That's all fine and good, until you run in to vanity calls and knowing what 
calls are available and stuff. It's not a big deal to renew every few years, 
at least if you do it right it doesn't cost money like those of us with GMRS 
licenses do, if that goes up any more I won't be renewing that one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: license renewal


>I am so glad industry Canada dropped the requirement to renew amateur
> licenses a few years ago.
>
> And i thought we were the socialistic burocracy?
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: license renewal
>
>
>> gary writes:
>> >The ARRL number is 1/888/277-5289  Gary KB2YAA
>>
>> Thank you very much for that information. As it turns
>> out, I was able to renew my license last Saturday. My wife's MAC
>> has the firefox browser on it. Firefox is not yet accessible but
>> when it is, we should have no trouble doing our own renewal as I
>> was able to talk her through the process from obtaining the FRN
>> through the actual renewal.
>>
>> You must first get the FRN, associate the FRN with your
>> license or licenses, and then you can go through the renewal
>> process and update any information that may have changed. In my
>> case, nothing had changed since 1998 so one just needs to read
>> what is there and resubmit it.
>>
>> I got an Email from [log in to unmask] with my FRN afterward
>> and the new license will hopefully get here before March 31.
>>
>> Since I had had some trouble trying to register on line,
>> I had the FCC send me a Form 605. I got that last week but won't
>> need it now.
>>
>> I'll take it to the Green Country Ham Fest this Saturday
>> and give it to the VE testers in case somebody needs one and
>> they run short.
>>
>>
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