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by KA4ZRF on October 23, 2009
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Are you able to ask for a certian vanity call if its not in use ? can you request a certian vanity call? better way of asking question ..
In advance , thanks for your help ..
Regards , Brian KA4ZRF
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by W5RB on October 23, 2009
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Everything you need to know is at www.vanityhq.com .
Read the FAQ , the Tutorial , and the " Land Mines" .
There's also a forum there , if you still have questions after that.
Russ, W5RB
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by N2EY on October 23, 2009
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This is covered in Part 97, which can be downloaded FREE from many websites.
I used:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/onepage.html
To get this:
§97.19 Application for a vanity call sign.
(a) The person named in an operator/primary station license grant or in a club station license grant is eligible to make application for modification of the license grant, or the renewal thereof, to show a call sign selected by the vanity call sign system. RACES and military recreation stations are not eligible for a vanity call sign.
(b) Each application for a modification of an operator/primary or club station license grant, or the renewal thereof, to show a call sign selected by the vanity call sign system must be filed in accordance with §1.913 of this chapter.
(c) Unassigned call signs are available to the vanity call sign system with the following exceptions:
(1) A call sign shown on an expired license grant is not available to the vanity call sign system for 2 years following the expiration of the license.
(2) A call sign shown on a surrendered, revoked, set aside, canceled, or voided license grant is not available to the vanity call sign system for 2 years following the date such action is taken.
(3) Except for an applicant who is the spouse, child, grandchild, stepchild, parent, grandparent, step-parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or in-law, and except for an applicant who is a club station license trustee acting with a written statement of consent signed by either the licensee ante mortem but who is now deceased or by at least one relative, as listed above, of the person now deceased, the call sign shown on the license of the person now deceased is not available to the vanity call sign system for 2 years following the person's death, or for 2 years following the expiration of the license grant, whichever is sooner.
(d) The vanity call sign requested by an applicant must be selected from the group of call signs corresponding to the same or lower class of operator license held by the applicant as designated in the sequential call sign system.
(1) The applicant must request that the call sign shown on the license grant be vacated and provide a list of up to 25 call signs in order of preference. In the event that the Commission receives more than one application requesting a vanity call sign from an applicant on the same receipt day, the Commission will process only the first such application entered into the Universal Licensing System. Subsequent vanity call sign applications from that applicant with the same receipt date will not be accepted.
(2) The first assignable call sign from the applicant's list will be shown on the license grant. When none of those call signs are assignable, the call sign vacated by the applicant will be shown on the license grant.
(3) Vanity call signs will be selected from those call signs assignable at the time the application is processed by the FCC.
(4) A call sign designated under the sequential call sign system for Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean Insular Areas, and Pacific Insular areas will be assigned only to a primary or club station whose licensee's mailing address is in the corresponding state, commonwealth, or island. This limitation does not apply to an applicant for the call sign as the spouse, child, grandchild, stepchild, parent, grandparent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or in-law, of the former holder now deceased.
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by N5LRZ on October 23, 2009
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I will add only one thing to RB's reply...
On the web page he stated is a list of available call signs from which to select a desired call.
You might check this listing to see what is available.
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by W5RB on October 23, 2009
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All the help offered on the vanityhq site is free .Often , successful applicants send Michael a donation to help with expenses , but that's purely voluntary . Dean also has lots of useful info at http://www.ae7q.com/ , but I think the VHQ site is easier for first-time users .
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by N4MJG on November 13, 2009
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I use vanityhq this where i found my new call (N4MJG) i agree with other look for available call signs good luck finding one.
73
Jackie
N4MJG
WWW.N4MJG.COM
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by K4DPK on November 21, 2009
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Vanity according to Webster:
1. Anything or act that is vain, futile, idle or worthless.
2. The quality or fact of being vain or worthless.
3. The quality or fact of being vain or excessively proud of ones self or one's qualities or possesions.
4. A thing about which one is vain or conceited.
Vain:
Having no real value. Worthless, empty.
Hmmmm.
Wonder why they call it that?
Phil C. Sr.
k4dpk
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by WB9URN on November 25, 2009
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"Vanity according to Webster:
1. Anything or act that is vain, futile, idle or worthless.
2. The quality or fact of being vain or worthless.
3. The quality or fact of being vain or excessively proud of ones self or one's qualities or possesions.
4. A thing about which one is vain or conceited.
Vain:
Having no real value. Worthless, empty.
Hmmmm.
Wonder why they call it that?
Phil C. Sr.
k4dpk "
You've never had anything that you were proud of?
In the late sixties, I allowed my Novice license to expire. I had a goodly number of contacts under that call.
In 2006, when I got re-licensed, I applied for and receives my old call as a vanity call. For one thing, those with whom I had 'conversed' could now associate the call with the correct individual.
Also, it is a lot better in CW than KC9JUZ.
Allen WB9URN
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by K4DPK on November 25, 2009
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WB9URN said: "You've never had anything that you were proud of?"
K4DPK: Of course, I'm proud of my call. But you miss the point.
Up until the new call policies came along, your call served to give you a locale in the mind of one who heard you on the air, and it gave folks a pretty good idea about when you got on the air. People would rightfully take pride in their call. That even, I imagine, had a moderating influence on one's behavior on the air. Just pride is not the same thing as vanity.
The question was, why did they call it "vanity"?
Even though call letters no longer serve any of the earlier purposes, it still seems a little extreme to label them "vanity".
Rather than call them essentially worthless, wouldn't it have been better had the FCC named them "Selected Calls" or "Preferred Calls" or somesuch?
It is a shame, though, that some DXers use an out-of-area call to unfair advantage by calling twice when DX goes by areas.
At first, I didn't like the call FCC gave me in 1955, because of the "K" on both ends, but after sticking with it so long, I'd almost rather change my name now than my call.
BTW, I don't think they should label a call as vanity if you've had it before. I know guys who tried vanity calls, then went back to their old call after a few weeks, and they will be labelled "vanity" forevermore.
Phil C. Sr.
k4dpk
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