Hi. This might be an older thread, but had to comment....
My license was going to expire in June. So, being only semi-computer literate, I downloaded the FCC Form 605. WTH?
MANY, many pages of paper later, I realized this was going to too much for this OF.
I went to W5YI-VEC and 'presto'!
The best $8 I'll ever spend in this lifetime.
Yeah, streamlined Government my butt!
I'm also glad that it worked for you, Ron.
However, even if you are not a ARRL member you can make license modifications and renewals directly on the FCC web site, for free. Just skip the download of the Form 605. It is not needed. My license was about to expire next month, so last week I renewed it for free, directly on the FCC web site. The next day, my license information was updated on the FCC web site. Two days later, my information on QRZ was updated.
This is for anyone else reading this:
All you need to do is log in to the FCC's ULS with your FRN number. If you don't have one, you can have one created. Once logged in to the ULS with your FRN number, you can do a variety of modifications and updates. One of the things you can do, while logged in, is get a copy of your license (PDF), without "Reference Copy" splashed across it.