(This VE Webpage is based on the one authored by Eric Behr, KC9DUX, SK, who passed away on March 27, 2014 in DeKalb, IL.  I've taken the liberty to update it and do some reorganization.   Thanks, Eric.   de W9JBL)

Amateur Radio Exams in DeKalb, Illinois

• FCC Requires FRN Number before taking Ham Exam - Effective on May 20, 2021

• NOTICE!    Testing sessions are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, from 9AM to Noon.  See the "TIME AND PLACE" page for details.

• Also, if you're going to take a ham license test, make sure that your study materials are from the most current question pools.  They change about every 4 years.

Effective dates for each license class:

• Technician - Effective July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2026

• General - July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2027

• Extra - Effective July 1, 2020 until June 30, 2024

More information about the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators and the Question Pool Committee (QPC) and question pools in general can be found at
http://www.ncvec.org/     

Hope to see you in 2023!

• Amateur (Ham) Radio Licensing and Volunteer Examiners (VE's)

• Time and Place

• Licensing Overview

• The "What to bring" checklist

• The exam

• Congratulations, you passed!

• So what do you do with an Amateur Radio license?

• Exam Resources

• FCC CORES

• FCC ULS

• Contact Us

Revised 12/23/2022


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