Creating an ExamTools Account

The ExamTools ecosystem has two distinct environments for Volunteer Examiners.

The primary website is found at http://exam.tools, and is considered the Production environment. This is where all active Volunteer Examiners need to have an account in order to perform live exams.
ExamTools also maintains a Sandbox environment that is used for troubleshooting program errors and general VE training. This is a separate database, with different user names and passwords from the Production environment. It is not required to create a Sandbox account to perform live testing; however, your Team Lead may require training sessions in the Sandbox. You might also be interested in using it to follow along with documentation and walk-through videos.

Follow these steps to create an account for use with ExamTools Production Environment

Create an account on HamStudy. If you have a previously existing account, you may skip this step and use the same login information for ExamTools
You will receive a confirmation email; click the link in the email to confirm your account
Enter your personal details. For clarity, we recommend using your call sign as the user ID
Go to ExamTools.
Under “Assist with an Exam” sign in using the credentials you created previously and note the RequestID in the middle of the page.
Fill out this form.
Inform your Team Lead that you are set up on ExamTools and ready to participate in sessions.

Create an account on HamStudy Sandbox.
Navigate to your sandbox VE profile page and add your call sign.
Go to ExamTools Sandbox.
Under “Assist with an Exam” sign in using the credentials you created previously and note the RequestID at the bottom of the page.
Fill out this form.
Inform your Team Lead that you are set up on the ExamTools Sandbox and ready to participate in training sessions.

Last updated on Jan 17, 2021