Just a little point of news on my part.
When I found out I had the job at Icom, I thought it was a good time to start studying again and go for my US Amatur Licence. So I asked a good friend over in Tucson, Arizona – thank you Gene K5GS – if I could use his address for my licence and base address in the USA. With his answer yes I set about starting the process, then the US Government shut down so I had to wait until they opened up, where I registered and then set up an online exam for the Technician licence. That was passed and in the last week I received my first licence and call, KM7CZT. This will change when I get my general and extra class, but I will let you know when that happens, especially as I take the General exam next Friday evening.
73, de G1VDP/KM7CZT