NCVEC releases new Technician Class question pool

The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) released the new Technician class (Element 2) question pool on Monday, January 4.

The US Technician license is roughly equivalent to the UK Foundation licence. The new question pool in Word, PDF or Text format can be downloaded from
http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=356

This new question pool will become effective for all examinations administered on or after July 1, 2010; it will remain valid until June 30, 2014.

The current Technician question pool that became effective July 1, 2006 will expire June 30, 2010.

The new Technician pool contains approximately 400 questions, from which 35 are selected for an Element 2 examination; it will contain graphics and diagrams, something new for this element.

The current General class question pool was effective July 1, 2007 and is valid through June 30, 2011.

The current Amateur Extra class pool was effective July 1, 2008 and is valid until June 30, 2012.