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On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Peter Laws <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Ping ... Thursday ...  Ping ...
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> Peter Laws / N5UWY
> National Weather Center / Network Operations Center
> University of Oklahoma Information Technology
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> College of Architecture, Regional and City Planning, MRCP '16
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> On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Laws, Peter C. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> QST:
>>
>> At least until the club gets things set up on OrgSync, please sign up for
>> OUARC-L, a LISTSERV mailing list, for comms.  (go to http://lists.ou.edu
>> and flail around until you figure out how to subscribe or send an email to
>> [log in to unmask] with "subscribe ouarc-l" in the message body).
>>
>> We're still planning to hold the amateur radio test session on Thursday
>> evening, September 24th, at 1830 local time at the NWC.  Room number TBA.
>> I know, Mr Thung has a class that night, but we'll work something out for
>> him.
>>
>> REGISTER IN ADVANCE at http://w5nor.org/vereg/form-ouarc.html  Doing
>> this means the NCVEC Form 605 and test answer sheet will be ready for your
>> signature and (correct) test answers.  When you fill in the form, please
>> use a permanent mailing address.  If you are an international student,
>> please use a US mailing address (citizenship is not required).
>> Interestingly, as of about 6 months ago, the FCC stopped routinely mailing
>> out paper licenses unless you set your preference otherwise in ULS.
>>
>> Speaking of government websites that were down all Labor Day weekend,
>> please go to https://apps.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do which is the
>> FCC's COmmission REgistration System (CORES).  Set yourself up with an FCC
>> Registration Number so that you don't have to put your Social Security
>> Account Number on the form when you take the test.
>>
>> Generic details about test sessions are here:
>> http://w5nor.org/license/index.html  Bottom line, please bring $15 cash
>> (or check made out to "ARRL VEC") and a photo ID like a driver's license.
>>
>> The canonical site for the question and answer pools is the National
>> Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators:
>> http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=338  The Q&A pools have been in the
>> public domain, by regulation, for over 30 years now.  The pools are updated
>> every four years.  If you have a license manual (there are copies in
>> Bizzell and the NWC library) make sure it is current.  For the ARRL line of
>> manuals, there is a list of cross references between the previous and
>> current Q&A pools here: http://www.arrl.org/instruction-arrl-resources
>>
>> **I encourage you to study both the Element 2 Technician and Element 3
>> General pools**.
>>
>> There are numerous sites online that will drill you on the exam
>> questions.  My advice is to use one where you have to make a login (free or
>> not, your choice, there are many) and where the site tracks your progress.
>> You need to be hitting 85% consistently to ensure passage.  Some sites
>> don't seem to be as random as they should be and you may never see some of
>> the questions.  So a read through the entire pool at least once is probably
>> warranted.  You'll soon find that some questions are on the same topic with
>> the question restated.
>>
>> Plenty of time to ace this.  :)
>>
>> 73,
>> Peter Laws
>> N5UWY
>>
>>
>> http://w5tc.org/ - our site
>> https://twitter.com/w5tc
>> https://www.facebook.com/OklahomaStudentAmateurRadioClub
>>
>> http://w5nor.org/ - local Norman club site
>> http://arrl.org/ - American Radio Relay League
>> While looking for other things, I saw this which may be of interest:
>> http://www.arrl.org/college-students-and-educators
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter Laws / N5UWY
>> National Weather Center / Network Operations Center
>> University of Oklahoma Information Technology
>> [log in to unmask] (Remote)
>> College of Architecture, Division of Regional and City Planning, MRCP '16
>>
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