{"slug":"vanderburgh","name":"Vanderburgh","page":"https://indianahamradio.com/counties/vanderburgh/","generated":"2026-10-29","clubs":[{"name":"Tri-State Amateur Radio Society (W9OG)","website":"http://www.w9og.net/","email":"info@w9og.net","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/groups/TARSw9og/","meeting":{"when":"2nd Thursday monthly","time":"7:00 PM","where":"Red Cross, Evansville, IN","source":"http://www.w9og.net/sparks","checked":"2026-09-27"},"activities":{"exams":{"vec":"ARRL VEC","time":"9:00 AM","zone":"Central","where":"American Red Cross, 29 S Stockwell Rd, Evansville, IN","fee":"$15, or $5 if under 18","registration":"Pre-register on HamStudy.org. The team says it will do its best to accommodate walk-ins; if you have not registered, arrive 30 minutes early.","note":"the club lists its session dates a year or more ahead on its own page, and registers them through HamStudy, so they also reach the session list on this site's exams page. 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Testing fee is $15 cash. If you are under 18 years of age the fee is $5. Exams are administered online using provided laptops. Candidates may request to use personal devices (laptops, tablets, or smartphones); however, approval is at the sole discretion of the VE Team. To maintain exam integrity, any personal device is subject to an audit of active system processes and background applications by a VE prior to the start of the session. If the device environment cannot be verified or cleared, the candidate will be required to use the provided equipment. Please register IN ADVANCE for this session. We will do our best to accommodate walk-ins who haven’t registered. If you have not pre-registered please arrive 30 minutes early so we can help you get registered for the exam session. 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The Indiana Repeater Council is the source of its coordination details on the repeater rows (`irc`, and locations marked IRC) and of the `coordinated` list: credit the Council and link to its directory, https://flexweb.ircinc.org/search.html."}