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title: Examination Area
description: "No one is to be permitted in the examining area except the applicants, examiners, and representatives of the FCC or VEC. No exceptions! Be aware that the FCC may send in a “ringer” to take a test and observe the…"
url: "https://glaarg.org/docs/guidance/examination/examination-area/"
updated: "2024-01-29"
category: Examination
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# Examination Area

No one is to be permitted in the examining area except the applicants, examiners, and representatives of the FCC or VEC. No exceptions! Be aware that the FCC may send in a “ringer” to take a test and observe the procedures. On occasion, the VEC may send in a representative unannounced.

ARRL “Official Observers” have no standing in the GLAARG VEC Program and may be excluded at the discretion of the Examiner-in-Charge.