Bonner County ARES will be hosting another ham license exam session. Testing will be for all classes (Technician, General, Amateur Extra).

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
Time: Test-takers should arrive by 10:00 AM.
Place: Sandpoint Library (Community Room B)
1407 Cedar St, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Fee: $10. Exam fees are waived for minors (<18), students with current ID, first responders, Active Military, Veterans, and GLAARG VEs upgrading to Extra.

Walk-ins welcome, but RSVPs appreciated (see contact info at bottom).

Required at exam session: Photo ID and FCC-issued FRN [link].

Not required but helpful: you can pre-fill the license application (NCVEC Form 605), then print and bring it to the test session.

NOW is a great time to study up: FCC will start charging a $35 application fee early 2022: “Once it’s effective, the $35 application fee will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application.” [link] Even after this goes into effect we will not collect the application fee at the exam, only the $10 exam fee. Rather, you’ll pay the additional $35 directly to the FCC via the FCC PayFees system. [link]

To RSVP or ask questions, contact (via phone or email):
Lee Lukehart K7AVR, 208-779-2355, luke (at) skysavvy.net

Reference Session # 5803

Bonner County ARES will be hosting another ham license exam session. Testing will be for all classes (Technician, General, Amateur Extra).

Update 12/11 7:00AM: The exam session is a GO. See you there!

Update 12/10 10:00AM: We plan to conduct this exam session as scheduled, despite the Winter Storm Watch. Due to the unpredictable road conditions, please allow yourself extra travel time.

PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE before coming, just in case.

Winter Storm Watch per the NWS, Friday night to Saturday night:

• WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total accumulations between 5 and 8 inches
  in the valleys and 10 and 23 inches possible in the
  mountains. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
• WHERE…Eastport, Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry, Athol, Schweitzer
  Mountain Road, and Priest River.
• WHEN…From late Friday night through late Saturday night.
• IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021 (and also Febuary 19, 2022)
Time: Test-takers should arrive by 10:00 AM.
Place: Sandpoint Library (Community Room B)
1407 Cedar St, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Fee: $10. Exam fees are waived for minors (<18), students with current ID, first responders, Active Military, Veterans, and GLAARG VEs upgrading to Extra.

Walk-ins welcome, but RSVPs appreciated (see contact info at bottom).

Required at exam session: Photo ID and FCC-issued FRN [link].

Not required but helpful: you can pre-fill the license application (NCVEC Form 605), then print and bring it to the test session.

NOW is a great time to study up: FCC will start charging a $35 application fee early 2022: “Once it’s effective, the $35 application fee will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application.” [link] Even after this goes into effect we will not collect the application fee at the exam, only the $10 exam fee. Rather, you’ll pay the additional $35 directly to the FCC via the FCC PayFees system. [link]

To RSVP or ask questions, contact (via phone or email):
Lee Lukehart K7AVR, 208-779-2355, luke (at) skysavvy.net

Reference Session # 5802

Bonner County ARES will be hosting another ham license exam session. Testing will be for all classes (Technician, General, Amateur Extra).

NOW is a great time to study up: FCC will start charging a $35 application fee early 2022: “Once it’s effective, the $35 application fee will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application.” [link] Even after this goes into effect we will not collect the application fee at the exam, only the $10 exam fee. Rather, you’ll pay the additional $35 directly to the FCC via the FCC PayFees system. [link]

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021
Time: Test-takers should arrive by 10:00 AM.
Place: Sandpoint Library (Community Room B)
1407 Cedar St, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Fee: $10. Exam fees are waived for minors (<18), students with current ID, first responders, Active Military, Veterans, and GLAARG VEs upgrading to Extra.

Walk-ins welcome, but RSVPs appreciated (see contact info at bottom).

Required at exam session: Photo ID and FCC-issued FRN [link].

Not required but helpful: you can pre-fill the license application (NCVEC Form 605), then print and bring it to the test session.

To RSVP or ask questions, contact (via phone or email):
Lee Lukehart K7AVR, 208-779-2355, luke (at) skysavvy.net

Reference Session # 5634

Bonner County ARES sponsored our second exam session, and we are pleased to report:

5 new Technician Class operators minted
2 upgrades to General Class
2 upgrades to Amateur Extra class

Well done test-takers!

Thanks to the following Volunteer Examiners whose time and effort today made this possible:

AC6DY Judy Mahan
K7AVR Lee Lukehart
N1OUT Chris Fourroux
N7WEB Warren Weber
WW7AB Al Banks

Bonner County ARES will be hosting a VE Test Session. Details are listed below.

Session # 5697

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021

Time: Test-takers should arrive by 10:00 AM.

Place: Bonner County Admin Bldg / EOC, 1500 Hwy 2, Sandpoint

Fee: $10 [we don’t yet know when the $35 FCC license fee will go into effect, nor how it will be collected]. Exam fees are waived for minors (<18), students with current ID, first responders, Active Military, Veterans, and GLAARG VEs upgrading to Extra.

Required at exam session: Photo ID and FCC-issued FRN [link].

Not required but helpful: you can pre-fill the license application (NCVEC Form 605), then print and bring it to the test session.