Saturday, May 16, 2020

RAGS Hamfest - Cancelled



RAGS Hamfest Cancellation


Greetings;

Due to the recent pandemic of Covid Virus the Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse is reluctant to say we are cancelling the RAGS Hamfest on July 11, 2020. We are sure you will understand as we are not even sure if the venue will be open and available.

The ARRL web site will also reflect this cancellation.

We will be looking forward to seeing you all at Hamfest 2021 thinking positive that conditions will be better by then.

On a brighter side we will however still be having several drawings as usual using the pre-sale tickets purchased by many for our prizes.

Thank you,

Roger WA2AEW
RAGS Hamfest Chairman

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Possible online VE Testing for Amateur Radio licensing exams

As we navigate the present demands of COVID-19 social distancing and stay at home guidance, many Hams are still interested in taking licensing exams. Most radio groups have  postponed or canceled their meetings and Hamfests where VE testing would have normally taken place. Several groups around the country are presently running remote testing trials to come up with long-term on-line testing options. The ARRL and other VE groups are presently evaluating these trial programs and hope to have new testing options available in the near future.





Learn more about the possibilities through the following links:

ARRL press release:
http://www.arrl.org/news/remotely-administered-amateur-exam-systems-showing-promise

Info from HamStudy blog:
https://blog.hamstudy.org/2020/04/fully-remote-amateur-radio-license-exam-administration/

New England SCiTech online courses and exams:
https://nescitech.org/