Meetings and License Exams
AARC Meetings Are Now Held Online
Information about upcoming meetings for the Austin Amateur Radio Club will be sent via email to all AARC members. Contact an officer if you are not a current member and would like to join the online meeting, contact by Email an officer at: aarc-officers [at] austinhams.org.
The next meeting Topic and Speaker: https://austinhams.org/#NextMonthlyMeeting
Local Amateur License Exams
W5YI Austin Team in-person testing
Texas Association of Broadcasters
502 East 11th Street, Suite #200
Austin, TX. 78701
Map: www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=30.2716559%2C-97.7362067
FCC Registration Numbers (FRN) are required before you can take a test; make sure you get one before registering below; Social Security Numbers are no longer permitted for Ham license testing.
Fee for an exam session is still $14.00, cash or check only.
Testing will be conducted on every third Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. for the remainder of 2023.
As such, upcoming test dates are: 5/20, 6/17, 7/15, 8/19, 9/16, 10/21, 11/18 and 12/16.
Dates and location are subject to change.
A Volunteer Examiner (VE) will be in the lobby at 1:45 p.m. to meet REGISTERED test-takers to allow them to enter the secure building for the 2:00 p.m. session.
Free parking is available next to the building.
Please register for an upcoming session at the following link. There is a maximum of 15 people for each session.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/63755323a43cd997717d0ec2/1
Craig Bean, AC5KW
CVE W5YI Austin Team
craigmb5@gmail.com
Oak Hill Amateur Radio Club
Saturday June 10 is at a different location for June 10 only: Austin Public Library – Carver Branch, 1161 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702, 11 a.m. Register below.
Saturday June 17 testing reverts to the normal location at: Austin Public Library – Howson Branch, 2500 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703. Register below.
FCC Registration Numbers (FRN) are required before you can take a test; make sure you get one before registering below; Social Security Numbers are no longer permitted for Ham license testing.
Fee for an exam session is still $14.00, cash or check only.
Testing will be conducted on every third Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. for the remainder of 2023.
Dates and location are subject to change.
Remote Amateur License Exams Available
The Las Vegas (Nevada) HamTest group has created procedures to allow Ham License remote testing. For more information, visit https://www.lvhamtest.us/video-supervised-license-exam-sessions/ and https://www.lvhamtest.us/. Thanks to Evan Novak for supplying this information.
Also check the ARRL page at http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session and search for other nearby groups that may be holding in-person exams. Milam Amateur Radio Club is holding exams. Search for City: Rockdale, and State: Texas.
While the AARC cannot endorse services offered by other clubs, additional online testing opportunities are listed here: https://hamstudy.org/sessions