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The Exam Session
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Test materials, answer sheets, scratch paper, pens, pencils, and copies
of NCVEC Form 605 will be provided at the session. If you have questions
on how to fill out the form(s), the VE Team will gladly instruct you on
this. The NCVEC form 605 is ONLY to be used at a VE Test Session by the
VE Team. If you submit the form to the FCC, it will be returned to you
WITHOUT ACTION...making your effort A WASTE OF TIME, and postage.

As noted, when you arrive at the exam session, you basically are either
ready to take the exam, or you are not. It is advised that you bring a
set of earplugs, if you are distracted by noise. You can tell the VE
Team to "drop the noise to a low roar"...either with the examiners,
examinees, or both.

With COVID-19 restrictions, you will likely be REQUIRED to wear a mask,
plus wearing gloves is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Also, the amount of exams
one can take may be LIMITED TO ONE (1)...to minimize potential exposure
to those in attendance.

If you have a medical disability (such as a vision or hearing impairment, reading disability, etc.), or require special procedures to complete your
exam, please notify the VE Team as far in advance of the test session as possible, so accomodations can be made for your disability. MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REQUIRED if your disability is not obvious.

These can be exams without graphics, or the VE reading the questions
and available answers to the examinee....who tells the VE which answer
to mark. The VE is NOT permitted to make any vocal inflections, or give
any other "help" or "coaching" to the examinee.

As noted above, those who have disabilities can contact Handi-Hams (www.handiham.org on the Internet), as they assist people with
disabilities to learn material to obtain their amateur radio license,
and helping with the exam itself.

Be sure to use the restroom BEFORE you begin the test. Nature "tends
to call" at the most inopportune times...so, if you "get the urge to go
urinate (pee) or defecate (poop)" during the test...BEFORE GOING TO THE RESTROOM...you MUST turn in your test, whether or not you've finished it.
This is to ensure the examinee does NOT have access to study items outside
the exam room.

Basically, "if you can't hold it", you will have to turn your test in
BEFORE leaving the room...and will have to START OVER with a NEW TEST
(and pay a new fee) when you return...whether you finished it or not.
While one of the symptoms of being diabetic is frequent urination, and
if one is taking Lasix (for congestive heart failure, or to prevent
fluid retention), you still have to turn in the items before going to
the restroom.

For the exam itself, you will mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET,
and NOT in the test booklet itself. You will either bubble in the
desired letter, or make an "X" through it...do NOT just CIRCLE the
letter.

If you are at an exam session adminstered by an ARRL/VEC VE Team, when
you're given the test booklet and answer sheet, examine them to make sure
they have the right number of questions, as follows:

License Exam: Exam Color: Questions: Pages:

Technician Goldenrod 35 4
General Yellow 35 4
Amateur Extra Pink 50 5-6

If the VE Team is using the Exam Tools software, the number of pages
per exam may vary.

Test booklets with other VE Teams (instead of ARRL/VEC) may be different,
but the number of questions will be the same.

If you notice pages missing, or other discrepancies, notify the VE Team IMMEDIATELY...and they will replace the defective copy of the materials in question. You will fill out the appropriate information on the left side
of the answer sheet, where required.

Cellphones, pagers, IPods, watches with hourly chimes, etc. MUST BE
TURNED OFF, and PUT AWAY during the test session. While examinees with
hearing aids may use them, any other device (headsets, books, notes, possessions, etc.) MUST be put away, until the test session is completed.
As noted above, if your calculator has been CLEARED of memory resident formulas, you may use it during the exam...but, the VE Team will verify
that this is the case.

The only things that you may take with you upon leaving the test session,
are the personal belongings you brought with you when you arrived, and any applicable CSCE given to you by the VE Team. You may NOT take any test materials, answer sheets, or any other forms from the test session.

If you pass one test, and wish to take the next one in line to upgrade,
you won't be required to pay an additional fee. But, if you fail an exam,
and wish to retest...you will be required to pay another test fee, as
noted above...if the VE team will allow you to retake the exam with a
DIFFERENT set of questions. Whether or not you take more than one license
class exam at a test session is at your option, and it's not required that
you do so.

Some VE Test sessions will LIMIT the number of retest attempts, because
of time constraints. With most test sessions, only one (1) retest of a
failed element is allowed. If you fail the exam for a particular license
class twice in one session, it's best that you study some more before
trying again. With COVID-19, some sessions may limit testing to one (1)
exam ONLY, to minimize potential exposure to those in attendance.

If you need to take a break between tests (to stretch your legs, use
the restroom, etc.) you may do so. However, as noted above, CHEATING, IN
ANY FORM, WON'T BE TOLERATED!! The Volunteer Examiner Team will CONSTANTLY
BE OBSERVING ALL EXAMINEES during ALL tests, to make sure that this is
the case!!

There is NO RUSH to complete the test...as you're more likely to make
errors if you do!! Take your time, and answer the questions that you know FIRST. Go back to the ones you're not sure of, and save the difficult ones
for last. If you do have to GUESS, do it INTELLIGENTLY. You have a 1 out
of 4 chance of getting the question right, without doing anything.

If you leave a question blank...or mark more than one answer per question
on the answer sheet, it is AUTOMATICALLY A WRONG ANSWER...and it could be
the difference between PASSING and FAILING the exam!! If you have to CHANGE your answer, make sure you notate it as such. However, unless you're quite sure, your first choice is usually the correct answer.

If you finish the test early, turn your test booklet, and answer sheet
into the VE Team...once you're satisfied that "you've done the best that
you can do".

As noted above, PLEASE REMAIN QUIET, until everyone else has finished
their exams as well. Disruptive behavior by examinees or observers will
NOT be tolerated, and the disruptees will be dismissed from the test
session.

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