Hi Pat,
First, my oh my, congrats, 55 years of being a ham, huh?
That is absolutely cool!
Man, I wish you could get one of those calls!
Well, hopefully, one of them will become available, and we'll be able to work that new call of yours, on the air.
73,
Trippy, ac8s
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Byrne
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: vanity call sign.
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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