{"id":42574,"date":"2020-03-29T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42574"},"modified":"2020-03-29T08:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T12:33:48","slug":"first-online-ham-radio-exam-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/first-online-ham-radio-exam-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"First online ham radio exam in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020<\/p>\n

Marcel Stieber @AI6MS Tweeted:<\/p>\n

Yesterday [March 26], our working group ran an “all-virtual” amateur radio technician license exam for the first time in history! Thanks to @W5YI for being supportive of this effort. Stay tuned, we hope to have a scalable solution available for broader use soon!
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AI6MS\/status\/1243772831415988225<\/a><\/p>\n

Joseph Talbot sat the exam and his FCC Technician license callsign KJ7NNU was granted on March 27. His entry in the FCC database can be seen at
\nhttps:\/\/wireless2.fcc.gov\/UlsApp\/UlsSearch\/license.jsp?licKey=4267101<\/a><\/p>\n

Since 2010 there have been other exams sessions carried out remotely but they have had an in-person proctor present at the exam session. This was the first remote online Technician exam session carried out with everybody online.<\/p>\n

On March 15 Sam Hulick had tweeted Ajit Pai, Chairman of the USA’s communications regulator FCC, asking:<\/p>\n

Please open up amateur radio exams\/licensing remotely. People should not be attending physical classes to be able to obtain a license.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SamHulick\/status\/1239259361932906497<\/a><\/p>\n

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speedily tweeted his reply just\u00a014 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0later
\nThanks for the suggestion. Let me look into this\u2014stay tuned
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AjitPaiFCC\/status\/1239262974939971585<\/a><\/p>\n

On March 24 Stirling Mann @N0SSC reported Remote Testing Working Group Underway
\nhttp:\/\/n0ssc.com\/posts\/1044-anchorage-vec-remote-testing-results-in-a-new-extra-remote-testing-working-group-underway<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) The first remote all-online amateur radio Technician license exam was carried out in the United States on March 26, 2020 Marcel Stieber @AI6MS Tweeted: Yesterday [March 26], our working group ran an “all-virtual” amateur radio technician license exam for the first time in history! 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