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.