One of the 2 reasons I don't get a call with my initials is 1, everyone 
knows me as my current call n1UMJ  and 2, the cost creeps up and up and up 
every year.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: vanity call sign.


> 15 bucks...must be nice, we pay 60 up here for such things.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:34 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.