Maria manages the ARRL VEC and talks about the unique VE session between Connecticut and Antarctica.

The test session “way down under.” [Photo by Ernie Gray, W1MRQ]

Before the session, Volunteer Examiner Penny Harts, N1NAG, (seated) and ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, discuss online “paperwork.” [Photo by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE]

VE Steve Ewald, WV1X, grading an exam in the ARRL VEC office. [Photo by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE]

The view of the South Pole session from Newington via satellite link. The inset at the lower right of the screen shows what their computer was showing the session organizers at the Pole: Somma is at the left and ARRL VEC staff member Amanda Grimaldi, who handled most of the keyboard communications, is at the right. [Photo by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE]