Ham Radio License Exams

Are you looking to get a license or an upgrade? The PAPA System can help. We hold an exam session before each of our monthly meeting…and we have multiple meetings each month.

Before registering for a session, we recommend using HamStudy.org for practice tests. We use the same testing software at most of our sessions. This will make the test a little less stressful.

After each of our session, there is a PAPA club meeting that is open to everyone. You are welcome to stay and talk with club members and enjoy one of the many presentations we have at our meetings.

Free radios are available to anyone that becomes a new ham at one of our exam sessions. It we be pre-programmed with all of the PAPA repeaters.

Testing takes place on Saturdays in the following locations:

Second Saturday

• Lulu’s Restaurant and Sports Bar – 16900 Roscoe Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91406
  • Even months only
  • Register at: https://hamstudy.org/sessions/K6YXH-SFV/all
  • Contact Norm K6YXH: [email protected]
  • Test session starts at 7:00am
• Sizzler – 5801 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
  • Odd months only
  • Register at: https://hamstudy.org/sessions/CULVER/
  • Contact Norm K6YXH: [email protected]
  • Test session starts at 10:00am
• Mill Creek Cattle Company – 1874 Mentone Blvd, Mentone, CA 92359
  • Every Month
  • Register at: https://hamstudy.org/sessions/AF6FB-IE/all
  • Contact Keith AI6BX: [email protected]
  • Test session starts at 8:00am

Third Saturday

• Cocina Del Charro – 1020 W San Marcos Blvd STE 50, San Marcos, CA 92078
  • Every Month
  • Register at http://ham.study/sessions/k6sml
  • Contact Patrick K6SML: [email protected]
  • Test session starts at 10:00am

Fourth Saturday

• Sizzler – 1401 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835
  • Every month
  • Register at https://hamstudy.org/sessions/WM6M-OC/all
  • Contact: [email protected] and 562-698-7758
  • Test session starts at 10:am

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Remote (On-Line) Testing for New Licenses and Upgrades

While the pandemic has shuttered many things, PAPA members saw this as an “Opportunity For Success” to develop and deploy Remote Testing. It doesn’t matter where an exam is offered, or where you are – all you need is a connection to the Internet and a camera on your PC. To register for a Remote Exam, please visit: https://hamstudy.org/sessions/remote

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Become a Volunteer Examiner

If you’re a General or Extra Class, accredited or not, you can participate in administering remote exams by becoming accredited with GLAARG VEC:

If you’re already accredited with GLAARG, this page will get you started (the password for this page is the same one all GLAARG VEs get when accredited): https://glaarg.org/volunteer_examine…ession-portal/

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Remote Exam Information and Presentations

Looking for more info on Remote Exams? Start here: http://glaarg.org/remote-sessions

Here are some presentations and blogs on remote exams:

K6YXH Interview with W0DHG (both PAPA Members)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q18FqW-k0I8&feature=youtu.be

Marcel AI6MS Presentationhttps://youtu.be/lovtrgFJtJ8

Hamstudy.org Blog https://Hamstudy.org