Pamlico Amateur Radio Club


Education, Training & Testing

It is strongly encouraged that all hams take the ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800 courses. These courses are required to volunteer in the County Emergency Office in order for the county to continue to get federal funding. The courses will take about a day to complete. Please complete them and volunteer to work the EOC or a shelter in the next storm. County Management and the citizens of Beaufort County need your help.
ICS 100 Course
ICS 200 Course
ICS 700 Course
ICS 800 Course

Practice for the Technician, General, and Extra exams:
E Ham Exams

Note: The VEC testing policy of "Walk-ins Allowed" has changed to "Testing by Appointment Only". For more information contact Tom Kottke, WT4TK, (252) 402-8950 or e-mail tkottke@centurylink.net or Al Mullis, K4GOE, (252) 495-1349, or e-mail mullisal@centurylink.net .

VE Testing - Note testing location  - Beaufort County EOC
The Pamlico Amateur Radio Club provides VE (volunteer examiner) Testing for all classes of amateur radio licenses. The VE sessions are held the second Saturday of every other month on odd numbered months at the Beaufort County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 1420 Highland Dr., Washington, NC 27889. VE sessions begin at 10AM. Click here for map. Check the PARC Facebook page for the latest schedule: https://www.facebook.com/K4BCH/?ref=br_rs.
For more information contact Gerald Seighman, Sr., KN4CKL, (252) 943-9520 or e-mail gerald@seighman.net.
The Brightleaf Club offers VE testing every other month on even numbered months. Check Brightleaf's website for their next testing date.

What to Bring to an Exam Session:
     1.  One legal photo ID (identification): 
           a. State Driver’s License
           b. Government issued Passport 
           c. Military or Law Enforcement Officer Photo ID card
           d. Student School Photo ID card
           e. State Photo ID card 

      2.  If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification:
           a. Non-photo State ID card (some states still have them)
           b. Birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal)
           c. Social security card
           d. Employer's wage statement or Minor's work permit
           e. School ID card
           f. School or Public Library card
           g. Utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that 
               specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed
               to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on
               the Form 605.

      3.  Students/minors without a photo ID need to bring only one of the 
           above items if a legal guardian presents their photo ID; otherwise  
           two non-photo IDs are required. 
           Minor children (under the age of 18) may be accompanied in the  
           room by an adult during the test. 
  
      4.  FCC Registration Number (FRN):  VECs are required by the FCC 
           to submit your FRN with your license application form. 
           New license applicants should create an FCC user account and 
           register their Social Security Number (SSN) in the FCC Commission 
           Registration System (CORES) before attending exam sessions.  
           Registrants will be assigned an FRN which will be used in all license
           transactions with the FCC. For instructions on how to register your
           SSN and receive an FRN from the FCC, visit the FCC's Registration 
           page and the FCC's Registration instructions page.
           Per FCC rules, a valid email address is also mandatory on the 
           application form.
    
      5.  If applicable, bring either a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio
           license or a reference copy printed out from the FCC website, the 
           license information printed from ARRL website or QRZ website,
           or the original(s) and photocopy(s) of any Certificates of Successful 
           Completion of Examination (CSCE) you may hold from previous
           exam sessions. If your license has already been issued by FCC, 
           the CSCE showing license credit is not needed. The photocopy(s) 
           will not be returned. 
           Instructions on how to obtain an official FCC license copy are on 
           our Obtain License Copy  web page. 

       6.  Two number two pencils with erasers and a pen. 

      7.  A calculator with the memory erased and formulas cleared is allowed.  
           You may not bring any written notes or calculations into the exam session. 
           Slide rules and logarithmic tables are acceptable, as long as they're free 
           of notes and formulas. Cell phone must be silenced or turned off during  
           the exam session and the phones' calculator function may not be used.
           In addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry devices 
           and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT 
           be used.

      8.  Bring $15.00, cash to cover the ARRL testing fee.