hmmm...it's called inflation..and every disability income I know of rises
with inflation...so do wages and everything else...so if you can afford it
now, which I suppose you could if you wanted, you should be able to afford
it in 10, 20, 30 and 40 years.
150K miles isn't that bad...wonder why the thing is falling apart?
get something newer and stop dumping money into the old one.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: vanity call sign.
> That's the price now, but what about when I renew this next time in 4
> years
> and it's $20, not too bad, but then if I'm in the same financial situation
> I'm in now, and 10 years from that when it's $40 or $50, in the current
> financial situation, that's not in the budget. Especially when I stretch
> the
> current family car to a half million miles. lol never happen in New
> England
> but we're almost at 150,000 now and I've replaced about every bolt on
> engine
> part once and a couple are going for round 2. If they could guaranty it
> would stay around the current price or that I'd have a livable income in a
> couple renewals I'd probably give it thought but as things stand I don't
> see
> anything changing so I'll keep it as is.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 8:31 PM
> Subject: Re: vanity call sign.
>
>
>> Come on John, You only have to pay the fee every 10 years. How long do
>> you think you're going to live?
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 8/9/2012 8:27 PM, John Miller wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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