Is there a direct link to that site?  I used to have one but don't anymore
for some reason.
John Miller N1UMJ
Owner of J. E. M. Racing http://home.comcast.net/~jemracing5/wsb/index.html
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:08 AM
Subject: More on: ULS filing


> Hi guys,
>
> Well, I decided to waste $499.95 in taxpayer dollars (OK, the figure's
> probably a little inflated) to order a duplicate license through the
> new FCC ULS electronic filing system thingy to see how easy it really
> is to use.  (See note 1.) Here's what I found:
>
> The site, naturally, has a lot more links than it really needs, so you
> might find the "skip navigation links" useful.
>
> Starting at www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls you go to electronic filing. From
> there, you log in with your FRN and password. If you don't know your
> FRN, it's listed on QRZ, among other places. Once you're logged in,
> you can do all manner of things, like update your address, get a
> duplicate license, request a vanity callsign, and renew your
> license. Since I didn't want a vanity callsign, didn't need to renew,
> and haven't moved, for the purpose of this exercise, I rquested a
> duplicate license. (Actually, my wallet-sized copy's getting a little,
> uh, ratty...)
>
> Login is very straightforward. So is the process of requesting a
> duplicate license. Actually, if all the other options are this easy,
> you shouldn't have a problem renewing or doing anything else, with the
> following caveat. The site still doesn't work properly in lynx or in
> links. While you can log in and get a couple steps into the license
> duplicate request process with lynx, you can't finish the process;
> instead of going forward to confirm your choices after the second
> step, you're presented with the login page. Logging in starts you
> right back at the beginning--so--while you can start the process in
> lynx, you can't finish. However, it works in Microsoft's evil browser
> just fine.
>
> The new format is definitely much easier to use than the old
> Java-dependent version. Very straightforward, if (as you'd expect) a
> bit cluttered.
>
> Note 1: Requesting a duplicate license is really free, and it probably
> really only costs a dollar of taxpayer funds, not the aforementioned
> $499.95.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3    | But I will lay my burden
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>