A software program for Windows^® and Mac^® to generate printed exams.

The ARRL VE Exam Maker software package is available to ARRL VEs from the
ARRL VE Exam Maker Software Page.  VE log-in will be required for access. 
The VE Exam Maker Software can only be downloaded by VEs that are accredited
and registered with ARRL VEC.
 

This software program is capable of updating question pools, specifications and
software directly online.
 

The download page requires Adobe Flash Player. You may be prompted to upgrade
the installed version of Flash Player if you do not have a recent version installed.
 

ARRL VEs with an ARRL Membership
To access the VE Exam Maker Software, log in to your ARRL online account.

Once logged in, go to the VE Exam Maker Software page and follow the installation instructions.

ARRL Members not registered online or who have forgotten their online
    password should visit the Member Support page for assistance.
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ARRL VEs without an ARRL Membership

• Click the on the VE Exam Maker install link located on the VE Exam Maker Software page, then click the “cancel” button located in the log-in box.
   
• You will be redirected to the “Log-In Required” page, where you will “Request a Password” using your call sign and email address. The email address you use for the request must be the email address on file with the VEC department.
  
  
• After you receive the password via email, you will then be able to log-in to the VE Exam Maker software download page with your username (your current call sign) and password. Click on the VE Exam Maker install link located on the VE Exam Maker Software page. Follow the install and download instructions located on the software page.
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Error Messages
After a failed attempt to “Request a Password” a message will appear at
    the top of the “Log-In Required” page that states: Failure - There is no
    matching ARRL VEC record. Contact ARRL VEC for assistance.

 If you have not informed us of your email address or if your record is out
    of date, you will have to contact ARRL VEC to update your information.

Twenty-four to 48 hours after we verify and update your VE email address
    record, you will be able to submit the online password request and
    receive a password via email.

On the VE Exam Maker Software  page, click on the VE Exam Maker
    install link. Log-in to the VE Exam Maker software install page with
    your username (your current call sign) and password. Follow the
    install and download instructions located on the software page.

VE Teams officially Field-Stocked by the ARRL VEC with a bulk quantity of our exam materials should check our VEC Exam Booklets page periodically to ensure your VEC printed exam booklets are up-to-date.

Replenish your Field-Stocked exam supplies via our interactive web form.  Go Now.
 

All ARRL VEC Forms, except for the CSCE (Certificate of Successful Completion
of Examination) Form, may be duplicated. Contact the ARRL VEC for a supply of
CSCE forms.
 

Individual form files are available in PDF. 

Candidate Exam Answer Sheet
Fee Reimbursement 2013 (interactive)
Fee Reimbursement 2013
NCVEC 605 Form (interactive)
NCVEC 605 Form
Organize Test Package
Exam Session Registration Form
Restock Materials Form 2012
Candidate Roster
Test Session Report
VE Application
VE Open Book Review
VEC Fact Sheet 2010
Exam Session Poster

These forms are also available in the ARRL VE Manual.  All ARRL VEC Forms,
except for the CSCE (Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination) Form,
may be duplicated. Contact the ARRL VEC for a supply of CSCE forms.
 

Each applicant for a new license or license upgrade and three ARRL VEC 
accredited Volunteer Examiners must complete the NCVEC QUICK-FORM
605 APPLICATION at the ARRL VEC coordinated exam session.

Detailed instructions for completing NCVEC 605 Form can be found here.
 

Free gift offer from VE Teams to their newly licensed examinees!
VE Teams can now offer a free gift with ARRL membership
to successful candidates new to Amateur Radio.
Effortless to use! 
The small note pad, with 25 easy to tear off sheets,
features a fun, eye-catching design that can be
displayed to candidates at your exam session.

Makes a great promotional item for your VE Team!
Contact the ARRL VEC today for your supply of
VE Team membership offer forms.
 

Keep up to date on the current question pools and the
questions withdrawn formally from use by the National
Conference of VECs question pool committee. 

The preferred method of shipping exam session packages to the ARRL VEC is
United States Postal Service (USPS) Priority Mail with an ARRL VEC supplied
pre-paid postage label.  Please contact the ARRL VEC for alternate shipping methods.

For shipping your test session results to ARRL VEC office, use the USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelopes and ARRL VEC pre-paid self-adhesive first class Business Reply Mail (BRM) labels.  Please do not use other envelopes, such as plain brown or plain white.  Some post offices assume these are third class mailers and will inadvertently delay delivery significantly!  The USPS Priority Mail envelopes are available free of charge from either us or your local post office.

Include the teams’ or the Liaisons’ return address on the envelope. USPS stipulates that this information must be displayed on the envelope.  Any post office can refuse a package that does not have a return name and address label attached.

A handful of VE Teams have found that presenting the Priority Mail envelope with the ARRL VEC first-class BRM label at a post office window meets with some resistance by postal-service staff.  If this should happen to you, politely state that this method is acceptable since the postal charges are the same for either Priority or First Class mail.  If you still have difficulty, ask to speak with the window supervisor and refer them to the BRM notice below.  And if that's not satisfactory, ask to speak to the next higher staff person or the postmaster. The ARRL VEC has confirmed with various USPS staff supervisors/postmasters, in each instance where this procedure is questioned, that we are doing it right!

There is a chapter and verse permitting use of the BRM for Priority Mail in the "Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual".  You can also check the "Quick service guides"  Section 505 on the USPS web site http://pe.usps.com/text/qsg300/Q505.htm#1022485 .   A Printer-Friendly PDF version is available at  http://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/qsg300/Q505.pdf .

 Subpart F: Qualifying Examinations Systems govern the VEC program.

FCC rules, candidate information and VE instructions related to 
exam element credit. 

A detailed list describing the items candidates are required to bring to the
exam session and prohibited from using during the test.

Check out the online supplements to the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, the ARRL General Class License Manual and the ARRL Extra Class License Manual.  The supplements offer additional information and reference sources to provide in depth explanations and enhance background knowledge. 

Before exam day, your candidate's can take practice exams to ease their nerves. These websites provide on screen exams for all license levels.
 

Handihams is a non-profit organization that provides assistance for individuals
with disabilities.

Information for VE Teams and examinees on the current ARRL VEC exam fee.

Each examinee at each ARRL VEC coordinated examination session is charged the same fee in accordance with an annually established fee schedule. 

The fee charged the examinee is the actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in preparing, processing and administering that particular examination.   

If a fee is collected, it may be used to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses regardless of whether the examinee passes or fails the examination or even if the examinee fails to appear for the designated examination session.  

Check the ARRL VEC’s current exam fee. 
 

FCC permits VECs and VEs to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs incurred in preparing, processing and administering examinations.  

Check the ARRL VEC’s current reimbursement policy.