I will have to check those!!
In the day a good friend was K9PAW and his QSL card had a drawing of,
you guessed it a dogs paw!!
Off for coffee!
PatAt 04:45 AM 8/10/2012, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>I wonder if anyone has selected we1cow, ib1pig, me1dog. Well wish we =
>could have me whatever. grin.
>Well all that before I finished my first cup of coffee, so take it for =
>what it is worth. grin
>
>73
>
>On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > That New England frugality! Where is that ham spirit!!
> > Just looked up the three calls I would want and they are all=20
> > issued. W9, K9 and N9 and my initials. i've had this cal for=20
> > fifty-five years, could never remember a new one!!
> > Pat, K9JAUAt 08:12 PM 8/9/2012, you wrote:
> >> 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.
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>> Come on John, You only have to pay the fee every 10 years. How =
>long do
> >>> you think you're going to live?
> >>>=20
> >>> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>>=20
> >>> 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.
> >>>>=20
> >>>>=20
> >>>>> 15 bucks...must be nice, we pay 60 up here for such things.
> >>>>>=20
> >>>>> 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.
> >>>>>=20
> >>>>>=20
> >>>>>> Hi Curtis,
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> There are two ways to do this.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> 1. You can do it on the FCC website and pay with a credit card, =
>cost is
> >>>>>> around $15.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> 2. You can pay around $40 to a service who will take care of it =
>for
> >>>>>> you.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> 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.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> 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.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> Do you have the id number required in order to do business on the =
>FCC
> >>>>>> website?
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> 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.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> Answer these questions and based on your answers, I will tell you =
>how
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> proceed.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> 73
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> Howard #3
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>> ----- 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.
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>> 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?
> >>>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>> Curt
> >>>>>>> W B 6 H E F.
> >>>>=20
> >>>>=20
> >>>>=20
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