How WEARC online exam sessions work
Our sessions are remote, friendly, and structured so you know exactly what to do. Use the "Find a session" link for payment and registration, then review the online exam session checklist for device and room requirements.
Registration checklist
- Choose a session date on HamStudy.
- Pay the $15 exam fee using the link(s) on that page (it covers any higher-level exam you pass in the same session).
- Complete registration right after payment.
You should receive a confirmation email from ExamTools within a few minutes. If it is missing, check spam, then email us.
During the session
We will verify your identity, walk through the process, and help you feel comfortable before the exam begins.
- Review the WEARC checklist instructions.
- Have a government-issued photo ID available.
- Pick a quiet space where you can focus.
- Join the Zoom session 5 - 10 minutes early and confirm your audio and video are working.
- You will be placed in the Zoom waiting room and brought into the main room once the VE team is ready for you.
- In the main room, you will be greeted by one VE who leads the session.
- Next, you will be introduced to at least 3 VEs, but often more. The entire VE team will assist in delivering the exam.
- The VEs will work with you to assure compliance of the room and computer before and during the exam.
- Scrap paper and physical calculators are not allowed because all candidate actions must be visible on the Zoom screen share.
- The exam software has an integrated on screen calculator option, you may use this as necessary during the exam.
- At the end of the exam, you will be asked to review the certification statements, then provide electronic signature that will be applied to the FCC 605 form and VEC CSCE documents.
- After the form is signed, there are some final instructions and often a friendly casual discussion that will follow.
- The entire process from VE Zoom room entry to exit is typically around 30 minutes but may vary based on how much time you need to complete the exam.
Use HamStudy to prepare
Practice until you are consistently passing at 85%. Then schedule your exam with confidence.
Tip: Be sure to practice using all the questions in the current exam pool.
We help first-timers
If something is unclear, email us. We would rather answer questions early than fix last-minute issues.
After you pass
Join a meeting, get advice on your first station, and make a connection with a WEARC elmer.