I think the F.C.C. really screwed itself by not giving a full term to licensees who upgraded after the new requirements were instituted in 2,000. It had to process lots and lots of applications for upgrading at the time from people who did not require testing to upgrade. Had it given the full 10 year term it would have been at least 10 years before it had to reprocess those applications again. As it is it now has to do so in varying degrees in increments of less than 10 years. It has to take all that time and do all that paperwork sooner than it otherwise would have had it gone along with the old policy of a full term upon upgrading. It really cut off its nose to spite its face in my opinion. 73. Harvey Heagy (N.5.H.A.U.)