"Phil" wrote in message
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I hesitated to post to this group seeing how much bs there is in
here, but what the heck, they're only electrons...

Guys in our club are charging a VE testing of $12. This seems
like blatant opportunism to me. The FCC says VE's can charge
a fee to recover costs of examination and apparently later
removed any limit to the fees (unless I misread something.)

Is everyone charging comparible fees or is our group just a
bunch of grubbers?

I am bringing this up as a troll. I am considering disassociating
myself from the club if the practice is not altered and I am
truly concerned that this is not the right thing for us hams
to be doing.

Your opinion is appreciated.

The NCVEC (National Councel of Volunteer Exam Coordinators) sets the fee and
I believe it has to be approved by the FCC although I'm not 100% sure on the
latter. While a VE team may charge less, it cannot charge more.

Our area here around Detroit, MI also charges $12 fee.

If you feel it is too much, contact one of the VECs and find out how they
determined the $12 figure. You may find that it basically just covers
average expenses of all the paperwork and processing.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE