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The W8LT VE Team is a group of amateur radio operators (hams) affiliated with W8LT the amateur radio station and the Amateur Radio and RF Club at The Ohio State University. We started doing ham radio license exams in March of 2022.
Volunteer Examiners (VEs) are authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to administer the written examinations required to obtain an amateur radio license.
We are affiliated with the Laurel VEC, one of several Volunteer Examiner Coordinators authorized to give the exams. A feature of the Laurel VEC is that they NEVER charge a fee for administering an exam. Some other VECs do have an exam fee.
Members of the W8LT VE Team hold amateur radio licenses at the General or Extra Class level and have been accredited by the Laurel VEC.
For more information about the Laurel VEC, please see their main website here: https://larc-vec.org/
If you have any questions or issues with the the website, please reach out to the web admin: K8VSY.
Thank you and 73.
Pre-Registration
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We use a Google Form to collect information for folks to pre-register for an exam.
Please use the following link at any time to pre-register for any of our upcoming exams!
https://forms.gle/cLt4yfmxpFn4ZceL9
You will NEED an FRN from the FCC to complete this form. You can get your FRN by filling out information with the FCC. More information is available at: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores
2026-11-21 Exam
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The W8LT VE team's next exam session will be on Saturday, November 21st, 2026 at 12:00 PM in the Ohio Union at The Ohio State University (1739 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210).
Please remember that this is open to the public.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED, by Wednesday, November 18th at 11:59 PM.
Students and non-students are welcome to arrive to take the amateur radio license exams!
Also, please note, these exams are FREE but you may have to pay $35 to the FCC. (Here is a break down on if you will need to pay the $35.)
If you are over 18 you need to bring a government issued photo identification.
Please review the Laurel VEC FAQ page before registering.
The link to pre-register is available here!
We look forward to seeing you there!
73,
W8LT VE Team