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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OK thanks Gary. I will find out what the process is and let you know!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Baldwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 20, 2020 5:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [W5SFA] VE Testing for W5SFA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Roger <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have ARRL credentials only. Need to apply for W5YI. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Gary<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 4:54 PM Roger Klein <<a href="mailto:rwklein@katyweb.net">rwklein@katyweb.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Club Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’ve been in contact with W5YI-VEC working to restart the club’s VE testing. Enough members expressed a willingness to participate in this effort. So now it’s time to put up, as I need some information from you :-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=m2357486200019885153msolistparagraph>1.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>If you have been a Volunteer Examiner (VE) in the past and are accredited with W5YI, please let me know your VE number. If you are not accredited with W5YI but are accredited with ARRL, you will need to apply to W5YI for credentials in their system, so let me know if this is the case (it’s easy).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=m2357486200019885153msolistparagraph>2.<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>If you are not been a VE but would like to be one, let me know. The process is quite easy to get set up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m2357486200019885153msolistparagraph> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The club members who expressed an interest back in November were:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Jim KE5FN<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Gary KF5ZRT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Gil WB5RFQ<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Jack K5FRT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Joe KA8WEP<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Remi N5CNB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> John K5VGM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Ben NE5B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If anyone else would like to participate, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I envision announcing we will do 4 to 6 testing sessions per year. These would be separate from club meetings, and get publicity in local newspapers, radio, web, mail, or whatever works. We’ll need a minimum of 3 VE’s at each testing session, perhaps with a fourth person as an alternate. We can work out the details once we’ve got a confirmed list of VE’s.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks es 73,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Roger N5RWK<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>w5sfa mailing list<br><a href="mailto:w5sfa@w5sfa.org" target="_blank">w5sfa@w5sfa.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>