Hello all you guys and gals who are ready to attend our first VE Amateur Radio testing session for 2003.  What follows is from the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club's website (www.sbarc.org).  Please phone me during this week to pre-register for the session.  Thank you and Good Luck!
 
Darryl Widman, KF6DI, VE Contact Person
 

SBARC VE Sessions

The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club sponsors seven VE sessions a year. At these sessions, license exams for all classes of Amateur Radio licenses are given. This includes code exams. The sessions are held on the second Saturday of every odd month at 8:30 A.M. and in conjunction with the club's annual Hamfest in August.

Test Dates:
  • January 11, 2003
  • March 8, 2003
  • May 10, 2003
  • July 12, 2003
  • August (Hamfest)
  • September 13, 2003
  • November 8, 2003
Register: Candidates should pre-register at least three days in advance of the session with the VE Contact. (Pre-registered candidates will have first preference. VE Contact listed under 'More Info' below.)
Bring: If a candidate has a license or a still-valid Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE), the original and a copy of each must be brought to the session. The examiners on the VE team also need to see two forms of identification, at least one with your photo ID such as a driver's license. A fee of $12.00 is charged to cover out-of-pocket expenses of the SBARC VE team and the VE Coordinator at ARRL headquarters in Newington, CT.
Address: Santa Barbara County Health Care Services
Administration Building
300 North San Antonio Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
 
Directions: Northbound 101: Take the El Sueno Road exit, which is about 0.8 mi. beyond the Hwy 154/Lake Cachuma exit, turn immediately left onto Calle Real (heading back north alongside 101), proceed about 0.7 mi. and turn right onto N. San Antonio Road.

Southbound 101: Take the Turnpike Road exit, turn left over the overpass, turn right onto Calle Real (heading back south alongside 101), and turn left at the second street, which is N. San Antonio Road.

Other: Turn right into the parking lot and you will see the main building straight ahead of you. Follow the VE direction signs. The room is entered from the center of the main building and is wheel-chair accessible.

More Info: For more information, you can...
  • send email to veteam@sbarc.org
  • leave a voice mail message on the club phone at (805) 569-5700
  • ask the VE Contact, Darryl Widman (KF6DI), at kf6di@sbarc.org or (805) 969-2326

(Sorry, only local phone calls can be returned since the phone bill is not reimbursed.)