Exams
September 25, 2008:
September VE Newsletter – Exam Software Released
August 26, 2008:
FCC Vanity Call Sign Fees to Increase September 25
August 11, 2008:
FCC to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees
August 6, 2008:
NCVEC Holds Annual Conference via Telephone
July 3, 2008:
Riley Hollingsworth to Retire July 3: The End of an Era
June 30, 2008:
June VE Newsletter – Extra Exams and Software Info
May 8, 2008:
FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees
May 1, 2008:
May VE Newsletter – New Extra Class Exams
April 7, 2008:
ARRL VE Manual Now Available through ARRL Store
February 15, 2008:
New ARRL Volunteer Examiner Manual Now Online
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
May 28, 2004:
· Added a VE News Brief.
April 20, 2004:
· Recent VE
News
December 8, 2003:
· Added a VE News Brief.