I don't know, Phil. My license expires in .. um ... September? I'd get my
wallet and check, but I know I'm close. The question is, can I renew and
get the call change all at once (you can get the call sign you want, but it
doesn't extend the expiration date of the license), or do I renew a day
after it expires to ensure a 10 year period before I shell out some serious
micro-buck$

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA

"Phil Kane" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 03:09:53 GMT, Jim Hampton wrote:

ps - yes, I'd like to get my old call back, but now all you do is pay
your
money and get any call from any district that is available. So why do it
anyways?

For the same reason that I ransomed my original call back on the
first day of Gate 1 - I didn't want anyone else to use it. It was
my primary station call from 1952 until 1957 and my secondary
station call from 1957 until 1983 when secondary station calls were
abolished. I even gave up a 1X2 to get it back.

My one slice of selfishness.

Go for it, Jim.....

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
(ex-W6VQM, ex-N6SP)




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On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 02:10:24 GMT, Jim Hampton wrote:

I don't know, Phil. My license expires in .. um ... September? I'd get my
wallet and check, but I know I'm close. The question is, can I renew and
get the call change all at once (you can get the call sign you want, but it
doesn't extend the expiration date of the license), or do I renew a day
after it expires to ensure a 10 year period before I shell out some serious
micro-buck$

I would renew it now if it is within the 90-day window. That can be
done on-line.

Once that is done (check the ULS a day or so after the on-line
renewal) THEN apply for the change of call sign. You can do that on
line as well.

It's just like when we applied for the club station license - it had
to be issued as a "sequential series" 2X3 license before we could
apply for the change of call sign (which was also a 2X3).

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane