Category Testing

Ham Cram 2019

DATE: Saturday – March 23, 2019

LOCATION: Department of Health – 325 W Savannah Ave. Valdosta

TIME: 8:00 am- 6:30 pm – Be on time!

Program Description: HAM CRAM is a noMorse code AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICIAN, GENERAL, OR AMATEUR EXTRA LICENSE cram session. The cram session will assist participants with their ability to pass the FCC Technician, General or Amateur Extra class license exams.

The cram session is a guided self-study review of the test questions and answers that will take about 6 hours. Students will be allowed 1 hour for lunch and 1 hour for the exam.  Participants may study the material on their own before the session to help increase the odds of passing the exam.

Participants will be able to take the FCC Technician, General or Amateur extra class license exam on the same day at the end of the class time. Most people are able to finish the exam in about 30 minutes or less. Exam passing rate is typically 90%.P

Registration/Cancellation: No walk-ins. All participates must be pre-registered! Email the contact below so you can register. Cancellation requests should be received at least 72-hours prior to the course if possible. This course is open to the public.

Contact Information for RSVP: Derrick Young (W4DEY)
Email: [email protected]

FCC Exam – ID & Fees: REQURED! Bring Photo ID & a check made out to “ARRL VEC” for $15.00 for the FCC License Exam Fee. No cash or credit cards can be used to pay for exam. You will fill out a FCC application on site.

• Regular amateur radio license testing is held on the 2nd Saturday of each ODD month at the South Georgia Regional Library in Valdosta.
• Testing sessions start at 11:00 AM.
• Remember to bring a photo ID and a personal check (no cash or credit cards) made out to “ARRL-VEC” to the exam session.
• For more information or to schedule yourself for a test session please contact Larry KI4JKB at “donnadoll3@msn (dot) com”

Valdosta Amateur Radio Club (VARC) – Ham Cram 2016

 DATE: Saturday February 20, 2016

LOCATION: Department of Health – 325 W Savannah Ave. Valdosta

 TIME: 8:00 am- 5:30 pm – Be on time!

 Program Description: HAM CRAM is a no Morse code AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICIAN LICENSE cram session. The cram session will assist participants with their ability to pass the FCC Technician license exam.

The cram session is a guided self-study review of the test questions and answers that will take about 6 hours. Students will be allowed 1 hour for lunch and 1 hour for the exam.  Participants may study the material on their own before the session to help increase the odds of passing the exam.

Participants will be able to take the FCC Technician license exam on the same day at the end of the class time. Most people are able to finish the exam in about 30 minutes or less. Exam passing rate is typically 90%.

 Prerequisites/Study Material: Question & Answer bank will be sent to you via e-mail upon registration. Bring a printed copy with you to the session!

Registration/Cancellation: No walk-ins. All participates must be pre-registered! Email the contact below so you can register. Cancellation requests should be received at least 72-hours prior to the course if possible. This course is open to the public.

Study Session Fees: No Charge.  Question/answer bank available for $5.00 each (Cash).  It is advised that the student print and bring their own question/answer bank to study in order to avoid this cost.

FCC Exam – ID & Fees: REQURED! Bring Photo ID & a check made out to “ARRL VEC” for $15.00 for the FCC Technician License Exam Fee. No cash or credit cards can be used to pay for exam. You will fill out a FCC application on site.

Today was the second Saturday of the odd month so the testing team met to give amateur radio exams in the greater Valdosta area.  Here are the results of this month’s session.  The total number of people who came t0 the exam session was five.

Today the VARC held its first ever HamCram session with five dedicated participants present.  Two hams were prepared for their upgrade to general class while three remaining persons were “craming” to become technicians or new hams.

HamCrams are a excellent way for people wishing to obtain their ham radio license in our fast paced club.  A one day session consists of six question pool modules which take approximately six hours to go over.  Sessions are directed by VARC members but they are self study for each individual.  Each participant is given a copy of the question and answer pool which then they familiarize themselves with the questions which will on the exam and the associated correct answer.  Each module lasts for one hour after which participants are given a fifteen minute break to rest.  It has been found that breaks help provide for a better success rate.

After the HamCram session has been completed then the exam immediately is given.  Since a HamCram session revolves around short term memory then it is important to go ahead and test while the information is fresh in ones mind.

At today session four of the participants took their exams.

The VARC is dedicated to both the promotion and development of Amateur Radio in the South Georgia area.  We encourage all those who are interested in Amateur Radio to attend one of our future sessions.

Amateur Radio license testing was held again at the public library in Valdosta on Saturday March 10th.  Only one preregistered amateur came to take an exam.  They tested for extra class and passed in very little time with flying colors.  VARC members would like to express their congratulations to you on passing extra class!

We would like to take time here to show our appreciation for our testing volunteers Larry Leonard and Gene Milton who generously give of their personal time to help those who want to become amateurs or to advance the ranks.  Thanks guys for the super job you are doing!

Remember the next testing session will May 12th at the Valdosta public library.  Please contact us if you plan to attend the session.

The Valdosta area amateur radio testing team met today to once again to test new hams and to upgrade older ones.  All of the ones testing today came from Florida.  Two of those testing passed their extra class and two passed their technician class license.

We want to congratulate those on their upgrades and new licenses.  We also want thank Larry, Gene and Frank for their great work in providing amateur radio testing for the area.  Keep up the great work!

Amateur Radio license testing was held again at the public library in Valdosta on Saturday November 12th.  The preregistered folks where not able to make it to this testing session for personal reasons but they are still planning on testing at a later date.  There was one walk in who tested for general and passed with flying colors. Congratulations on passing general and we hope to hear you on HF soon!

We would like to take time here to appreciate our testing volunteers Larry Leonard, Gene Milton, Jim Freeman, and Frank Thompson for the giving of their personal time to help those who want to become amateurs or to advance the ranks.  Thanks guys for the super job you are doing!

Remember the next testing session will January 14th at the Valdosta public library.  Please contact us if you plan to attend the session.

On Saturday September 10th the dedicated Amateur Radio exam team met once again to give exams to two new potential hams.

For a number of years now Larry Leonard- KI4JKB, Jim Freeman- KF4OVP and Gene Milton- N1AZZ have been meeting on the 2nd Saturday of each odd month to give exams at the Valdosta Public Library.  Though they are not affiliated with the VARC they have been faithful to the Amateur Radio community in their efforts to see that exams are available to both amateurs and non-amateurs in the Valdosta area.  Hats off to all three of these guys for their true volunteer ham spirit.

Congratulations to the two new amateurs who are from Florida!