On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:00:02 +0000 (UTC), (Geoffrey
S. Mendelson) wrote:

In article t,
Steven R. Adell - KF2TI wrote:

(2) FCC VEC exams?? In the Phillipines??? I wasn't aware were a
possession of the US. That being the case, how can the can a VEC
provide FCC authorized exams? HHHmmmmmmmm

FCC VEC exams can be given anywere there are U.S. Licensed hams willing to
volunteer.

That's correct. Even if the U.S. licensed hams administering the test
are foreign nationals who could not be prosecuted for any testing
discrepancies.

Let's look at the up side here. Now that you need a TIN number to get
onto the FCC's ULS system, there will be thousands of non U.S. hams
all over the world paying U.S. taxes that never paid any before.

Or maybe the Social Security Administration could just issue one
number for all the JA hams to use. That'd work.

73, Jim KH2D

http://www.ardice.com/Regional/North...ities/A/Adell/

http://www.ardice.com/Regional/North...ities/A/Adell/

In article t,
Steven R. Adell - KF2TI wrote:

(2) FCC VEC exams?? In the Phillipines??? I wasn't aware were a
possession of the US. That being the case, how can the can a VEC
provide FCC authorized exams? HHHmmmmmmmm

FCC VEC exams can be given anywere there are U.S. Licensed hams willing to
volunteer. The one excpetion is Israel, where the Ministry of Communications
specificaly requested that it not be done.

Besides the obvious, it allows U.S. citizens living overseas to upgrade
without going back to the U.S.

73, Geoff N3OWJ, 4X1GM


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In article et,
says...
What's wrong with this Hamfest announcement?

73, de Hans, K0HB

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Hamvention 2004

Program of Activities
Nov 27, 2004
Ecotech Center, Cebu City, Philippines

7:00 Registration of Delegates
8:00 Opening Ceremonies
Invocation -
National Anthem - Joan Jayme
Welcome Address - Emilio B. Borja, DU7EBB
Declaration of Hamvention Open - Steve Tan,DW7MCC


**************************************
8:30 FCC VEC Exam oh really Gracie??
**************************************




9:00 Packet Radio Seminar - Bilfredo Canas, DU9BC
9:45 Echolink Seminar - Maximino Santos, 4F1BYN
10:30 Snacks
11:00 Congress of Presidents
Open Forum
12:00 Lunch Break
13:00 WRC / Satellite - Eddie Valdez, DU1EV
13:45 ARES - Eli E. Yongco, DU1YEE
14:30 PARA Awards Program - Serafin A. Nepomuceno,
DU1SAN
15:00 Snacks
15:30 General Assembly / Election
2005 Hamvention Host Bidding
17:30 PARA Board Meeting
19:00 Dinner
19:00 Fellowship Night
Roll Call of Clubs - Steve Tan, DW7MCC
Message from PARA Pres. - Jose Mari Gonzales,
DU1JMG
Introduction of Guest Speaker - Jet Manuel,4F7MHZ
Inspirational Talk - Danilo T. Sy,
Regional Director - NTC 7
Intermission
Awards and Recognition
Intermission
Raffle Draw
21:45 Free Time





I spotted 2 things

(1) Isn't Hamvention a registered trademark of DARA's Dayton Hamvention
and
(2) FCC VEC exams?? In the Phillipines??? I wasn't aware were a
possession of the US. That being the case, how can the can a VEC
provide FCC authorized exams? HHHmmmmmmmm

verrry interesting..but not very kosher