PARA conducts quarterly VE test sessions for FCC Technician, General, or Extra Class Amateur Radio licenses. Dave AA3EJ is the Contact Volunteer Examiner (CVE) and we work through the W5YI - VEC.
If you would like to become a licensed amateur radio operator, please contact Dave AA3EJ via e-mail at Click Here. Alternatively you could leave a telephone message at 814-342-0696. Be sure to leave a name, number and message and Dave will get back to you. If you need assistance studying for the exam, local ham radio operators are available as mentors. Let Dave know you want assistance and he will work with you to find an appropriate mentor.
All exams are conducted at the Holt Memorial Library, 9 West Pine Street in Philipsburg. Use the lower entrance for the meeting room (the one furthest away from Front Street). Exams start promptly at 7 PM. Parking is available on the street in front of the library, or in the municipal parking lot opposite the library. Reservations are recommended to assure enough printed tests are on hand for the session.
If you have a scanner, you can tune in the local amateur radio communications on the PARA (Philipsburg) repeater. The output frequency is 146.430 KHz and you'll usually hear some of the local "hams" talking most evenings.
Click here for a list of amateur radio operators that got their start with PARA.
Click here to reserve a seat at a future PARA testing session.
Click here for information on purchasing study materials from the W5YI Group.
2008 Philipsburg Exam Schedule
April 16, 2008
June 18, 2008
September 17, 2008
November 12, 2008
Test sessions are also conducted by the Quad Counties Amateur Radio Club (QCARC) in nearby Clearfield. The QCARC CVE is Justin N3OG. Exams are conducted at the Clearfield County 911 Center. Please contact Justin for further details. The Clearfield testing schedule is as follows:
