AARC is holding a VE (Volunteer Examiner) session where people can sit to take their amateur radio license exams in the vicinity of Charlottesville, VA. Walk-ins allowed. There is a modest fee to take the exam. These sessions are held about once every 3 months.
http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/charlottesville-va-22906-9999-11
Location: NRAO HQ, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA. google maps link.
Sessions are available in other times and locations outside the area:
http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session
This event is listed on the club calendar, if you want to add it to yours then go there.
For those who wish to do a rapid study for the exam, here is a site that lets you take the practice tests for free and for a small fee will also provide programmed learning (they guarantee you can pass the exam): Ham Test Online. They say the average study time for Technician exam is 10 hours. $25 for the Technician exam, slightly more for higher license grades. There is also a variety of free study materials online including practice exams, youtube videos of license classes, study guides, etc.
