How To Become A VE

To become a VE (Volunteer Examiner) you must 18 years old and hold a General Class license or higher.

The Las Vegas area VE team is accredited by the ARRL-VEC. The ARRL-VEC requires that all prospective VEs take an open book exam. After you've taken this exam, you can mail in the exam, along with your application form, to the ARRL-VEC. Within approximately 3 weeks you should receive your badge and accreditation papers. It is your responsibility to notify us that you have received your accreditation. It is unfortunate, but the ARRL-VEC does not inform us when you've become accredited. So without you telling us, we have no way of knowing.

After you've become an accredited VE, this VE team does not expect you to be at every test session. However, we do expect you to be an active participant. Approximately 2 weeks before the upcoming test session you'll receive a general e-mail announcement announcing the session and asking for volunteers. You are then asked to reply as to whether or not you can participate. This way we know who to call, or not call for that session.

Download the PDF version of ARRL-VEC VE manual. This manual includes application form and open book test