Hang in there!  and, yes, you're right about the change in status of 
the application, etc.  Mine changed at about 2:00 AM EDT at the time 
in August of 2012, and I got K 6 V F O after having for almost 49 
years before, W B 6 H E F.
I bet we'll hear the yell all the way out here in California. :)



Curtis Delzer.
HS.

K 6 V F O
San Bernardino, CA.

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At 11:31 PM 06/10/13, you wrote:
>Hi all, It's been over a week, and still no call sign!
>I waited up till 2 A.M to check the uls system after the daily
>downtime, assuming that's when the new licenses probably upload.  In
>reality, I actually have no idea if this is true, but oh well.  I'm
>like a kid on Christmas waiting on this license. lol
>So here's a description of my rig so far.
>My yl got me one of the baofeng uv5r+'s for my birthday, as I've told
>the list before.  This is what actually finally inspired me to take my
>tech test.
>I got a 7 inch Nagoya na701 to replace the stock rubber duck for
>portable operating.  This antenna is supposed to add a mile or two of
>range over the stock duck, and there were several reviews that claimed
>that it boosted repeater performance considerably.  It was only 8
>bucks, so I figured i'd just go ahead and buy it since it was that
>cheap with a 5 star review on amazon.  Maybe I'll be able to hit the
>local repeater from the upstairs porch or back yard with it.
>I also got a duel band tram 1185 mag mount for the car, along with one
>of the battery eliminators you plug into the cigarette lighter.
>The antenna was relatively cheap, only 25 bucks with the mount
>included, and I read a lot of reviews on blogs, amazon, etc. that
>claim it's pretty good.
>Here's hoping my call sign comes in soon.
>73,
>Zach