DS> TW{at}> EXCEPT you said "Licence IN HAND". You can operate
as soon as it is in
DS> TW{at}> the Online Data Base. In theory that could take 24 Hours but typically
DS> TW{at}> takes a bit longer.

DS>  That quick turnaround I referred to earlier is more the exception that the
DS>rule (the ham took the test on Saturday, passing Elements 2, 3, and 4, in on
DS>sitting, and his callsign was in the database the Wednesday after the test).

DS>  Now, with the Postal Service eliminating Saturday delivery, it could take
DS>longer to get the license "in hand".

But stil the Rules have Changes from the Licence in Hand days.
A point I poorly was trying to make with Roy
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