RW>Raymond Quinn wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
   RW> RQ> -=> Roy Witt wrote to TOM WALKER <=-   
      
   RW> RW>> AFAIK, if you already have a license and you've successfully passed   
   RW> RW>> a higher license exam, you may operate with the higher privileges on   
   RW> RW>> your present class of license for 30 days or the day your new   
   RW> RW>> license is delivered in the mail. If you aren't presently licensed,   
   RW> RW>> you'll not be able to operate until you do have your license in   
   RW> RW>> hand.   
      
   RW> RQ> If you are a licensed Technician class operator and you upgrade to   
   RW> RQ> General, you can immediately use your new privilages as long as you   
   RW> RQ> append /AG to your call when operating within those new privilages.   
   RW> RQ> For Amateur Extra, it is /AE.   
      
   RW>This is basically what I referred to above.   
      
   EXCEPT you said "Licence IN HAND". You can operate as soon as it is in   
   the Online Data Base. In theory that could take 24 Hours but typically   
   takes a bit longer.   
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