radioguy wrote:
why pay the arrl to upgrade your license

You don't pay the FCC unless you get a call of your own choosing (vanity).
You don't have to pay to renew your license on the ULS. You would have to
pay W5YI to do it foe you. You have to pay the current test fee to the VEC
unless you've got a VEC like the Laurel VEC that doesn't charge for tests.

The ARRL has nothing to do with license fees except to make recommendations.

If keep posting BS, I'll keep shooting holes in it.