BAUMHOLDER, Germany - Examinations for U.S. Federal Communications Commission amateur radio licenses will be held Sept. 26 at the "Feuerwehrhaus," (Fire Dept. House), in Berschweiler near Baumholder.

Examinations start at noon; however, people need to arrive 30 minutes early, said Daniel Wolff, Region 11 director for the Army's Military Affiliate Radio System.

The "Feuerwehrhaus" is located roughly five kilometers (three miles) from the Freisen-Baumholder exit off autobahn 62. Follow the signs to Baumholder. Before reaching the city, there's an exit to Berschweiler. Drive into Berschweiler and continue under the bridge to the Feuerwehrhaus, located on Berggrube. The GPS zip code is 55777.

For those taking the examinations, retesting of failed elements on the same day is not normally offered at the sessions, but exceptions to this policy might be made if time permits, according to Wolff.

Also, there are a couple of mandatory items, including:

*Participants must have a U.S. mailing address (APO AE works) in order for their FCC paperwork to be processed. The FCC will not mail a license to a non-US address.

*Legal photo identification is required, such as a driver's license or passport.

*U.S. citizens will need to provide a social security number or tax identification number.

*The original and a copy of any current FCC license or Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination is needed. Credit will not be given for elements that participants have previously completed unless they bring the CSCE, warned Wolff.

And, "keep in mind," he said, "that there will be no copying services available."

The test fee is $15, but is subject to change. The equivalent amount in euro will be accepted.

To register for the test session, call Jo Heyse (N7TXO / LX2DU) at +352-45102-2475 or e-mail joachim.w.heyse@exxonmobil.com or lx2du@lu.coditel.net. Participants can also contact Jim Graham (AA0JE / DA1WN) at +49-(0)6783-980040 or by email at jgraham@t-online.de.

Study material is available at http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/ and an online question pool can be found at http://www.qrz.com/testing.html and http://www.qrz.com/xtest2.html.

Local contact frequency is 145.350 (simplex). Nearby repeater is 145.675 (Idar-Oberstein, Germany, repeater).

For more ARRL/VEC information in Europe, visit http://www.qsl.net/dl4vcw/vec.htm or call Wolff at DSN (314) 485-7112; civilian +49-(0)6563-8405, or e-mail him at daniel.v.wolff@us.army.mil.