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COMMISSION RULES · Volunteer examiner program: definitions; qualifications; preparation and administration of exams; reimbursement; accreditation; question pools; documentation requirements

E1E02§ 97.523E1E →

Who is tasked by Part 97 with maintaining the pools of questions for all US amateur license examinations?

  1. AThe VEs
  2. BThe FCC
  3. CThe VECs
  4. DThe ARRL
Why Section 97.523 states that there shall be a single question pool for each written exam element, and that the pools must be maintained by all of the VECs (Volunteer Examiner Coordinators) working cooperatively. The FCC delegated that job to the VEC system; in practice the VECs' Question Pool Committee (under NCVEC) writes and revises the pools on a rotating schedule. VEs administer the exams, but they do not write the questions.
Watch out The FCC is tempting because it owns the rules, but it gave up question-writing to the coordinators; the ARRL is only one of several VECs, not the sole authority.
97.523: one pool per element, maintained by all the VECs together. VEs give the test, VECs own the questions.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
47 CFR 97.523 Question pools.

All VECs must cooperate in maintaining one question pool for each written examination element. Each question pool must contain at least 10 times the number of questions required for a single examination. Each question pool must be published and made available to the public prior to its use for making a question set. Each question on each VEC question pool must be prepared by a VE holding the required FCC-issued operator license. See § 97.507(a) of this part.

eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026 · read on ecfr.gov
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The rest of E1E

  1. E1E01 For which types of out-of-pocket expenses do the Part 97 rules state that VEs and VECs may be reimbursed?
  2. E1E02 Who is tasked by Part 97 with maintaining the pools of questions for all US amateur license examinations?
  3. E1E03 What is a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator?
  4. E1E04 What is required to be accredited as a Volunteer Examiner?
  5. E1E05 What must the VE team do with the application form if the examinee does not pass the exam?
  6. E1E06 Who is responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license examin…
  7. E1E07 What should a VE do if a candidate fails to comply with the examiner's instructions during an amateur operato…
  8. E1E08 To which of the following examinees may a VE not administer an examination?
  9. E1E09 What may be the penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?
  10. E1E10 What must the administering VEs do after the administration of a successful examination for an amateur operat…
  11. E1E11 What must the VE team do if an examinee scores a passing grade on all examination elements needed for an upgr…
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