"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message ...

CSCE's are only good for 365 days not one year. This is significant if
there is a leap year February between the date of issue and the potential
expiration date.

A fine point that has burned a few hams!

However, the calendar is structured so that in most cases it's really
not an issue *if* the exams are taken on weekends, which is often the
case. This is because the calendar advances one day on regular years
and two days on leap years.

Example: September 26 is a Sunday in 2004 but a Monday in 2005. So if
a current Tech passes, say, Element 3 at the Podunk Hamfest this
coming Sunday, their CSCE will still be good on September 25 of 2005,
which is the last Sunday in September 2005 and probably the next
Podunk Hamfest.

73 de Jim, N2EY