US Examination

Introduction

We conduct amateur radio exams in the United States of America in collaboration with the GLAARG VEC (Volunteer examination coordinator). We at team N0ISS conduct examinations on a monthly basis and are based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

GLAARG VEC

The GLAARG VEC administers amateur radio exams. Since April 2020, most of our exams have been online (remote); our exam teams have done thousands of them; we run them remotely as well as in-person across the United States.

Early in 1984, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to terminate their testing in the Amateur Radio Service and turn the function over to the amateurs themselves. Thus, the VEC Program was born. Appropriate Rules were written, permitting volunteer examiners (VEs) to conduct the testing. To reduce their span of control, the Volunteer-Examiner Coordinator (VEC) function was established to act as an intermediary between the VEs and the FCC. At the outset, there were 21 VECs. Currently, there are 14.

The Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group was formed as a nonprofit organization in May 1984, dedicated to the coordination of amateur radio license examinations at minimum cost to the examine. We signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the FCC at that time and coordinated our first examination on June 6, 1984 (55 examinees).

For more information visit: GLAARG Website 

We provide all 3 classes of US Amateur radio licenses.

• Level 1: Technician License

  • Access to VHF / UHF and all privileges above 30 Mhz.

• Level 2: General License

  • It opens access to many HF bands, which means nationwide and worldwide communication.

  • Ability to become VE and administer technician exam.

• Level 3: Amateur Extra License

  • The highest amateur class offered by the FCC.

  • Ability to operate in foreign countries on HF/VHF/UHF while traveling.

  • Ability to test all license classes in the USA.