wrote:

no in fact there are not

I do not live in chassel nor does my wife onor at least one other of
that 19 we merely get our mail through the post office there we
neither live cthe village of chassell nor the township

If you're no longer residing at 17366 N River Road in Chassell yet still
have a PO box there, as far as the FCC is concerned, there are still 19
amateurs in Chassell.


as far as I know no Ham lives within the village of chassel

The FCC doesn't care about the "village", merely the USPS zip code
designator. Which, according to QRZ.COM, places the following amateurs in
Chassell, MI:

KB8FCX BROOKS JR RICHARD E 21525 E Henry Rd CHASSELL MI 49916
KB8VZU KEMPPAINEN LEIGH M 39304 TAPIOLA ROAD CHASSELL MI 49916
KB9RQZ Morgan Mark C PO BOX 212 Chassell MI 49916
KC7CLC kohtala WENDY L 39184 N Sturgeon River Rd Chassell MI 49916
KC8BSU ZITO JAMES P 41861 HANCOCK ST CHASSELL MI 49916
KC8FUS BROOKS JON A 21525 E Henry Rd CHASSELL MI 49916
KC8LBR SMITH KURT C 402 HANCOCK ST PO BOX 111 CHASSELL MI 49916
KD8ALE Loughead Mike J 18841 Chassell Painesdale Rd Chassell MI 49916
N8BFL KEMPPAINEN JOHN H 39304 TAPIOLA ROAD CHASSELL MI 49916
N8HVS Uuro Betty J 39115 US Highway 41 Chassell MI 49916
N8HVT UURO GEORGE A 39115 Highway US 41 CHASSELL MI 49916
N8KLV SZYSZKOSKI STEPHAN J 25155 SOUTH KLINGVILLE RD CHASSELL MI 49916
N8LND STUROS WILLIAM A ROUTE 2 BOX 247 CHASSELL MI 49916
KD8CTL Hojnacki Gavrielah C L P O Box 212 Chassell MI 49916
WA1UJU RANTALA GLEN W 37358 Tapiola Road Chassell MI 49916
WD8ODL HONGISTO EDWARD G RT 1 BOX 247 DENTON RD CHASSELL MI 49916
KC8MMU YARINA KIRK E 35263 Pike River Road CHASSELL MI 49916
KC8MVV YARINA TAMASIN R RR 2 BOX 299 CHASSELL MI 49916
W8WAY McDowell Scott A 18143 Moscow Rd Chassell MI 49916


and yet we have a VE team with 18 members

Completely meaningless. The "local" VE team could consist of people who have
to drive 200 miles to administer a VE session.


nope only in your demnted reams Mike

Why not lodge a formal complaint with the ARRL VEC regarding this VE Teams'
actions?


they can be expected to uphold the comitments they make however

Not really. They're volunteers. They require 3 VEs to administer an exam
session. If they can't get at least 3 VEs (if not more for safety) to donate
their time, it doesn't matter what 'commitments' you think they have made --
they can't conduct a session.


and you just said they could refuse a test session without rsiking
their licenses

That's correct. A VE team is under no obligation to conduct a session at the
whim of the testee. A VE team that refuses to conduct a session on the basis
that the applicants are codeless techs, however, risks having their
credentials pulled by the VEC they work under.


Now indeed I am or more properly soon will be

I'm sure the FCC will oh so enjoy attempting to decypher your submittals.


nah I miight well be be moaning the fact their are few hams ready for
a test at any given time in the area

Given there are 19 hams in Chassell, what happens after they all upgrade?


likely I'll get my extra at AES supperfest in march, if the weather is
good enough to leave my dad alone then my wife wil get her general at
that time

If you do Mark, good for you.


I do wish you could tell the truth about much of anything Mike but
given your track record with the FCC I supose that is beyond you

My postings are always 100% factually accurate to the best of my knowledge,
or simply represent my opinions (whether you like them or not)