On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:35:47 -0600, Doug Smith wrote: >The exams are all given by the equivalent of the VE guys -- >private contractors of some sort..
They are called COLEMs (Commercial Operator License Examination Managers) and they are not volunteer non-profit folks like VEs are. They can charge what the market will bear and do not have to offer all examinations that an applicant may request. What a racket. The only ones at the agency who welcomed the privatization of exams (both ham and commercial) were a number of secretaries in some offices who were detailed as examiners and who regarded the paperwork involved in giving the exams and dealing with the applicants as well as the "moving target" requirements handed down from Headquarters as a burden on their regular jobs, which quite frankly it was. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
