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Triangle East Amateur Radio
Association
2012 VE Session Schedule and Information!
Schedule
The Triangle East
Amateur Radio Association (TEARA) is pleased to announce its 2012
schedule for amateur radio examinations. Exams are given the
third Saturday of every month except July and December at 9:30 a.m. at
the Red Cross office in Smithfield, North Carolina. The Red
Cross
is located at 805 South Third Street in downtown Smithfield.
Additional directions are given below.
For 2012, the dates are:
January 21
February 18
March 17
April 21
May 19
June 16
*** No
session in July
August 18
September 15
October 20
November 17
*** No
session in December
Additional
Information
Directions to the Test Site
To
reach the Red Cross traveling from the west or east, take U.S. 70
Business into downtown Smithfield. (U.S. 70 Business is
Market
Street.) Look for the intersection with U.S. 301.
If coming
from the west, turn right, or if from the east, turn left onto U.S. 301
South. Go to the next stoplight (about 1/2 mile) and turn
right. (Note that this intersection shows "Brogden Road" to
the
left, but you want to turn right.) Go one block to Third
Street
and turn right. The Red Cross will be on your right.
If
you are coming from the north or south on I 95, take Exit 95 onto U.S.
70 Business West into downtown Smithfield to the intersection with U.S.
301. Turn left onto U.S. 301 South and follow the directions
in the paragraph above. If you
are
coming from the north on U.S. 301, follow the same directions given
above. If you are coming from the south on U.S. 301, look for
the
Brogden Road intersection, which will indicate Brogden Road as a right
turn, but turn left at this intersection, and follow the directions
above.
Test
Information
If
you currently have a valid amateur license, you will need to bring your
license and a photocopy. You will also need a photo I.D, such
as
a driver license, school, work, or military I.D., or D.M.V. issued I.D.
card. If you are under 18, the team will also accept your
photograph with your name in your school yearbook as a picture I.D.
Test
fees for this year are $15.00.
Pre-registration is
not required.
The
VE team will make every effort to accommodate persons with special
needs, such as visually impaired testing. You are encouraged
to
contact either of the two VE team liaisons well in advance of the
session to advise us of any special needs you may
have.
Finally, if
you successfully upgrade
and would like to donate your study guide, tapes or software to TEARA,
we will gladly accept the donation to use in an upcoming radio class or
to pass on to a prospective ham.
Contact Information
VE
Team Liaisons:
Norman Young,
KA4PUV
Tom Lewis,
W4SIS
(919)
716-6813
(W)
(919)
772-7166 (H)
(919)
269-6859
(H)
Normany27597 [at] bellsouth.net
Additional
information may be
obtained by contacting either of the above individuals, or by visiting
http://teara-ve.ka4puv.com/.
Other
Area Testing Opportunities
For other testing opportunites
nationwide, see our Resources
page.
 
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