The Laurel VEC
Administering FREE Amateur Radio License Exams since 1984


Charleston Amateur Radio Exam Team (CARET)
Leader: Thomas Glaab -- AJ4UQ

843-619-7388 Email


Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center Auditorium
109 Bee Street
Charleston, SC 29401


Pre-registration is required.

Pre-register at https://hamstudy.org/sessions/laurel/29401/inperson The test session is held in the auditorium inside the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center. Enter through the West Entrance and follow the signs to the auditorium.
Scheduled Sessions

Tall Pines Baptist Church
645 Treeland Drive
Ladson, SC 29456


Pre-registration is preferred.
Walk-ins are allowed.

Pre-registration strongly suggested (https://hamstudy.org/sessions/laurel/29401/inperson). I-26 Exit 203. Doors close at 8:55am.
Scheduled Sessions
October 12, 2024 at 9:00am
December 14, 2024 at 9:00am

Goose Creek
307 North Goose Creek Blvd #2613
Goose Creek, SC 29445


Pre-registration is required.

Paperwork upload only. No tests are being given. Please check our schedule for tests at two other locations in the Charleston area.
Scheduled Sessions

Reforge, inside Citadel Mall next to Belk
2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407


Pre-registration is required.

Pre-registration required (https://hamstudy.org/sessions/laurel/29401/inperson). Limited number of candidates per exam session. Park at the Food Court at Citadel Mall. The exam is in the classroom at Reforge, which is next to Belk. This location is loud with mall noise including a children's indoor playground. If you do better testing in a quiet environment, we suggest our other test location. Candidates who have tested here say the noise did not impede their testing. Free ear plugs are available.
Scheduled Sessions
November 17, 2024 at 3:00pm

Seabrook Island Community Center
2241 Oyster Catcher Ct
Johns Island, SC 29455


Pre-registration is required.

Pre-registration deadline is several days before the exam in order to obtain parking permits for participants.
Scheduled Sessions

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2100 Bacon’s Bridge Road
Summerville, SC 29485


Pre-registration is preferred.
Walk-ins are allowed.


Scheduled Sessions

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