Delmarva Amateur Radio and Electronics EXPO

ARRL Delaware State Convention
Georgetown Hamfest

See you on April 18, 2026   New Date!  New Location!

Talk-In:  147.090 MHz   PL:  156.7 Hz

Rain or Shine
Gates Open at 6:00 a.m.
Tailgating starts at 7:30 a.m.
Indoor Venue doors open at 8:00 a.m.
Event ends at 3:00 p.m.

Admission $10.00   Under Age 18 FREE
Tailgate Space $10.00 first space, $10.00 each additional space.    Note: New, Lower Price for Tailgate Space
Indoor Table $20.00 first table, 

The DELMARVA Electronics Expo and Delaware ARRL State Convention is Saturday, April 18, 2026,
at the SUSSEX ACADEMY, 21150 Airport Road in Georgetown, Delaware  19947.

Make plans to be part of this great event!

Some of the highlights include:

-Lots of PAVED parking.

– Tailgating…lots of spaces.

– Commercial Vendors…including HRO and more

-Great Raffle Prizes

-Silent Auction

-Speakers and Forums

– ARRL State Convention… keynote speakers from the League

– License Testing at 9:00 a.m.  Laurel VEC — NO CHARGE FOR TESTING
  Pre-Registration (required) for testing.  eMail:  herbquick55@gmail.com
 (Additional details of the License Testing have been provided and appear below.)

– Delicious food available on site!
– AND, MUCH MORE…

Don’t forget…the best part of any Hamfest is seeing your old friends and meeting the folks you’ve talked
to, but have never met. Here’s your chance!

For more information, go to www.radioelectronicsexpo.com

Or contact Hamfest Chairman Jamie Ashton, W3UC,
(410) 202-7690, or hamfestdelaware@gmail.com

Here are the additional details of the License Exam Testing mentioned above:

Sussex Amateur Radio Testing Team   SARTT
A Laurel-VEC Volunteer Examination Team

Testing session begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
There will be no exam seating after 9:30 AM.

 Pre-Registration Instructions

Applicants Must Pre-Register By Wednesday, April 15, 2026

There is no exam fee.

Applicants are not required to pay an entrance fee to access the testing classroom.

Entrance fee is for indoor hamfest venue only.

Retakes and additional tests are at the discretion of the examination team (SARTT)

Pre-registration required:

• ​Go to  https://hamstudy.org/sessions/inperson
• ​             April 18, 2026
• ​             Sussex Amateur Radio Testing Team
• ​             Georgetown, DE Hamfest
•              Click Green Bar
•              Register

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Test applicants:

Be sure to obtain an FCC Registration Number (FRN) from the FCC CORES website prior to the exam session.
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do?btnContinue=true

Be sure to bring a photo I.D., and your FRN Number, pen, pencil, and a signed copy of your FCC Amateur license. 

Calculators must be checked by VEs to make sure nothing is stored in memory.  Cell phones may not be used as calculators and must be turned off while exams are being administered.  Electronic devices must be turned off and may not be visible to the applicant during the exam.

Social Security Numbers will not be accepted.

No test seating after 9:30 AM.

If you are subject to the $35.00 FCC administration fee:

​1. Once your application is assigned a File Number, you may pay your application fee. The FCC will send
you an email notifying you when that happens.  You have a 10 day window of opportunity to settle your fee.

The Volunteer Examiner Team has no input into in the administrative fee process!

2. In order to pay your application fee, you must be registered in CORES.

2.1. If you are applying for a new license, you already registered in CORES when you applied for your
FRN, and your Username is already associated to your FRN. For instructions on how to pay your
application fee, proceed directly to Section 4 (page 5).

2.2. If you are already licensed and are applying to renew your license, you must register in the new
version of CORES and associate your Username to your FRN because the “legacy” version of CORES
was retired on July 15, 2022.

2.3. The new version of CORES requires users to have a Username and Password before they can do
the following:
 Link your registered username to an existing FRN.
 View & Pay Regulatory Fees, Application Fees, and Bills | View Red & Green light status.
 Register and receive a new FRN (including Restricted Use FRN).
 Reset/update your FRN password.
 Apply for a 10-digit FCC Registration Number (FRN).
 Search for public FRN information.
 Update your username profile.

 Use “License Manager” to renew your license, change their call sign systematically, apply for a
Vanity call sign, etc., online: https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp

3. Register in CORES. If you have an FRN but do not have a CORES username and password, you must
register in the new CORES. Go to this website to register: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do

Administrative upgrades:

An applicant must already be licensed  or pass the Element 2 exam to receive “Grandfathered” Element credit(s).

The following may be used as proof that an applicant is authorized to receive credit for an exam element:

  a) An original expired or photocopy of an expired license.

  b) A letter from the FCC indicating the applicant had previously been granted a specific class of license and 

      the date of the license grant (e.g., a specific date or a statement that includes “…prior to 21 March 1987”.

  c) A CSCE that indicates the applicant passed one or more exam elements within the previous 365 days.

      An expired CSCE is not acceptable proof of any exam Element credit.

  d) A CSCE with “pen and ink” changes may not be accepted as acceptable proof for any Element credit.

  e) A printed reference copy of an expired and cancelled license from the FCC’s ULS website that indicates

      the applicant was previously granted a General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra Class license.

​  f) A screen print  from the 1993 QRZ Database (www.qrz.com/db/1993/).  This database only contains calls granted between 1983 and 1993.

  g) a copy of the cover and applicable page from a Call Sign book, showing date of publication, the applicant’s name, call sign, and class of license.

  h) Teams may verify an applicant’s current license by accessing the FCC’s ULS website or using the Laurel-VEC  Session Manager software during the registration process of the exam.

  i)  No other form of documentation is acceptable.

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