Amateur Radio

Fourth Saturday May Wendell Results

Amateur Radio, Wendell

Thanks to Wendell United Methodist Church for hosting the FCVET and to the Laurel VEC for allowing the FCVET consisting of K3UI, W2CK, AI8U, AB4SL, and K4EUP for volunteering as a VE for this months no charge amateur radio exam.

 The following applications were granted by the FCC

  1. KQ4IOF Harold Murphy of Durham upgraded to General
  2. N4WPZ Charles Cheek of Apex upgraded to General
  3. KQ4IWB Michael Merzke of Chapel Hill new General
  4. KQ4IWP Sonya Withers of Clayton new General
  5. KQ4IVW Ed Withers of Clayton new General 
  6. KQ4IVV  Matthew Mercer of Wilson new Tech
  7. KQ4IWQ Elbert Boyd III of Raleigh new Tech

As you hear them on the radio be sure to recognize them.  The upgrades and new licensees has something to be proud of.

 

 

 

 

FCVET Wendell February Results

Amateur Radio, Testing

 

 

Thanks to the Laurel VEC for allowing the FCVET consisting of KF4RLJ, AB4SL, K4EUP,  K3UI and N4BJH for volunteering to administer no charge amateur radio exams.  Thanks to the Wendell United Methodist Church for hosting our monthly exam sessions.  We had three applicants. 

The following actions were granted by the FCC

KQ4GMF Jonathan L Allen of Clayton new General

KQ4GMG William L Burgon of Raleigh new Technician

KQ4GMF

KQ4FVM F Norbert Hector of Raleigh upgrade to General

 

 

 

KQ4FVM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FCVET Banks Road Third Thursday for February

Amateur Radio, BRTC, Testing

Thanks to the Laurel VEC for allowing the FCVET consisting of W2CK, N4MQU, K4WCA, K3UI, K4EUP for volunteering to administer no charge amateur radio exams.  We had four applicants. 

The successful applicants were:

  • Randall Ricker (KQ4GGU) 
  • Ashley Young (KQ4GGS)
  • Emmaus Smith (KQ4GGZ)

W2CK, N4MQU, K4WCA, K3UI, K4EUP

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

KQ4GGS New Technician

 

 

 

KQ4GGZ New General

KG4QQL New Technician

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area Laurel VEC Teams Were Busy Saturday

Amateur Radio, Testing

Area Laurel VEC teams were busy Saturday. This was not planned that way on purpose but W4CEC had scheduled the end of his class for that day so he had his exam.  His team had 4 new Technicians  and 1 new General and 1 upgrade to General.
Photo shows W4CEC from last year

Award winning W4CEC teaching class

FCVET at the Wendell United Methodist Church with leader K3UI in charge had 1 new technician, 3 upgrades to general and 1 upgrade to Extra.

Photo from an earlier session.

Photo shows K3UI from an earlier session

RCVET Richmond County VE team  with N4MQU in charge we had 1 applicant that needs more study but it was a great experience for the new Laurel team to  get use to the Laurel procedure.  The previous W4VEC team has over 10 years of experience and has the support of the Richmond County Emergency Management providing their great facility to give the exams.

Photo RCVET from Saturday

Richmond County VE Team




Thanks to Laurel VEC and all the applicants and volunteers for making this happen.

Area Laurel VEC upcoming no charge amateur radio exams are as follows This information is current at the time published.

6400 Johnson Pond Road, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 First Saturday 10::00 AM

2813 Banks Road, Raleigh, NC 27603 Third Thursday 10:00 AM*

129 North Main Street, Wendell, NC 27591 Fourth Saturday  1:00 PM (Jan-Oct)

*registration required due to space limitations all other locations registration requested  https://fivecountyhre.org/study-tips-and-registration/

The RARS VE Team conducts exams on the fourth Tuesday of even numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, and December) prior to the RARS Gathering at the Ridge Road Baptist Church, 2011 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.

For W4CEC Exams see https://w4cec.com/registration/

The Richmond County Amateur Radio Club is offering no charge amateur radio exams check their website for exam information. https://k4rnc.org/?page_id=17

For scheduled no charge Laurel VEC exams near you see Laurel VEC

Mark Gibson

 

 

 

Amateur Radio Worksop Recap

Amateur Radio, Testing, Workshop

 


Thanks to the Triangle Torah Fellowship. for hosting the Amateur Radio Workshop and exam on Saturday 12/10/2022.  Also thanks to the FCVET consisting of KQ4DRZ, KE4VNC, W2CK, NY4NC, and Thanks to K3UI for  being the session manager since I had a prior engagement. Congratulations to the 5 new technicians and 3 upgrades to general.  Thanks to the volunteers helping answer questions.  I haven’t heard anything about the food but the past events the food had been outstanding.  Here are photos from the event.



FCVET November Activity

Amateur Radio, Testing

Five County HRE November Report

Tycho Lycos NC State Rocketry Club Exam Session

 

 

It has been said blank (fill in the blank) is not rocket science. But for one group of our applicants in November they plan to use their amateur radio in rocket science. Congratulations to all one student left early so he didn’t mark the group shot.



Congratulations to the newly licensed amateur radio operators of the Tycho Lycos NC State Rocketry Club. As you hear them on the radio be sure to welcome them to the hobby.

KQ4EJO Nathan Potvin

KQ4EJP Frances McBride

KQ4EJQ Benjamin Lewis

KQ4EJR Muhammad Aman B Anas

KQ4EJL Michael Pudlo

Thanks to the FCVET of KQ4DRZ,KO4LRJ,W2CK,K3UI, N4MQU, K4EUP, KX4ZQ, WA4GIR, N8DHZ for volunteering to support the exam on a short notice.Thanks toLaurel VEC for allowing us to administer no charge amateur radio exams.   

Banks Road Third Thursday Results November

Congratulations to the new amateurs and thanks to the FCVET of K4WCA, W2CK and K3UI for another 100% got what the came for testing session at Banks Road. Thanks to Laurel VEC for offering no charge amateur radio exams and thanks to Supreme T-shirts and Apparel for hosting.
The new amateurs are
Jacob Brown Stephens KQ4EPO of Cary
Gerald Sullivan KQ4ENQ of Cary
Lee Irvin KQ4ESK of Cary
Joseph Zambon KQ4EOG of Raleigh

Be sure to welcome them as you hear them on the radio.

JARSFEST 2022 Laurel VEC Activity

Five  team leaders from Laurel VEC came to support the examination at JARSFEST in November.  The teams included RARS VE, W4CEC, CenCar, Piedmont Triad and FCVET. Looks like we have six new amateurs as a result of this effort and 6 upgrades. Thanks for the support and volunteering.  This was our second year in supporting JARSFEST by providing no charge amateur radio exams.

To see if you have any no charge amateur radio exams near you see Laurel VEC website.

FCVET November Stats

Totals for November:
Applicants: 18
Technician (passed): 11
General (passed): 2
Extra (passed): 4
Failed all exams : 1
Total Applicants: 18
Total elements taken (all three sessions): 29

Laurel VEC activity in November for North Carolina 

According to the FCC 29 applications were granted in North Carolina processed thru Laurel VEC.

 

 

Special Event Station for Wendell Museum

Amateur Radio, Special Event


Wendell, NC The Five County Ham Radio Enthusiasts will be operating an  amateur radio during opening weekend of June 17 -19 at the Wendell Museum.  The radio club received a special event call sign W4L for the amateur radio station.  Amateur radio operators all over the world will be able to talk to the station. Mark Gibson said.  Mark is a resident of Wendell and the founder of the radio club.  On Saturday June 18 the station will participate in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)  Kids Day. Kids will be allowed to speak to other kids participating in the event on the amateur radio station.

The first documented amateur radio operator in Wendell, NC was in 1930.  W4AVT G.H. Wright, Jr.  He happened to be the post master of Wendell.

Amateur radio is a fun family activity.  Ready gov suggest that you have alternate forms of communication available.  During an emergency is not the time to learn how to use your communication.

No charge Amateur radio exams are offered throughout the year and are published at https://fivecountyhre.org/  and https://www.laurelvec.com/

The Federal Communication Commission charges a  $35.00 fee for new amateur radio license. The fee is paid directly to the FCC and is not collected by the volunteers administering the exam.

The kitchen is just inside the back door so we should have plenty of traffic. Photo Credit :KE4VNC

Photo Credit:KE4VNC

Photo Credit:KE4VNC

QSL Card designed by Tyler Church

Behind the Scenes at an Amateur Radio Exam Session

Amateur Radio

 

Mark Gibson (N4MQU) will give a on air presentation on what goes behind the scenes at an amateur radio exam session.  Mark Gibson has been the team leader of the Five County VE team since 2018  and the FCVET has conducted over 50 exams in North Carolina and Virginia and his team has processed had over 200 amateur radio applications.

Mark will give an overview of behind the scenes activities of the process a VE team goes thru to make sure you have a successful and pleasant process at your amateur radio exam.

Presentation will be on Tuesday May 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM on the K4ITL 146.880 repeater and on K4ITL/PCRN Facebook Group. 

VE team member gets stuck

 

Exam Results for Third Thursday 2022

Amateur Radio, BRTC, Testing

Thanks to the FCVET team of KK4QEF, KK4QDZ, K4WCA, K3UI, and W2CK We had a successful third Thursday exam session. Thanks to the Laurel VEC for allowing us to offer no charge amateur radio exams.

Congratulations to K4ZXX on upgrading to General 

We have the following new individuals to welcome to the amateur radio fraternity.

  1. David Brown KO4YRT of Durham
  2. Frank Rinaldo KO4YRU of Raleigh
  3. Paul Jameson KO4YRV of Greenville
  4. Haoze Du KO4YRW of Raleigh 
  5. Elena Jakubikova KO4YRX of Raleigh 
  6. Daniel Brown KO4YRY of Durham
  7. Allan Meadows KO4YRZ of Holly Springs

Be sure to answer their call as they get on the radio.