Volunteer examiner program: definitions; qualifications; preparation and administration of exams; reimbursement; accreditation; question pools; documentation requirements
E1E01
§ 97.527
For which types of out-of-pocket expenses do the Part 97 rules state that VEs and VECs may be reimbursed?
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A
Preparing, processing, administering, and coordinating an examination for an amateur radio operator license
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B
Teaching an amateur operator license examination preparation course
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C
No expenses are authorized for reimbursement
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D
Providing amateur operator license examination preparation training materials
E1E02
§ 97.523
Who is tasked by Part 97 with maintaining the pools of questions for all US amateur license examinations?
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A
The VEs
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B
The FCC
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C
The VECs
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D
The ARRL
E1E03
§ 97.521
What is a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator?
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A
A person who has volunteered to administer amateur operator license examinations
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B
An organization paid by the volunteer examiner team to publicize and schedule examinations
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C
An organization that has entered into an agreement with the FCC to coordinate, prepare, and administer amateur operator license examinations
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D
The person who has entered into an agreement with the FCC to be the VE session manager
E1E04
§ 97.509, 97.525
What is required to be accredited as a Volunteer Examiner?
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A
Each General, Advanced and Amateur Extra class operator is automatically accredited as a VE when the license is granted
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B
The amateur operator applying must pass a VE examination administered by the FCC Enforcement Bureau
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C
The prospective VE must obtain accreditation from the FCC
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D
A VEC must confirm that the VE applicant meets FCC requirements to serve as an examiner
E1E05
§ 97.509(j)
What must the VE team do with the application form if the examinee does not pass the exam?
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A
Maintain the application form with the VEC's records
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B
Return the application document to the examinee
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C
Send the application form to the FCC and inform the FCC of the grade
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D
Destroy the application form
E1E06
§ 97.509
Who is responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license examination session?
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A
The VEC coordinating the session
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B
The designated monitoring VE
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C
Each administering VE
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D
Only the VE session manager
E1E07
§ 97.509, 97.511
What should a VE do if a candidate fails to comply with the examiner's instructions during an amateur operator license examination?
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A
Warn the candidate that continued failure to comply will result in termination of the examination
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B
Immediately terminate the candidate's examination
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C
Allow the candidate to complete the examination, but invalidate the results
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D
Immediately terminate everyone's examination and close the session
E1E08
§ 97.509
To which of the following examinees may a VE not administer an examination?
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A
Employees of the VE
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B
Friends of the VE
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C
Relatives of the VE as listed in the FCC rules
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D
All these choices are correct
E1E09
§ 97.509
What may be the penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?
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A
Revocation of the VE's amateur station license grant and the suspension of the VE's amateur operator license grant
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B
A fine of up to $1,000 per occurrence
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C
A sentence of up to one year in prison
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D
All these choices are correct
E1E10
§ 97.509(m)
What must the administering VEs do after the administration of a successful examination for an amateur operator license?
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A
They must collect and send the documents directly to the FCC
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B
They must collect and submit the documents to the coordinating VEC for grading
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C
They must submit the application document to the coordinating VEC according to the coordinating VEC instructions
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D
They must return the documents to the applicant for submission to the FCC according to the FCC instructions
E1E11
§ 97.509(i)
What must the VE team do if an examinee scores a passing grade on all examination elements needed for an upgrade or new license?
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A
Photocopy all examination documents and forward them to the FCC for processing
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B
Three VEs must certify that the examinee is qualified for the license grant and that they have complied with the administering VE requirements
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C
Issue the examinee the new or upgrade license
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D
All these choices are correct