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   PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Win32  Apr 13 2020 MSC 1925   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.10-Win32 r3.159 Apr 15 2020 MSC 1925   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   John,   
      
   JO>I received my Technician Class license in 2007. I monitor on a Yaesu   
   JO>VX 8d. I also have a Yaesu FT 221 but it isn't connected. Beyond   
   JO>that, I am studying for the General Class exam. Then it's on to   
   JO>Amateur Extra Class. Finding an exam in my area is hit or miss   
   JO>though. The local Amateur Radio Club hasn't posted any new exam   
   JO>dates in awhile.   
      
     COVID-19 has shut down most all ham radio activities...including   
   hamfests, license exams, classes, club meetings, etc. The 2 facilities I   
   was testing at in central Arkansas have done such, so I don't know when   
   I'll test again.   
      
     Some teams have done "online" or "remote" testing...but to me, there's   
   too great a potential for fraud by examinees, without VE's there to   
   monitor for cheating...never mind the logistics involved.   
      
     Sorry for the delay in replying...my BBS crashed 6 weeks ago (problems   
   with Internet Rex and Windows 10...likely a Microsoft Windows 10 Update   
   issue), then nearly nonstop thunderstorms. So, it made no sense to do   
   any BBS work. In the nearly 43 years I've been living in Arkanas, this   
   is the stormiest spring Tornado Season I've ever seen.   
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ, UALR Ham Radio Club VE Team Liaison   
      
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