You better believe that once i found out what my FRN number was, I
wrote it down.
Andy
At 01:25 PM 3/1/2008, you wrote:
>FRN number is on QRZ if you look yourself up and go to details.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:53 PM
>Subject: Re: License Renewal Saga
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > I never said that it was impossible, although the first problem was that I
> > didn't have my FRN number and had no idea how to get it. The fellow who
> > helped me with this passed away suddenly and I never got the information
> > from him before he died.
> >
> > I *thought* that this was a little easier and less painful. Guess I was
> > naive.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> > At 02:28 PM 3/1/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Except that you *can* deal with it direct through the FCC. While the
> >>online filing system isn't exactly easy, it *is* doable. I've updated
> >>my license with it several times myself. Not fun, but certainly not
> >>impossible.
> >>On Mar 1, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi.
> >> >
> >> > I am in the process of trying to renew my license as it expires on
> >> > 5/6/08. I received a packet from W5YI VEC in early February with
> >> > all of
> >> > the forms supposedly already completed so that all I had to do was
> >> > sign it,
> >> > and include a check with the vanity call fee and their $7.00 service
> >> > fee. While I probably should have gone through the ARRL (cheaper), it
> >> > meant having to contact them and get the same stuff by placing a
> >> > phone call
> >> > during business hours and making a long distance call from work is
> >> > something I hate to do.
> >> >
> >> > So, I took what I thought was the path of least resistance and just
> >> > wrote
> >> > out the check, signed the forms, and shipped it off.
> >> >
> >> > Here is what happened. On February 26, 2008 the license for K2LKK was
> >> > updated. However, nothing changed. It still expires on 5/6/08 and
> >> > every
> >> > other detail of the license is still active. Also, my former call,
> >> > KA2DQA,
> >> > is now issued to me once again, but it also expires on 5/6/08.
> >> >
> >> > I have sent e-mails off to W5YI asking them about this, and I intend
> >> > to
> >> > bite the bullet and follow it up with a telephone call on Monday to
> >> > see if
> >> > I can investigate what happened.
> >> >
> >> > I guess the next time I will just contact the ARRL since I'm going
> >> > to have
> >> > to make a long distance phone call anyway, and I'm $7 poorer to
> >> > boot. You
> >> > know, I miss the good days when the FCC handled this stuff directly
> >> > and we
> >> > had only one bureaucracy to deal with instead of two.
> >> >
> >> > 73, de Lou (K2LKK or KA2DQA -- only the Shadow knows...)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Louis Kim Kline
> >> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >> >
> >>
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> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >
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