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| ====== Online Testing Options ====== | ====== Online Testing Options ====== |
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| Are you looking for online testing? Read this! | Are you looking for online testing? This page will be updated on a regular basis as new information is learned. You can share this page by using the link https://bit.ly/onlinehamtest. It will be pinned on the [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearningHamRadio/|Learning and Passing the Ham Radio Exams]] group on Facebook as well. |
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| ====== Disclaimer ====== | ===== Disclaimer ===== |
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| First a disclaimer, I am trying my best to bring the most factual and up-to-date information that I can find. If anything is found to be untrue or if there is information missing, please [[email>[email protected]?subject=Online Testing|contact me]] and I will get it updated or removed as soon as possible. | First a disclaimer, I am trying my best to bring the most factual and up-to-date information that I can find. If anything is found to be untrue or if there is information missing, please [[mailto>[email protected]?subject=Online Testing|please contact me]] and I will get it updated or removed as soon as possible. |
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| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== |
| ===== What's happening today? ===== | ===== What's happening today? ===== |
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| As I write this on April 19th, 2020, [[https://blog.hamstudy.org/2020/04/fully-remote-amateur-radio-license-exam-administration/|online testing is happening]]. There are many videos explaining how it works and how they prevent cheating. If you are a naysayer, please watch these videos before replying to this post. They cover a lot of your concerns and they are doing their best to keep the test to the standard it always has had. This is not going to replace in-person testing. But we can't easily do in-person testing right now, so we utilize the tools we have available and make it work. This is much like what we do in ham radio, figure out how to make something work, even if it isn't ideal. | As I write this on April 19th, 2020, [[https://blog.hamstudy.org/2020/04/fully-remote-amateur-radio-license-exam-administration/|online testing is happening]]. There are many [[https://youtu.be/MmCGXh6frMc|videos]] explaining [[https://youtu.be/m_6TW2iOfEQ|how it works]] and how they prevent cheating. If you are a naysayer, please watch these videos before replying to this post. They cover a lot of your concerns and they are doing their best to keep the test to the standard it always has had. This is not going to replace in-person testing. But we can't easily do in-person testing right now, so we utilize the tools we have available and make it work. This is much like what we do in ham radio, figure out how to make something work, even if it isn't ideal. |
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| ===== Online Testing Options ===== | ===== Online Testing Options ===== |
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| This list is by no means comprehensive, but this lists the best places to look for online testing. If I have anything incorrect and you are a VEC or a VE team, please reach out to the contact listed in the "To the VE Teams" section below. DISCLAIMER: The information found in this section is subject to change at any time. I encourage you to email the VE team about questions relating to specific tests or [[email>[email protected]?subject=Online Testing|contact me]] with any issues with the information on this page. | This list is by no means comprehensive, but this lists the best places to look for online testing. If I have anything incorrect and you are a VEC or a VE team, please reach out to the contact listed in the "To the VE Teams" section below. DISCLAIMER: The information found in this section is subject to change at any time. I encourage you to email the VE team about questions relating to specific tests or [[mailto>[email protected]?subject=Online Testing|contact me]] with any issues with the information on this page. Test sessions fill quickly, check often. |
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| **VERY IMPORTANT** read everything the VE team gives you on requirements and procedures. If you get it wrong, they may not test you. | **VERY IMPORTANT** read everything the VE team gives you on requirements and procedures. If you get it wrong, they may not test you. |
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| * [[https://kl7aa.org/vec/remote-testing/|Anchorage Amateur Radio Club]] - They use a proctor to take the test. Learn more [[here]] and [[here]]. | * [[https://forms.gle/zrQzArg9nQ5hKhMB8?fbclid=IwAR0JXCOHcp43yb41masAQxLvzY2uABg7PfZxEq0bU-lB_1CBVpERQWKCQW4|Universal Wait List]] |
| * [[https://hamstudy.org/sessions/|HamStudy Sessions]] - Lists dates that VE teams that are using Ham Exam for remote testing along with other testing happening. Please look at each one carefully and reach out to the VE team if you have any questions. | * [[https://kl7aa.org/vec/remote-testing/|Anchorage Amateur Radio Club]] - They use a remote proctor to take the test. Learn more [[https://youtu.be/x9OKiVNlOLs|here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n30XczccMuQ|here]]. |
| | * [[https://hamstudy.org/sessions/|HamStudy Sessions]] - Lists dates that VE teams that are using Ham Exam for fully remote testing along with other testing happening. Please look at each one carefully and reach out to the VE team if you have any questions. |
| | * [[http://www.w5yi-vec.org/|W5YI]] is doing fully remote testing. - I have been unable to find a page pointing to information. Please reach out to them for information. |
| | * [[http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session|ARRL/VEC]] has a couple of VE teams doing fully remote testing. - I am unsure how to find these teams at this time. |
| | * [[https://k4cxs-scarc.wixsite.com/k4cxs|K4CXS]] is one club doing remote testing. |
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| ==== Rumors or Unknown Status ==== | ==== Rumors or Unknown Status ==== |
| This section is for VECs that are rumored to be doing remote tests of some sort. You may reach out to them about taking a test but these are rumors and it does NOT mean they are accepting tests from anyone at this time. | This section is for VECs that are rumored to be doing remote tests of some sort. You may reach out to them about taking a test but these are rumors and it does NOT mean they are accepting tests from anyone at this time. |
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| * [[http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session|ARRL/VEC]] - There are stories floating around that the ARRL has VE teams that are trying out fully remote testing. Unsure of the exact status. | |
| * [[https://www.w5yi.org/exam_locations_ama.php|W5YI]] is working on online-only testing, but I'm not sure if they have fully rolled it out yet. Or if they have, where to find a list of sessions. | |
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| ===== To the VECs and the VE Teams ===== | ===== To the VECs and the VE Teams ===== |