The cost is $14.20 until September 4, when it goes to $15. That is 
according to the ARRL letter released today.

When the FCC established the Vanity program in 1996, my first 
application, which resulted in my current call, cost $50.00.

Mike Duke, K5XU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: vanity call sign.


Hi Curtis,

There are two ways to do this.

1. You can do it on the FCC website and pay with a credit card, cost 
is
around $15.

2. You can pay around $40 to a service who will take care of it for 
you.

Let me ask you, how do you know the call is available?  Just because 
it is
not assigned does not mean it is yet available.  The call may be in 
the
2-year grace period.

There is a website that can tell you if a call is available and what 
date it
will become available if it is currently not available.

Do you have the id number required in order to do business on the FCC
website?

If you do, than there really isn't any reason you should have to pay 
the
additional $25 to have someone else do it for you.

Answer these questions and based on your answers, I will tell you how 
to
proceed.

73

Howard #3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:13 AM
Subject: vanity call sign.


> Hi guys. I am considering getting a vanity call sign. Can someone
> enlighten me as to how to go about doing it?  the one I want is
> available, now, what's next?
>
> Curt
> W B 6 H E F.