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D I X I E A M A T E U R
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![]() MONTHLY GENERAL CLUB MEETING INFORMATION
The next general club meeting of the
Dixie Amateur
Radio Club, Inc. will be at 7:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
SCHEDULED MEETING AGENDA: Club Meetings are normally held on the third Wednesday of each month except in December when an informal social event/dinner is scheduled). Unless otherwise advertised here on this web site, our Club's meetings will be held at the St. George Community Building. The Community Building is found at the far southwest corner of Washington County's Gayle M. & Mary Aldred Senior Citizens Center property which is located at 245 North 200 West, St. George, Utah.
Besides our Club members,
who are always encouraged
to
attend our club meetings, anyone in the community with an interest in
learning more about Amateur Radio is certainly encouraged and invited
to attend. There is no better way to learn about Amateur Radio
than coming out to a club meeting and introducing yourself and ask
questions. The only "dumb" questions are ones that are not
asked. Please come and ask! There will be
someone there willing to continue the
long-standing tradition in ham radio of taking a prospective Amateur
under their wing and tutoring you (known in ham radio parlance as
"Elmering"- the tutor being your "Elmer").
MEETINGS OF THE CLUB'S ELECTED BOARD: Please see the DARC Board page (see
"DARC Board" link at
bottom of
any page on this site) for information on the Club Board meetings. All
members of the Club and the public are invited to attend and observe
Board
Meetings.
MAP OF CLUB MEETING LOCATION: Click
on this LINK to view the Club Meeting
location on Google Maps. If the location is changed for a
particular meeting it will be announced above and on the Club's web
site home page and
in the current Club Newsletter.
AMATEUR
RADIO LICENSE EXAMS
Monthly Exam Sessions: For those wanting to take the FCC test for a new Amateur Radio license or upgrade to a higher license class, there will be an ARRL Volunteer Examiner administered exam test session held at 5:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month, except December, prior to the Club's monthly meeting. The monthly exam is always held at the same location as the Club Meeting. Saturday Exam Sessions Scheduled: We have also sheduled a V.E. session on four Saturdays during 2012 so that those who cannot participate in the monthly 3rd Wednesday exam session will have an opportunity to take a test with our V.E. team. The Saturday sessions will be held at the Hurricane City Library, in their Conference Room and will start at 1:00 p.m. The address is 36 South 300 West. They will be held on the following dates in 2012: March 17, June 16, September 15, and December 15. In December the Saturday session will be the only session we offer during that month. General Information: If you intend to take more than one class of license at the exam (such as if you pass the Technician and wish to attempt the General) please inform the V.E. team as soon as you arrive. We will do our best to accomodate you. Also, if you happen to fail an exam element, you may make a second attempt to do so. By policy, we are required to collect an additional $15 fee for the "second" session which is treated just like a seperate session. If you pass the Technician and wish to try the General, you are not required to pay a second fee. We can explain this to you at the session. "Walk-ins" are always welcome, especially those travelling from outside the area. Contacting the V.E. Exam Liaison in advance is not required, but advance notice to the our V.E. Team of your intent to take a test will help us to better prepare for that test session with the correct numbers of necessary exam materials and additional VE's on hand for larger numbers of applicants. We will open the doors to the Community Building at or slightly before 5:30 p.m. and will begin to assist you in filling out the required test session registration paperwork. We have the session scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. so that test session participants can have as much time as needed to complete their exam without the potential interruption and distraction from Club members arriving early for the general Club Meeting which follows at 7:00 p.m. Those taking their tests should consider staying for the Club meeting after the exam session. Everyone is welcome at our Club meetings! As soon as we have 3 Volunteer Examiners in attendance, and your paperwork is complete, you will be able to begin taking your exam. Thanks for your cooperation in all of this. Please see the information below so that you can come well prepared for the exam session: What you need to bring:
Talking amongst other applicants is not permitted at any time during the testing period. You must not write in or make any notes or marks in the exam booklet! What does it cost? You must bring a personal
check or a money order in the
amount of $15.00 payable
to "ARRL-VEC", or
alternatively, you may bring $15.00
cash
to
the
test session.
If paying by cash, you must bring the exact amount only! Absolutely no change will be available! We are not a bank or ATM - debit/credit cards cannot be used. This required fee is set annually by the Volunteer Exam Coordinator (in our case the ARRL-VEC). This required fee is not set by the Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. It should be noted that the ARR-VEC has decided to leave the fee unchanged at $15.00 for exams in 2010. If you do not have your fee at the beginning of the session, you will not be able to take a test. This is a program requirement. You must bring the required fee with you. Are you a ARRL-VEC Certified Examineer who is willling and able to to help? If you are already a
ARRL-VEC certified Volunteer Examiner
who would like to help out at an upcoming session, please contact Gary
Zabriskie, N7ARE. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer
Examineer, especially if you are an Extra Class licensee, please
contact Gary.
What if you have a large group of potential exam applicants (i.e. Boy Scout troops, church groups, etc.): From time to time larger
groups and oganizations take part in organized
classroom instruction in anticipation of testing to obtain an Amateur
Radio license. There is the opportunity to have the Club's
Volunteer Examiner team schedule additional testing opportunities
besides the monthly scheduled exam date that cooincides with the Club
meeting. Please contact Gary Zabriskie (see above) if you would like to
discuss this option. If such a test session is scheduled it will
be advertised on the home page of the Club's web site.
Do I need to "Pre-Register" to take the exam? You are not required need to.
As mentioned above, "walk-ins" are always
accepted and welcomed. However, as a courtesy, if
you are
planning to upgrade or take a new Ham Radio test, please notify
Gary Zabriskie, N7ARE, ARRL VEC-Volunteer Exam Liaison, preferably via
e-mail: n7are@arrl.net,
or by telephone (435) 674-2678.
Who are some of
our ARRL-VEC certified Volunteer Examiners that may be at the
session conducting your exam?:Note: When you call by telephone to 435-674-2678 you will NOT reach me in person. You will always get a generic computer generated answering machine voice on that line asking you to leave a message. Please leave a message! Do NOT repeatedly call back to try and get a "live" person. You will ONLY get the machine. One notification of your intent to test is enough. Your message should give me your name, your intention to test and what class of license you are planning on testing for. Also, PLEASE leave a phone number and/or an e-mail address so I can contact you, if necessary. This page should provide ALL the information you need prior to coming in for your exam. ***PLEASE!!!*** Do NOT use the above listed phone number for any general inquiries about Amateur Radio or the Dixie Amateur Radio Club. For those types of inquirees, please contact the Club President at the contact information at the bottom of the Club website's home page, or see the contact information on the "DARC Board" page (see web site navigation links at bottom of any page). We have a very dedicated group of Amateur Radio mentors who can be contacted for general information. A list of these individuals is found on the "Contact Us" page (please use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of each page or use this LINK).
2011: Webmasters note: 2011 info coming soon! ARRL-VEC certified Volunteer Examiners with the Dixie Amateur Radio Club conducted ## seperate test session opportunities (one each month) and served ## individuals who took a total of ## exam elements. Please CLICK HERE to view the V.E. Session Summary Report for 2011. (Note: link is to a pdf file) Please CLICK HERE to view the names and callsign of each volunteer examiner and the number of sessions each participated in during 2011. (Note: link is to a pdf file) 2010: ARRL-VEC certified Volunteer Examiners with the Dixie Amateur Radio Club conducted 12 seperate test session opportunities (one each month) and served 72 individuals who took a total of 78 exam elements. Please CLICK HERE to view the V.E. Session Summary Report for 2010. (Note: link is to a pdf file) Please CLICK HERE to view the names and callsign of each volunteer examiner and the number of sessions each participated in during 2010. (Note: link is to a pdf file) 2009: ARRL-VEC certified Volunteer Examiners with the Dixie Amateur Radio Club conducted 12 seperate test session opportunities (one each month) and served 79 individuals who took a total of 82 exam elements. Please CLICK HERE to view the V.E. Session Summary Report for 2009. (Note: link is to a pdf file) Please CLICK HERE to view the names and callsign of each volunteer examiner and the number of sessions each participated in during 2009. (Note: link is to a pdf file) |