Obtain your amateur radio license!!!
RST sponsors a very active Volunteer Examiner Team (VE Team) via the Laurel VEC. The VE Team administers a license exam session on the second (2nd) Monday of each month at 7:00 PM. The Exam session location is listed below.
RST and Laurel VEC Cooperation
RST and the Laurel VEC have teamed together to bring to Tucson the first “FEE FREE” Amateur Radio Testing Service in Arizona (The FCC still charges $35). RST has been offering LARC VEC free exams and fast licensing services since 2012.
The RST VE Team offers exams for all classes of amateur radio license.
Please pre-register for the exam session that you wish to attend. Pre-registration is not mandatory. Walk-ins are welcome. However, applicants who pre-register will be tested first. Go to the RST-Laurel VEC Testing Application Form to pre-register.
Radio Society of Tucson VE exams are free. The new FCC application fees are now effective. Fees are required for all new licenses and renewals. You will not pay this fee to the VE Team; you will pay it directly to the FCC. If you are subject to an application fee, you will receive a handout telling you how to pay the fee.
If it’s time for you to earn your new license or upgrade your current license, why not take a couple of hours this weekend to review your study guide? Then, as shown below, come see the RST Volunteer Examiners for free VE testing.
If you have any questions, contact Diane Zimmerman, AA3OF, or the VE team as shown below. Additional useful answers to questions can be found in the FCC knowledge base.
All Applicants For An Amateur Radio License Must Have An FRN
All applicants for an amateur radio license must give the VE Team their FCC-issued Federal Registration Number (FRN). Please bring your FCC-issued FRN with you when you come to take your test.
For instructions on how to get an FRN if you don’t already have one, click here: FRN Instructions
For instructions on how to submit payment, when required, to the FCC, click here: How to Pay Application Fees
Examination Calendar 2024-2025
Dates:
- December 9, 2024
- January 13, 2025
- February 10, 2025
- March 10, 2025
- April 14, 2025
- May 12, 2025
- June 9, 2025
- July 14, 2025
- August 11, 2025
- September 8, 2025
- October 14, 2025
- November 10, 2025
- December 8, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Immanuel Presbyterian Church
9252 E. 22nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85710
Laurel VE Licensing Team
Laurel VE Team Leader
Diane Zimmerman AA3OF
520-664-5070
dzimmerman@behindtheblack.com
Deputy Team Leader
Dick Jones W0PZD
Members VE
Bruce Betterly WA1BZQ
Frank Billock KJ7NCD
Ken Boyd N7NBV
D Evans AG7RE
Robert Lanier W7RFL
Keith Kumm, AI7SI
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