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From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT February 2, 2010
To all radio amateurs 

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ARLX004 NCVEC Releases Second Technician Question Pool

In January, the Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) released the 2010 Technician (Element 2) Question Pool. Upon further review of the pool, members of the QPC found and corrected more than 50 minor typographical errors and clarified the questions and answers, making them easier to understand.

These adopted changes are now incorporated in a revised question pool. The errata list, as well as the revised Technician question pool, is available on the NCVEC Web site at, http://www.ncvec.org/.

The previously released pool dated January 4, 2010 is invalid for use. The newly revised Technician question pool will become effective for all examinations administered on or after July 1, 2010; it will remain valid until June 30, 2014.

The current Technician question pool that became effective July 1, 2006 will expire June 30, 2010. The new Technician pool contains approximately 400 questions, from which 35 are selected for an Element 2 examination; it will contain graphics and diagrams, something new for this element.

The current General class question pool was effective July 1, 2007 and is valid through June 30, 2011. The current Amateur Extra class pool was effective July 1, 2008 and is valid until June 30, 2012.
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Soon it will be storm season. The best way to participate with the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) SKYWARN program is to become a certified SKYWARN spotter with a Amateur Radio License. SKYWARN Training by Chance Hayes of the Wichita NWS will take place on MARCH 9th at 7PM at North West High School Auditorium, 1220 N. Tyler. W0VFW will have Amateur Radio Training sessions every Thursday 7-9PM from April 22 to May 27th, to accommodate those interested with testing scheduled to take place MAY 29th. Please contact anyone in the W0VFW group for more info.

Saturday January 30, 2010
VFW Post 3115 
Wichita, KS

After the second day of an Amateur Radio Cram Study Session, sponsored by the W0VFW Amateur Radio Club at post 3115, 21 Individuals tested for various Amateur Radio Licenses. W0VFW hosts a certified volunteer examination team that can officially administer all tests for a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE issued by the Federal Government.

These licenses can only be granted after taking up to 3 tests, each increasingly difficult. This licenses allows individuals to operate radio and television communications equipment for the purpose of communicating with other individuals, experimentation and in times of emergency disasters for public assistance. It is closely affiliated with the Military as they are capable of communications around the world. These services are always rendered voluntarily.

The 20 individuals tested include:

1. Brandon Trube Call sign KD0HTI President of W0VFW 
2. Charles Winslow Call sign pending
3. John Jones Call sign pending
4. Zachary Lawrence Call sign pending
5. Marc Hammann Call sign K0VFW Past President of W0VFW
6. Dennis Hess Call sign KA0ZIS
7. James Goff Call sign KD0JIO
8. Brady Sullivan Call sign KD0IJQ
9. Kevin Johannes Call sign pending passed 2 exams
10. James Bise Call sign KD0GJY
11. Aldin Bise Call sign KD0IJJ
12. Timothy Bise Call sign KD0IJK
13. Robert Whitfield Jr. Call sign KD0IWE
14. Jacob Jordan Call sign pending
15. Peter Beutler Call sign pending
16. Douglas Sipes Call sign pending passed all 3 exams
17. Douglas Brown Call sign pending
18. Brandon Ruth Call sign KD0GKC
19. John Scofield Jr. Call sign KD0JOZ
20. Willard Thompson Jr. Call sign KC0TXD

The W0VFW federally certified volunteer examiners were:

• Jeff Wagner Call sign W0JMW
• Mike Bennett Call sign K9MMM
• Kevin Koop Call sign K0OP
• Larry Macionski Call Sign W8LM

Let's congratulate all the above participants. Especially those new Amateur Radio operators who now have to wait a few days for their official call signs to be issued.

The second edition of the VetNet went very well.  We had several new participants, including KØVFW (Mark Hammond), and NØWVD (Larry Skinner).  This thing is really picking up steam!  Way to go guys!  We also had two signups for the Ham Test on Jan 30 within minutes of the broadcast!

We just concluded our FIRST W0VFW Veterans NET!  All went well.  In attendance were the following operators: