Hello, SARA VE Team and Friends!
The second session of 2025 is now on the books. All test information has been scanned and uploaded to the ARRL as of Saturday, April 5th, our test date.
Thank you to the following people for always displaying great teamwork for SARA VE Exam Sessions. Bill Knauf, KN8WDK, and Doug Hunter, KE8JNH, for always working the check-in table and being the front line for a test taker to receive a friendly smile and all the paperwork they need for their exams. The VEs who were present were  Philip Costanzo, WV3K; Milorad Cucuz, WW8TM; Jerry Stroup, KC8HDP; Eric Elm, W8ELM; Stephen Kinford, N8WB (ME)
Congratulations to our newest VE, who also did his very first session. A big thank you and welcome to Robert Morehead, KA8LYJ
Thank you to those of you who always volunteer to be part of these sessions. You are the reason Barry Youmans, KI8B, our previous VE Team Leader, myself, and this team can do what we do administering amateur radio exams to those wanting to get their first license or upgrade their license to General or Extra.
Our next VE Exam Session in Medina County will be on June 7th.
We had one person who took the exam for General, so say congratulations to Gary Glaze, N8VFW, if you hear him on the air with his new bandwidth privileges.
If you would like to become an ARRL Volunteer Examiner, please go to the ARRL VE Manual webpage found here: https://www.arrl.org/ve-manual click the link labeled: VE Manual PDF. Once you download the PDF VE Manual, you can print all 79 pages or just read it on your screen. Please also click the link further down on the page labeled: ARRL VE Application Form and Open-Book Review. This is the form that you will fill out and mail, email, or fax to the ARRL. That form is also in the book but this version is the interactive one to fill out.
If you do receive your ARRL credentials and would like to be part of the SARA VE Team let us know.
Have a very great Month. See you all on June 7th for our next VE Exam Session at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church!