Thanks for the good e-mail.  Please keep on the OU ARC e-mail list. -- Tim,
WA5LTM


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