A brief look at N6IVC VE Team in 2025

The Volunteer Examiner (VE) team at N6IVC has continued strong for another year since its start in 2023. Thanks to the support of the IVC Police Department, W5YI License Services, and SANDARC VEC (aka the coolest VEC 😎), we have been able to offer free exams to all of our applicants, with the FCC application fee covered for every student.

The statistics below reflect the result of hours of volunteer time and effort from our VEs around the world. As always, it's about quality, not quantity. However, the numbers are still worth sharing:

• Applicants tested: 72
• Sessions held: 35
  • In-Person: 8
  • Online: 27
• New Hams tested: 43
  • Passed technician: 39
  • Passed technician and general: 4
  • Passed all three exams in a single session: 0 (K7DX remains the only one to pull this off at one of our sessions)
• Upgrades: 21
  • General: 14
  • Amateur Extra: 7
• Total number of exams administered: 79
  • Technician: 48
  • General: 22
  • Amateur Extra: 9
• Passing rate: 84%
• Technician: 85%
• General: 82%
• Amateur Extra: 78%

Total number of VEs who helped with N6IVC exam sessions in 2025 (including those not on the team): 47