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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