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    41 found within approximately 50 miles of 75028
    
    07-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: MCKINNEY ARC
    Time: 2:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN W BARTLETTE
    (972)736-1482
    Email: KM5JQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: HEARD MUSEUM
    1 NATURE PL
    MC KINNEY, TX 75069
    
    11-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: LOCKHEED MARTIN ARC
    Time: 7:00PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: BRYAN S HEAD
    (817)431-9158
    Email: N5UWP@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: LOCKHEED RECREATION CENTER
    3400 BRYANT IRVIN RD
    TOMMY DAVIS @ 817-346-0381
    W5TCD@ARRL.NET
    FORT WORTH, TX 76109
    
    13-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: DALLAS ARC
    Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: LARRY W HERRING
    (214)614-8980
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BUSINESS JET CENTER
    8611 LEMMON AVENUE
    2ND FLOOR CAFETERIA
    DALLAS, TX 75209
    
    14-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: NORTH TEXAS VE TEAM
    Time: 2:00 PM (No walk-ins)
    Contact: RICHARD M RAITT
    (972)881-0380
    Email: WA5VKS@WT.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: 4TH HOUSE ON LEFT EAST OF AVENUE P
    1713 ARMSTRONG DR
    PRE-REG 24 HRS AHEAD OF TIME
    PLANO, TX 75074
    
    18-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: PARKER COUNTY ARC
    Time: 7:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: DOUGLAS E MAY
    (817)594-1614
    Email: WB5VQQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
    1706 S MAIN ST
    MAIN BUILDING
    WEATHERFORD, TX 76086
    
    20-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    MAY CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE@ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    20-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: PLANO AMATEUR RADIO KLUB
    Time: 1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN C SCANLAN
    (972)442-2592
    Email: JOHN.SCANLAN2@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: WYLIE METHODIST CHURCH
    1401 FM 1378
    WYLIE, TX 75098
    
    20-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC, INC.
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: W5YI VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE @ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    25-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: FREEMAN HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH
    1120 N GARLAND AVE
    BETWEEN WALNUT & BUCKINGHAM
    GARLAND, TX 75040
    
    28-Feb-2010
    Sponsor: JONATHAN GUNFORY
    Time: 3:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JONATHAN D GUMFORY
    (940)300-0243
    Email: N5JDG@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: DENTON COUNTY EOC
    9060 TEASLEY LN
    DENTON, TX 76210
    
    01-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM-MESQUITE
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: MESQUITE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    215 HOLLEY PARK DR
    TRAINING FACIL. (MAPSCO 49A-Z)
    MESQUITE, TX 75149
    
    07-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: MCKINNEY ARC
    Time: 2:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN W BARTLETTE
    (972)736-1482
    Email: KM5JQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: HEARD MUSEUM
    1 NATURE PL
    MC KINNEY, TX 75069
    
    11-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: LOCKHEED MARTIN ARC
    Time: 7:00PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: BRYAN S HEAD
    (817)431-9158
    Email: N5UWP@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: LOCKHEED RECREATION CENTER
    3400 BRYANT IRVIN RD
    TOMMY DAVIS @ 817-346-0381
    W5TCD@ARRL.NET
    FORT WORTH, TX 76109
    
    13-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    MAY CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE@ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    13-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: DALLAS ARC
    Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: LARRY W HERRING
    (214)614-8980
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BUSINESS JET CENTER
    8611 LEMMON AVENUE
    2ND FLOOR CAFETERIA
    DALLAS, TX 75209
    
    14-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: NORTH TEXAS VE TEAM
    Time: 2:00 PM (No walk-ins)
    Contact: RICHARD M RAITT
    (972)881-0380
    Email: WA5VKS@WT.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: 4TH HOUSE ON LEFT EAST OF AVENUE P
    1713 ARMSTRONG DR
    PRE-REG 24 HRS AHEAD OF TIME
    PLANO, TX 75074
    
    18-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: PARKER COUNTY ARC
    Time: 7:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: DOUGLAS E MAY
    (817)594-1614
    Email: WB5VQQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
    1706 S MAIN ST
    MAIN BUILDING
    WEATHERFORD, TX 76086
    
    20-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    MAY CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE@ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    20-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: PLANO AMATEUR RADIO KLUB
    Time: 1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN C SCANLAN
    (972)442-2592
    Email: JOHN.SCANLAN2@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: WYLIE METHODIST CHURCH
    1401 FM 1378
    WYLIE, TX 75098
    
    25-Mar-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: FREEMAN HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH
    1120 N GARLAND AVE
    BETWEEN WALNUT & BUCKINGHAM
    GARLAND, TX 75040
    
    04-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: MCKINNEY ARC
    Time: 2:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN W BARTLETTE
    (972)736-1482
    Email: KM5JQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: HEARD MUSEUM
    1 NATURE PL
    MC KINNEY, TX 75069
    
    05-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM-MESQUITE
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: MESQUITE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    215 HOLLEY PARK DR
    TRAINING FACIL. (MAPSCO 49A-Z)
    MESQUITE, TX 75149
    
    08-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: LOCKHEED MARTIN ARC
    Time: 7:00PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: BRYAN S HEAD
    (817)431-9158
    Email: N5UWP@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: LOCKHEED RECREATION CENTER
    3400 BRYANT IRVIN RD
    TOMMY DAVIS @ 817-346-0381
    W5TCD@ARRL.NET
    FORT WORTH, TX 76109
    
    10-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: DALLAS ARC
    Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: LARRY W HERRING
    (214)614-8980
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BUSINESS JET CENTER
    8611 LEMMON AVENUE
    2ND FLOOR CAFETERIA
    DALLAS, TX 75209
    
    11-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: NORTH TEXAS VE TEAM
    Time: 2:00 PM (No walk-ins)
    Contact: RICHARD M RAITT
    (972)881-0380
    Email: WA5VKS@WT.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: 4TH HOUSE ON LEFT EAST OF AVENUE P
    1713 ARMSTRONG DR
    PRE-REG 24 HRS AHEAD OF TIME
    PLANO, TX 75074
    
    15-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: PARKER COUNTY ARC
    Time: 7:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: DOUGLAS E MAY
    (817)594-1614
    Email: WB5VQQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
    1706 S MAIN ST
    MAIN BUILDING
    WEATHERFORD, TX 76086
    
    17-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: PLANO AMATEUR RADIO KLUB
    Time: 1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN C SCANLAN
    (972)442-2592
    Email: JOHN.SCANLAN2@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: WYLIE METHODIST CHURCH
    1401 FM 1378
    WYLIE, TX 75098
    
    17-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC, INC.
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: W5YI VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE @ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    22-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: FREEMAN HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH
    1120 N GARLAND AVE
    BETWEEN WALNUT & BUCKINGHAM
    GARLAND, TX 75040
    
    24-Apr-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    MAY CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE@ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    02-May-2010
    Sponsor: MCKINNEY ARC
    Time: 2:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN W BARTLETTE
    (972)736-1482
    Email: KM5JQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: HEARD MUSEUM
    1 NATURE PL
    MC KINNEY, TX 75069
    
    03-May-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM-MESQUITE
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: MESQUITE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    215 HOLLEY PARK DR
    TRAINING FACIL. (MAPSCO 49A-Z)
    MESQUITE, TX 75149
    
    08-May-2010
    Sponsor: DALLAS ARC
    Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: LARRY W HERRING
    (214)614-8980
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BUSINESS JET CENTER
    8611 LEMMON AVENUE
    2ND FLOOR CAFETERIA
    DALLAS, TX 75209
    
    09-May-2010
    Sponsor: NORTH TEXAS VE TEAM
    Time: 2:00 PM (No walk-ins)
    Contact: RICHARD M RAITT
    (972)881-0380
    Email: WA5VKS@WT.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: 4TH HOUSE ON LEFT EAST OF AVENUE P
    1713 ARMSTRONG DR
    PRE-REG 24 HRS AHEAD OF TIME
    PLANO, TX 75074
    
    13-May-2010
    Sponsor: LOCKHEED MARTIN ARC
    Time: 7:00PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: BRYAN S HEAD
    (817)431-9158
    Email: N5UWP@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: LOCKHEED RECREATION CENTER
    3400 BRYANT IRVIN RD
    TOMMY DAVIS @ 817-346-0381
    W5TCD@ARRL.NET
    FORT WORTH, TX 76109
    
    15-May-2010
    Sponsor: IRVING ARC
    Time: 8:30AM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: CHARLES J BEAUPRE
    (972)745-8456
    Email: CBNETT1@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: BETCHA BINGO #2/MAPSCO 31A-Q
    2420 W IRVING BLVD
    MAY CALL DENNIS @ 972-255-8187
    OR: DOYLE@ 972-579-9089
    IRVING, TX 75061
    
    15-May-2010
    Sponsor: PLANO AMATEUR RADIO KLUB
    Time: 1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN C SCANLAN
    (972)442-2592
    Email: JOHN.SCANLAN2@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: WYLIE METHODIST CHURCH
    1401 FM 1378
    WYLIE, TX 75098
    
    20-May-2010
    Sponsor: PARKER COUNTY ARC
    Time: 7:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: DOUGLAS E MAY
    (817)594-1614
    Email: WB5VQQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
    1706 S MAIN ST
    MAIN BUILDING
    WEATHERFORD, TX 76086
    
    27-May-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: FREEMAN HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH
    1120 N GARLAND AVE
    BETWEEN WALNUT & BUCKINGHAM
    GARLAND, TX 75040
    
    06-Jun-2010
    Sponsor: MCKINNEY ARC
    Time: 2:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: JOHN W BARTLETTE
    (972)736-1482
    Email: KM5JQ@ARRL.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: HEARD MUSEUM
    1 NATURE PL
    MC KINNEY, TX 75069
    
    07-Jun-2010
    Sponsor: K8DNE VE TEAM-MESQUITE
    Time: 7:30PM (Walk-ins allowed)
    Contact: WILLIAM H REYNOLDS
    (972)475-3854
    Email: WH.REYNOLDS@VERIZON.NET
    VEC: ARRL/VEC
    Location: MESQUITE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    215 HOLLEY PARK DR
    TRAINING FACIL. (MAPSCO 49A-Z)
    MESQUITE, TX 75149
    
    

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    What to bring to an Amateur Radio exam session:

    Exam sessions are conducted by volunteers working under the direction of the FCC. There will likely be a charge for taking the exam. The exam fee is set by the Volunteer Exam Coordinator (VEC), and is usually $15 or less. Contact the exam session administrator to determine the fee that applies to the exam session you plan to attend and to ensure you have everything you need. If you have any special needs be sure to notify the exam session administrator before exam day so special accommodations can be made for you.

    1.  Bring a legal photo ID (drivers license, passport) OR, when no photo ID is available, two forms of identification must be presented (birth certificate, report card, library card, Social Security card, utility bill, bank statement, Non-photo ID/driver's license, etc.). Students may bring a school ID card, minor's work permit, school report card, library card and/or a written note from a legal guardian.

    2.  If applicable, bring the original and a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license and any Certificates of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) you may hold from previous exam sessions. The photocopy(s) will not be returned.

    3.  Bring your Social Security Number (SSN) or your FCC issued Federal Registration Number (FRN). VEC’s are required by FCC to submit either your SSN or your FRN number with your license application form. If you prefer not to give your SSN, then you may use your FCC issued FRN, if you have one. For instructions on how to register your SSN with the FCC and receive a FRN, visit the ARRL web page: http://www.arrl.org/fcc/uls101.html.

    4.  Bring a check or money order to cover the exam session fee. To view the ARRL VEC’s current exam fee click here.

    5.  To be prepared you should also bring two number two pencils with erasers and a pen.

    6.  A calculator with the memory erased and formulas cleared is allowed. You may not bring any written notes or calculations into the exam session.

    Good Luck!



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