ARALB ANNOUNCEMENT

The Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach, Inc. ( ARALB ) offers
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized Amateur Radio testing the third Saturday each month. Come to the California State University Campus at Long Beach (CSULB) by 0900 hours. The University Police Station/Information Center is located at the South end of CSULB parking lot #11, off Palo Verde Ave. at Atherton St., one-half mile South of the I-405 freeway. Report to the police station conference room to sign-in for testing.

Testing for up to all 3 elements is offered at $4 during one sitting.
Another fee is charged for the re-testing of any failed elements,
if authorized by the session Volunteer Examiner-in-Charge.
Our reduced testing fee is offered through the Greater Los Angeles
Amateur Radio Group (GLAARG-VEC) as Volunteer Examiner
Coordinator at cost. The ARALB club offers monthly testing as a public service to Amateur Radio.

Pre-registration is recommended through Louise Chapman, N6ELK ,
at 562-429-1355 or n6elk@aol.com. Your GLAARG Form 605X will be ready to sign.

Walk-in applicants are accepted to the session capacity. Late arrival for
the testing session is discouraged and may result in your rejection. Starting time is 0900 hours.

On testing mornings talk-in by radio is offered from 0800 to 0900 hours on the 449.780 MHz K6CHE repeater (minus offset, 131.8 Hz tone). Call W6RO.

For questions on Amateur Radio testing or licensing contact ARALB VE-in-Charge Tom Gibbons, W9EYB, at 562-529-8644 or w9eyb@arrl.org.

What to bring to the testing session: One legible copy of your current FCC Amateur Radio License; the original and one legible copy of each Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination element (CSCE) you wish to present for credit. Bring a sharp pencil, a pen with black ink and any needed eyeglasses/lenses. Calculations are made on the reverse side of the answer sheet. Any calculator used must have the memory cleared.

Payments: At monthly testing sessions bring $4 cash or an imprinted personal check payable to GLAARG-VEC. For special club testing sessions bring $15 cash or an imprinted personal check payable to ARALB.

Special group testing sessions at other times and places may be arranged in advance though the ARALB VE-in-Charge. The session VEC then is typically ARRL-VEC with the testing fee at $15 for a single sitting.

Annual Field Day Testing: This ARALB/ARRL-VEC special testing session is scheduled at Field Day on the Saturday at 1330 hours. It is planned to be outdoors at the ARALB club Field Day site. Starting time is 1330 hours.
Talk-in by radio is offered on 145.520 MHz simplex during 1-hour prior to the start of testing, call W6RO. No pre-registration. On-time walk-in applicants are accepted to the session capacity. Late arrival for testing is discouraged and may result in your rejection.

Come at Noon for a tasty Field Day lunch prepared by ARALB’s own Chef Richard Boone, KF6HKA. Donations for Field Day meals are welcome. On-site toilet facilities will be available.