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Maui Amateur Radio License Examination Schedule
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Testing will take place at 9am in the Basement of the Maui County Building on 200 S. High Street, Wailuku
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Testing will take place at 9am in the Basement of the Maui County Building on 200 S. High Street, Wailuku
Instructions For Taking Your Exam
MAUI VOLUNTEER EXAMINATION TEAM
Affiliated with the ARRL/VEC
ARRL the national association for AMATEUR RADIO
Affiliated with the ARRL/VEC
ARRL the national association for AMATEUR RADIO
Preregistration:
Persons planning to take an Amateur Radio license examination should preregister no less than two weeks before the scheduled exam date. Your early preregistration will help us plan for the exam session. Preregister by filling the form at the bottom of this page, send an email to kh6h@arrl.net,or by calling Mel, KH6H, at (808) 250-4591 and leave voice mail, including your email address.
If no one preregisters, the exam session will be cancelled. Exam dates and locations are subject to change.
Maui VE (volunteer examiner) sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Maui County Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center, 200 S. High Street in Wailuku.
Payment:
The 2019 ARRL/VEC exam fee is $15.00. Bring a check or money order made payable to ARRL/VEC. We are not prepared to handle cash payments.
What to bring:
Please bring two no. 2 pencils, a pen and if desired, a calculator (memory must be cleared). We will furnish NCVEC Form 605 and scratch paper. In addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry devices and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT be used.
Candidates must present a legal photo ID. If no photo ID is available, you must present any two of the following: Social Security card, birth certificate, minor’s work permit, school report card, school ID, library card, utility bill or bank statement in your name, postmarked envelope addressed to you at your current mailing address.
If applicable, bring the original and a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license and / Or Certificate(s) of Successful Completion, CSCE. License data printouts from the ARRL website or the QRZ website are also acceptable as proof of license.
Additional Information:
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires the FCC to collect a TIN/SSN from each person doing business with them. All Amateur Radio license and upgrade applicants must use their Federal Registration Number (FRN), if they have been assigned one, when completing Form NCVEC 605. Using your FRN also means that you need not enter your SSN on Form NCVEC 605.
Take your web browser to www.arrl.org/fcc-cores-registration-instructions for info on registering in FCC’s Commission Registration System and obtaining your FRN.
Special testing assistance or needs must be arranged in advance.
As of February 17, 2015, the FCC no longer routinely issues a paper Amateur Radio license document. Licensees may print a copy from the FCC’s ULS License Manager or request a paper license from the FCC. http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/
A revised General Class Exam (Element 3) will be used effective July 1, 2019.
Revised December 2018
Persons planning to take an Amateur Radio license examination should preregister no less than two weeks before the scheduled exam date. Your early preregistration will help us plan for the exam session. Preregister by filling the form at the bottom of this page, send an email to kh6h@arrl.net,or by calling Mel, KH6H, at (808) 250-4591 and leave voice mail, including your email address.
If no one preregisters, the exam session will be cancelled. Exam dates and locations are subject to change.
Maui VE (volunteer examiner) sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Maui County Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center, 200 S. High Street in Wailuku.
Payment:
The 2019 ARRL/VEC exam fee is $15.00. Bring a check or money order made payable to ARRL/VEC. We are not prepared to handle cash payments.
What to bring:
Please bring two no. 2 pencils, a pen and if desired, a calculator (memory must be cleared). We will furnish NCVEC Form 605 and scratch paper. In addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry devices and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT be used.
Candidates must present a legal photo ID. If no photo ID is available, you must present any two of the following: Social Security card, birth certificate, minor’s work permit, school report card, school ID, library card, utility bill or bank statement in your name, postmarked envelope addressed to you at your current mailing address.
If applicable, bring the original and a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license and / Or Certificate(s) of Successful Completion, CSCE. License data printouts from the ARRL website or the QRZ website are also acceptable as proof of license.
Additional Information:
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires the FCC to collect a TIN/SSN from each person doing business with them. All Amateur Radio license and upgrade applicants must use their Federal Registration Number (FRN), if they have been assigned one, when completing Form NCVEC 605. Using your FRN also means that you need not enter your SSN on Form NCVEC 605.
Take your web browser to www.arrl.org/fcc-cores-registration-instructions for info on registering in FCC’s Commission Registration System and obtaining your FRN.
Special testing assistance or needs must be arranged in advance.
As of February 17, 2015, the FCC no longer routinely issues a paper Amateur Radio license document. Licensees may print a copy from the FCC’s ULS License Manager or request a paper license from the FCC. http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/
A revised General Class Exam (Element 3) will be used effective July 1, 2019.
Revised December 2018