From cucuzza18 at gmail.com Mon Mar 4 08:11:59 2024 From: cucuzza18 at gmail.com (Joe Cucuzza) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2024 08:11:59 -0600 Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant Message-ID: I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned. If we want to get the ARRL to reimburse the one-time $35 application fee for new license candidates younger than 18-years old for tests administered under the *ARRL *Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (*ARRL VEC *) program, we as W5YI VE examiners have to fill out a form and send it to the ARRL. The form would give us ARRL VE status. Also: Additionally, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the exam. We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going through the test for ARRL VE. Here are links: https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program It's early morning for me and I might have left something out. This just looks too easy. 73 Joe KA8WEP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From f6cnb at hutin.org Mon Mar 4 09:08:25 2024 From: f6cnb at hutin.org (Remi Hutin) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2024 15:08:25 +0000 Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, I am already accredited as an ARRL VE 73 Remi N5CNB / F6CNB Envoy? ? partir de Outlook pour Android ________________________________ From: w5sfa on behalf of Joe Cucuzza Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 3:11:59 PM To: Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned. If we want to get the ARRL to reimburse the one-time $35 application fee for new license candidates younger than 18-years old for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC) program, we as W5YI VE examiners have to fill out a form and send it to the ARRL. The form would give us ARRL VE status. Also: Additionally, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the exam. We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going through the test for ARRL VE. Here are links: https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program It's early morning for me and I might have left something out. This just looks too easy. 73 Joe KA8WEP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kf5zrt at gmail.com Mon Mar 4 09:34:47 2024 From: kf5zrt at gmail.com (Gary Baldwin) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2024 09:34:47 -0600 Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am also ARRL accredited VE. On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 9:08?AM Remi Hutin wrote: > Hi, > I am already accredited as an ARRL VE > > 73 Remi N5CNB / F6CNB > > Envoy? ? partir de Outlook pour Android > ------------------------------ > *From:* w5sfa on behalf of Joe Cucuzza < > cucuzza18 at gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, March 4, 2024 3:11:59 PM > *To:* Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club > *Subject:* [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant > > I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned. > > If we want to get the ARRL to reimburse the one-time $35 application fee > for new license candidates younger than 18-years old for tests administered > under the *ARRL *Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (*ARRL VEC *) > program, we as W5YI VE examiners have to fill out a form and send it to > the ARRL. The form would give us ARRL VE status. > > Also: Additionally, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay a > reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the > exam. > > We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going through the > test for ARRL VE. > > Here are links: > > https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve > > https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program > > It's early morning for me and I might have left something out. This just > looks too easy. > 73 > Joe KA8WEP > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cucuzza18 at gmail.com Tue Mar 5 06:31:48 2024 From: cucuzza18 at gmail.com (Joe Cucuzza) Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 06:31:48 -0600 Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <88260eca-f6c8-4473-ae43-880f3526174b@Gmail.com> Great news.? That makes 3 of us that are accredited in both W5YI and the ARRL. 73 Joe? KA8WEP On 3/4/2024 9:34 AM, Gary Baldwin wrote: > I am also ARRL accredited VE. > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 9:08?AM Remi Hutin wrote: > > Hi, > I am already accredited as an ARRL VE > > 73 Remi N5CNB / F6CNB > > Envoy? ? partir de Outlook pour Android > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* w5sfa on behalf of Joe Cucuzza > > *Sent:* Monday, March 4, 2024 3:11:59 PM > *To:* Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club > *Subject:* [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth > Licensing Grant > I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned. > > If we want to get the ARRL to reimburse the one-time $35 > application fee for new license candidates younger than 18-years > old for tests administered under the *ARRL *Volunteer Examiner > Coordinator (__ARRL VEC_ _) program,? we as > W5YI VE examiners have to fill out a form and send it to the > ARRL.? The form would give us ARRL VE status. > > Also: Additionally, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay > a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the > time of the exam. > > We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going > through the test for ARRL VE. > > Here are links: > > https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve > > https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program > > It's early morning for me and I might have left something out.? > This just looks too easy. > 73 > Joe? KA8WEP > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I also have (had) ARRL VE accreditation, but pretty sure it has expired as one needs to have participated in an ARRL VE session within the last 5 years. But it looks like one can be reinstated fairly easily. The last exams the club administered was way back in 2021. That year we administered a grand total of 3 tests, nothing since. So, it may be an opportune time to switch from W5YI to ARRL. Either way, there are some procedural changes we?ll have to get up to speed on. I?d also prefer not to be the VE team coordinator and give that opportunity to someone else! 73, Roger N5RWK From: w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces at w5sfa.org] On Behalf Of Joe Cucuzza Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 6:32 AM To: w5sfa at w5sfa.org Subject: Re: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant Great news. That makes 3 of us that are accredited in both W5YI and the ARRL. 73 Joe KA8WEP On 3/4/2024 9:34 AM, Gary Baldwin wrote: I am also ARRL accredited VE. On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 9:08?AM Remi Hutin wrote: Hi, I am already accredited as an ARRL VE 73 Remi N5CNB / F6CNB Envoy? ? partir de Outlook pour Android _____ From: w5sfa on behalf of Joe Cucuzza Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 3:11:59 PM To: Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned. If we want to get the ARRL to reimburse the one-time $35 application fee for new license candidates younger than 18-years old for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC ) program, we as W5YI VE examiners have to fill out a form and send it to the ARRL. The form would give us ARRL VE status. Also: Additionally, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the exam. We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going through the test for ARRL VE. Here are links: https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program It's early morning for me and I might have left something out. This just looks too easy. 73 Joe KA8WEP _______________________________________________ w5sfa mailing list w5sfa at w5sfa.org http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org _______________________________________________ w5sfa mailing list w5sfa at w5sfa.org http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From g.a.franke at gmail.com Tue Mar 5 13:52:38 2024 From: g.a.franke at gmail.com (Gilbert Franke) Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 13:52:38 -0600 Subject: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I was dual accredited in but I don't know if they are expired or not. I'll try to check that out. Gil On Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 8:12 AM Joe Cucuzza wrote: > I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned. > > If we want to get the ARRL to reimburse the one-time $35 application fee > for new license candidates younger than 18-years old for tests administered > under the *ARRL *Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (*ARRL VEC *) > program, we as W5YI VE examiners have to fill out a form and send it to > the ARRL. The form would give us ARRL VE status. > > Also: Additionally, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay a > reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the > exam. > > We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going through the > test for ARRL VE. > > Here are links: > > https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve > > https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program > > It's early morning for me and I might have left something out. This just > looks too easy. > 73 > Joe KA8WEP > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kf5zrt at protonmail.com Tue Mar 5 19:30:09 2024 From: kf5zrt at protonmail.com (Gary) Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 01:30:09 +0000 Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA Tuesday Night Net 5-3-24 Message-ID: We had 10 check-ins tonight: K5FRT Jack KB8PRC Bev Courtesy Check in KA8WEP Joe KA5BKG Brian W5PR Chuck N5RWK Roger Courtesy Check in WA5IWB Ray N5IJG Carol Courtesy Check in KE5FN Jim WJ5H Corky Announcements tonight: There appears to be an issue with the XLX979 server tonight. Jack and Joe both tried to check in but only received hash noise. Similar to C4FM digital on a analog FM radio. The good news is the 2 meter system is back to normal operation thanks to Roger N4RWK and Ray WA5IWB. There was a loud hum along with any transmission. Apparently the power supply was faulty. It was replaced and now back to normal operation. Chuck W5PR came in with a great signal tonight. Thanks to all for checking in tonight 73 Gary KF5ZRT Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kf5zrt at protonmail.com Tue Mar 12 19:24:57 2024 From: kf5zrt at protonmail.com (Gary) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:24:57 +0000 Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA Tuesday Night Net 3-12-24 Message-ID: We had 9 check-ins tonight: K5FRT Jack KB8PRC Bev Courtesy Check in KA8WEP Joe WB5RFQ Gil Courtesy Check in KD5KAD Beth Courtesy Check in N5RWK Roger WA5IWB Ray Courtesy Check in N5IJG Carol Courtesy Check in KE5FN Jim Courtesy Check in Announcements tonight: There appears to be an issue with the with the settings on the UHF repeater after our episode last week. Roger is aware of the problem and with check out and update us when he has more information. Thanks to all for checking in tonight 73 Gary KF5ZRT Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From w5prchuck at gmail.com Tue Mar 12 19:35:16 2024 From: w5prchuck at gmail.com (Chuck Dietz) Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:35:16 -0500 Subject: [W5SFA] W5SFA Tuesday Night Net 3-12-24 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I tried on 2 meters from the new house in Bellville. Ruth and I are still going back and forth 80 miles each way between here and the old house in Manvel almost every day moving the last of the mountain of stuff we accumulated! Closing this month. Chuck W5PR On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 7:25?PM Gary wrote: > We had 9 check-ins tonight: > > K5FRT Jack > > KB8PRC Bev Courtesy Check in > > KA8WEP Joe > > WB5RFQ Gil Courtesy Check in > > KD5KAD Beth Courtesy Check in > N5RWK Roger > > WA5IWB Ray Courtesy Check in > > N5IJG Carol Courtesy Check in > > KE5FN Jim Courtesy Check in > > Announcements tonight: There appears to be an issue with the with the > settings on the UHF repeater after our episode last week. Roger is aware > of the problem and with check out and update us when he has more > information. > > Thanks to all for checking in tonight > > 73 > > Gary KF5ZRT > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The callsign is N5CNB (N5CNB-11). > > > > The balloon wakes up at 9h18 north of Hempstead,Tx > > > http://lu7aa.org/wsprx.asp?other=n5cnb&banda=20m&balloonid=×lot=&detail=&launch=20240331122300&SSID=11&tracker=zachtek1&qrpid=&repito=on&wide=&comments= > > > > The next launch is scheduled between April 9th and April 14th using the > club callsign > > > > 73 de Remi N5CNB/F6CNB > > > _______________________________________________ > w5sfa mailing list > w5sfa at w5sfa.org > http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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