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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'>Joe, <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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for chasing this down.<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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. <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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d also prefer not to be the VE team coordinator and give that opportunity to someone else!<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73,<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Roger N5RWK<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><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Joe Cucuzza<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 5, 2024 6:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> w5sfa@w5sfa.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Great news. That makes 3 of us that are accredited in both W5YI and the ARRL.<br>73<br>Joe KA8WEP<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 3/4/2024 9:34 AM, Gary Baldwin wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am also ARRL accredited VE. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 9:08 AM Remi Hutin <<a href="mailto:f6cnb@hutin.org">f6cnb@hutin.org</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>Hi, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am already accredited as an ARRL VE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>73 Remi N5CNB / F6CNB <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="m_-2684336096746922314ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><p class=MsoNormal>Envoyé à partir de <a href="https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg" target="_blank">Outlook pour Android</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id="m_-2684336096746922314divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> w5sfa <<a href="mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org" target="_blank">w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org</a>> on behalf of Joe Cucuzza <<a href="mailto:cucuzza18@gmail.com" target="_blank">cucuzza18@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 4, 2024 3:11:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club <<a href="mailto:w5sfa@w5sfa.org" target="_blank">w5sfa@w5sfa.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] VE accreditation, Adding ARRL and Youth Licensing Grant</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I found a link and added a link that Chuck mentioned.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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 <strong>ARRL </strong>Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (<u><a href="mailto:vec@arrl.org" target="_blank">ARRL VEC</a></u>) 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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We would be licensed to administer ARRL tests without going through the test for ARRL VE.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here are links:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve" target="_blank">https://www.arrl.org/become-an-arrl-ve</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program" target="_blank">https://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It's early morning for me and I might have left something out. This just looks too easy.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>73<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joe KA8WEP<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></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><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>w5sfa mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:w5sfa@w5sfa.org">w5sfa@w5sfa.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org">http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>