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    VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs -- Where RF meets the Internet! A guide to four VoIP systems: EchoLink, IRLP, eQSO and WIRES-II.

    The ARRL Repeater Directory (Desktop Edition) -- Now Shipping! -- Easy-to-read size. 2008/2009 Edition. Find it F A S T E R with the newly improved ARRL Repeater Directory!

    TravelPlus CD-ROM with BONUS Repeater Directory -- Now Shipping! -- Locate repeaters along your travel route. Detailed maps and current repeater data.

    The ARRL Repeater Directory (Pocket-sized Edition) -- Now Shipping! -- 2008/2009 Edition. Find it F A S T E R with the newly improved ARRL Repeater Directory!

    News Briefs, Announcements, Newsletters

    August 31, 2007:
    FCC to Lower Vanity Call Sign Fees September 17, 2007

    August 13, 2007:
    ARRL VEC Team attends National VEC Conference

    August 28, 2007:
    August VE Newsletter is available

    August 23, 2007:
    2007 ARRL National Convention in Huntsville

    June 30, 2007:
    VE News Brief - New General Class Exams

    June 20, 2007:
    Spring/Summer 2007 Edition of VE Express is Available 

    April 26, 2007:
    Application Surge Continues under New Amateur Rules

    March 15, 2007:
    ARRL VEC still "busy, busy, busy!"

    March 8, 2007:
    Advisory to Amateur Radio license/upgrade applicants: Use your FRN!

    February 28, 2007:
    Application Avalanche Under Way as New Codeless Testing Regime Ramps Up  

    February 23, 2007:
    Amateur Radio Enters a New Era  

    January 5, 2007:
    · January 2007 VE News Brief - Info on Technicians upgrading to General

    December 22, 2006:
    · December 2006 VE News Brief is Available

    December 1, 2006:
    · Winter 2006/2007 Edition of VE-Express is Available

    November 28, 2006:
    · Amateur Radio Exam Question Pools Altered to Agree with New Rules

    November 15, 2006:
    · FCC "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O Published in Federal Register, Takes Effect December 15

    October 17, 2006:
    ·October 2006 VE News Brief is Available

    October 13, 2006:
    · FCC Releases Long-Awaited "Omnibus" Amateur Radio Report and Order

    August 1, 2006:
    · Vanity Call Sign Fee to Drop September 6

    July 21, 2006:
    · Volunteer Examiner Coordinators Enjoy Quiet Gathering in Gettysburg

    June 30, 2006:
    · June 2006 VE News Brief is Available
    · New Technician Class Question Pool is Effective July 1

    May 24, 2006:
    · Spring 2006 Edition of VE-Express is Available

    May 18, 2006:
    · NCVEC Question Pool Committee wants to hear from you!

    April 12, 2006:
    · ARRL VEC Announces Vanity Call Sign License Renewal Program

    March 27, 2006:
    · Vanity Call Sign Fee May Drop Slightly Later this Year

    March 3, 2006:
    · FCC Clarifies Renewal Procedures for Vanity Call Sign Holders

    January 26, 2006:
    · FCC Requires Payment of Vanity Call Sign Fee at Renewal Too

    January 23, 2006:
    · New Technician class question pool released to the public

    December 23, 2005:
    · Winter 2005/2006 Edition of VE-Express is Available

    December 19, 2005:
    · Amateur Radio vanity call sign processing will resume January 4

    November 1, 2005:
    · FCC further extends filing deadlines for Katrina-affected licensees

    October 26, 2005:
    · Vanity Processing Could Be on Hiatus Until Late December

    September 30, 2005:
    · Amateur Radio Vanity Processing Falls Victim to Hurricanes

    September 15, 2005:
    · Summer 2005 Edition of VE-Express is Available (62,556 bytes, PDF file)

    September 12, 2005:
    · NCVEC Question Pool Committee announces new schedule

    August 25, 2005:
    · Higher Amateur Radio vanity call sign application fee now in effect

    July 29, 2005:
    · NCVEC Takes No Action in Response to FCC Rule Making Proposals

    July 20, 2005:
    · FCC Proposes to Drop Morse Code Requirement for All License Classes

    July 8, 2005:
    · Vanity Call Sign Application Fee to Rise

    December 10, 2004:
    · ARRL VE Update for December 2004

    July 01, 2004:
    · New General tests take effect today - July 1, 2004

    June 16, 2004:
    · The new July 2004 ExamWin update has been posted for ARRL VEs.
    · 2004 - General Exams Update

    May 28, 2004:
    · Added a VE News Brief.

    April 20, 2004:
    · Recent VE News
    Part 1 - FCC to stop accepting older FCC forms - VE Test Sessions not Affected
    Part 2 - FCC Proposes Several Rules Changes - These Do Not Include Morse Code Issues or License Restructuring
    Part 3 - July 1st Brings a New General Question Pool - ARRL Celebrates 20 Years as a VEC in July 2004

    December 8, 2003:
    · Added a VE News Brief.

    March 4, 2003:
    · Added the Draft syllabus for the new Element 3 General class Question Pool

    January 17, 2003:
    · The Winter 2002/2003 Issue of VE Express is available. (96,380 bytes, PDF file)



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