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    Microwave Projects -- Complete designs and ideas for the microwave experimenter: signal sources, transverters, power amplifiers, test equipment and more.

    International Microwave Handbook -- Now Shipping! -- Reference information and designs for the microwave experimenter. Published by RSGB and ARRL.

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

    Microwave Projects 2 -- More innovative projects: transverters and transmitters, preamplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, and more.

    VHF/UHF Handbook--Second Edition -- THE guide to theory and practice in the VHF and UHF bands

    News Briefs, Announcements, Newsletters

    The ARRL VE Newsletter is a one-way list which supplies news and information of interest to Volunteer Examiners in the Amateur Radio Service. Any person with interest in the VE or VEC system is welcome to sign on to this list.

    A complete list of instructions can be found on the ARRL web at http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/ve-list-updates.html .

    February 11, 2009:
    NCVEC Question Pool Committee Begins Work on 2010 Technician Pool Revisions

    January 16, 2009:
    FCC License Activity on the Rise – The ARRL Letter Vol. 28, No. 2   

    November 6, 2008:
    November VE Newsletter – Exam Fee Increase

    November 6, 2008:
    ARRL VEC Announces Exam Fee Increase   

    October 30, 2008:
    The ARRL VEC More Than Just Amateur Radio Exams

    September 25, 2008:
    September VE Newsletter – Exam Software Released  

    August 26, 2008:
    FCC Vanity Call Sign Fees to Increase September 25 

    August 11, 2008:
    FCC to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees 

    August 6, 2008:
    NCVEC Holds Annual Conference via Telephone

    July 3, 2008:
    Riley Hollingsworth to Retire July 3: The End of an Era

    June 30, 2008:
    June VE Newsletter – Extra Exams and Software Info

    May 8, 2008:
    FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees 

    May 1, 2008:
    May VE Newsletter – New Extra Class Exams

    April 7, 2008:
    ARRL VE Manual Now Available through ARRL Store

    February 15, 2008:
    New ARRL Volunteer Examiner Manual Now Online

    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

    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.