WB9ZPH VE Team

WB9ZPH ARRL Volunteer examiner team - Garland Texas area

Are you looking for a local amateur radio testing team to get a new or upgraded ham radio license? Walk-ins are welcome at any of our sessions. We are part of the ARRL VEC and offer exams at least monthly. However, if you can let us that you plan to attend, we can better plan for the number of attendees at a session. So to notify us or if you have any further questions, contact Janet Crenshaw, WB9ZPH via email or telephone at (972) 302-9992.

Also, if you're looking for help in preparing for your exam, we've gathered some information on local classes or self-study materials for you.

Contents

1 Upcoming scheduled exams
2 Our normal testing location
3 Other exam locations:
4 After your exam
5 Our team

Upcoming scheduled exams

Exams are normally the 4th Thursday of each month unless otherwise indicated:

10 Mar 2012 (extra session scheduled at the annual Irving hamfest by this VE team)
22 Mar 2012
26 Apr 2012
24 May 2012
28 Jun 2012
26 Jul 2012
23 Aug 2012
27 Sep 2012
25 Oct 2012
Note: There is NO session planned November
13 Dec 2012 (Note that this is the 2nd Thursday - the change is due to holiday activities at our testing site)

Here's a list of what to bring with you....

Our normal testing location

Unless otherwise indicated, Garland area ARRL VE test sessions are held at the Freeman Heights Baptist Church (1120 N. Garland), The doors normally open at 7pm and testing sessions start promptly at 7:30 p.m.

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Other exam locations:

Are you looking for an exam at another date/time? There is another nearby team in Mesquite, Texas. The Mesquite/KE5VPS VE team offers exams on the 1st Monday of each month. Contact Kenneth Gardner, KE5VPS, at 512-963-0336 for information

You can also search the ARRL exam database for exams given by other teams.

After your exam

Have you taken your exam and want to see if you've been assigned a call sign yet? Here are several ways to check the FCC database (several are provided in case one is unavailable at the time you want to do the search): All of these allow you to enter your name and hit 'search'.

Search directly with the FCC for your license.

You can use the search on the ARRL site to search the FCC license database.

Another easy way is to visit the QRZ database.

If you've sent in a renewal or license change, you can also go to the FCC site to check your application status.

Are you interested in getting a vanity call sigh? The ARRL has some good information here: http://www.arrl.org/vanity-call-signs.

You can also get information on making license changes (such as your name or address) at http://www.arrl.org/Call-Sign-Renewals-or-Changes.

Our team

In the Garland, Texas, area, we have a very active ARRL Volunteer Examiner team that serves Garland and surrounding areas east of Dallas. If you are interested in taking a test or becoming a volunteer examiner, contact Janet Crenshaw, WB9ZPH or via telephone at (972) 302-9992 for additional information.

Do you want information about the licensing process?

Here's what's involved in getting a license.
Changing the address on your existing license