Daryl Stout wrote to Roy Witt:

 DS> Roy...

 RW{at}>> Your words misled the wannabe ham who doesn't have a license in
 RW{at}>> hand, thus no operating priviledges when you walk out of the VE
 RW{at}>> test...

 DS>   There is text on the CSCE, noting that "the CSCE by itself does not
 DS> confer operating privileges"...and that "you must already have a
 DS> valid amateur radio license to get on the air".

Which also makes my case that a new successful license app still has to
wait until his name appears on the FCC's rolls.

 DS>   In some cases, the examinee gets credit for a separate element
 DS> ONLY, but if he doesn't have the lower elements to go with it (i.e.
 DS> he passes the General, but has failed the Technician), he still has
 DS> no license. And, after 365 calendar days, the CSCE is worthless,
 DS> anyway...and he has to start over.

That's what Part 97.9 says too.


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