WELCOME TO THE

B-VARC VE Examination Team

Each month, usually on the Second Tuesday, B-VARC 'Second Tuesday' Amatur Radio License Examination Session are held for license examination and/or upgrade purposes.

The current test fee is $15.00 -- we will take cash or check - check(s) made payable to ARRL-VEC. Pre-registration is encouraged, walk-in's will be accomodated.

Call John Moore, KK5NU at (713) 481-4107 or eMail: jwm at hal-pc.org

Our present exam session site is:

Houston Community College,
Scarcella Technology Center
10141 Cash Road
Stafford, TX 77477

Check in about 6:30 PM - exams start promptly at 7 PM. Parking is readily available in the rear lot -- Inquire at the 'front desk' for our room assignment. Cash Road intersects Murphy Road (FM 1092) at about the 13,500 block, between Greenbriar- Mula Road and the UPRR - US 90A crossings. Turn East on Cash Road; the community college building is on the *right* or south side of the street.

Each month, the VE Examination team conducts a test session.
The following is a listing by monthly test sessions.

January 13, 2009

Five examination elements were administered during the
evening to five applicants. Four new Technician licenses were
attained; with the total number of elements passed being 4. The
overall "pass rate" for the evening was 80%.

Congratulations to the following who attained a license and/or 
passed an exam:

       Michael R. Brown         -  {KE5YUI} - Technician
       Jerry L. Hyatt           -  {KE5YUJ} - Technician
       Arthur M. Walton         -  {KE5YUK} - Technician
       Pete P. Zaharatos        -  {KE5YUL} - Technician                          

       
February 10, 2009 

Four examination elements were administered during the
evening to three applicants. Two new General class license were
attained, with the total number of elements passed being 3. The
overall "pass rate" for the evening was 75%.

Congratulations to the following who attained a license and/or 
passed an exam:

       T. Patrick Sloan, Sr.    -  KE5JRY   - General
       Robert S. Trahan, Jr.    - {KE5ZFJ}  - General
 

March 7, 2009 

Thirty four examination elements were administered during
the day to thirty three applicants. Fifteen new Technician licensed
were attained, Nine upgrades to General class license were attained,
and one 'grandfathered' upgrade to General, in addition to three
upgrades to Amateur Extra; with the total number of elements passed
being 27. The overall "pass rate" for the evening was 79.4%.

Congratulations to the following who attained a license and/or 
passed an exam:

       Peyton Barnes, Jr.       -  KE5ZDZ   - General
       Michael S. Brannan       -  KA5OXA   - General 
       Amber A. Brower          - {KE5ZVD}  - Technician
       Michael K. Brown         -  KE5YUI   - General
       Richard S. Doty, Jr.     - {KE5ZWA}  - Technician
       Phillip R. Fischer, III  - {KE5ZVE}  - Technician
       Phillip E. Gaines        -  KE5WQV   - General
       Neil L. Gardner, IV      -  KE5WIQ   - Amateur Extra
       Gregory A. Gatterson     -   N5KAB   - General
       Billy W. Hagebusch       - {KE5ZVF}  - Technician
       Glenn A. Hasdorff        -   K5HAS   - Amateur Extra
       Bobby L. Lawrence        -  KB5ASW   - General
       Douglas G. Malloy        - {KE5ZVG}  - Technician 
       Billy D. Mills, Jr.      - {KE5ZVH}  - Technician
       William D. Quimby        -  KE5WHI   - General
       Robert Rasa              -   W5CPV   - General
       Albert E. Rodriguez      -  KC5VZP   - General
       Timothy P. Sloan         - {KE5ZVI}  - Technician
       Trey C. Soper            - {KE5ZVJ}  - Technician
       Ralph F. Soucie, Jr.     - {KE5ZVK}  - Technician  
       Adam R. Thayne           - {KE5ZVL}  - Technician
       Jennifer S. Thompson     - {KE5ZVM}  - Technician
       John P. Thompson, II     - {KE5ZVN}  - Technician
       Jeffery A. Walter        -  KE5FGA   - General 
       Wilson G. Weisert, Jr.   - {KE5ZVO}  - Technician 
       Wendy L. Wiesinger       - {KE5ZVP}  - Technician 
       Allen R. Williams        -  WA5SPP   - Amateur Extra
       Kimberly K. Yawn         - {KE5ZVQ}  - Technician


April 14, 2009 

Eleven examination elements were administered during the
evening to eleven applicants. Five new Technician licenses were
attained, along with five upgrades to General class, with the total
number of elements passed being 10. The overall "pass rate" for the
evening was 90.91%.

Congratulations to the following who attained a license and/or 
passed an exam:


       Sabrina W. Adekoya       - {KF5APP}  - Technician
       Carl W. Collins, Jr.     -   K5CWC   - General
       Stephen E. Cook          -  KE5WCP   - General
       Brent M. Johnson         - {KF5APQ}  - Technician 
       Lance M. Johnson         - {KF5APR}  - Technician
       John D. Longnecker, Jr.  -   N5ZBT   - General
       Shaun D. Ortolano        - {KF5APS}  - Technician 
       Malcolm A. Peirson       - {KF5APT}  - Technician 
       Michael W. Smith, II     -   N5TGL   - General
       Alan W. Vencil           -  KD5WLP   - General


May 12, 2009 

Twelve examination elements were administered during the
evening to eleven applicants. Four new Technician licenses were
attained, along with two upgrades to Amateur Extra class, with the
total number of elements passed being 6. The overall "pass rate" for
the evening was 50%.

Congratulations to the following who attained a license and/or 
passed an exam:


       Eric C. Baur             -           - Technician
       Scott A. Fenwick         -           - Technician
       Bryce A. Moss            -           - Technician
       James M. Rollyson        -           - Technician
       Alan W. Vencil           -  KD5WLP   - Amateur Extra
       Robert S. Trahan         -  KE5ZFJ   - Amateur Extra 
            
All of us at B-VARC again thank everyone at HCC Scarcella Technology
Center for making these excellent classroom facilities available to 
us for our exams each month.