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W3HF

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2018, 06:39:53 AM »

...and I don't think Extras could apply for anything but the 1x2s.

You could apply for any call sign. My friend who had let his license expire and later re-licensed was able to get his original WA1 2x3 call sign back.

That was a different program. FCC had (prior to the 1980s) an unofficial program that sometimes allowed former hams to reclaim their old call signs. But again, this was not referred to as a vanity callsign.

The 1976-1977 program was only for Extras, and only allowed selection of 1x2s. It was based on Docket 20092, and documented in QST in the June 1976 issue, page 55. The AC6V Ham History page has an accurate writeup.
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W6RZ

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2018, 11:01:46 AM »

That was a different program. FCC had (prior to the 1980s) an unofficial program that sometimes allowed former hams to reclaim their old call signs. But again, this was not referred to as a vanity callsign.

The 1976-1977 program was only for Extras, and only allowed selection of 1x2s. It was based on Docket 20092, and documented in QST in the June 1976 issue, page 55. The AC6V Ham History page has an accurate writeup.

Maybe so. Since he had been re-licensed in 1974, he waited for the proper gate to apply. I remember trying to convince him into getting a 1x2, but that didn't appeal to him back then (although he did get a 1x2 on 11/4/1996). So whether it was under Docket 20092 rules or something else, it's impossible to tell 42 years later.
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W6RZ

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2018, 11:07:28 AM »

Yes....but....FCC would not have reissued N2EY back then. (The rules later changed). So by keeping N2EY, one more Extra got a short call.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Got it.
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KC0W

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2018, 01:14:24 PM »

 
Some pretty good 10th district callsigns are up for grabs. If I was looking for a new callsign I would............Well, a picture speaks a thousand words.

 


                                                                                Tom KC0W
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AF5CC

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2018, 09:29:52 AM »

Here it is, November 5, 2018, but the AE7Q website is now showing all of those calls as not yet available, with no explanation as to why.

73 John AF5CC
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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2018, 06:36:59 PM »

The calls expire on November 5th.  The FCC computers update after midnight.  They should show expired in the AM on Nov. 6.  AE7Q gets it info from the FCC database, after it updates.
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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2018, 07:25:33 PM »

All of those have an end date of 11/4/18 and show available on 11/5/18.  I put in my application yesterday and it shows red light review passed today.  It hasn't been rejected for being too early.
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W5WS

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2018, 08:42:51 AM »

All of those who put in their applications on the 5th should find out today if their application was granted.  I lucked out and got my first choice of callsign. Who else got a new vanity call today?
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AF5CC

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2018, 11:34:44 PM »

Congratulations!  What is your new call?
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W5WS

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2018, 07:36:42 AM »

I was able to get the call W5WS.  I did some research on the previous holder and it looks like he is still alive but hasn't been active for many years, not surprising since he was born in 1923 and got his first license before WWII.  He has a short one paragraph bio up on his QRZ page, at least until they update their FCC database.
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W1BR

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2018, 10:09:17 AM »

All of those who put in their applications on the 5th should find out today if their application was granted.  I lucked out and got my first choice of callsign. Who else got a new vanity call today?

I put in about five choices.  As usual -- NADA!  LOL.   I've applied in the past for a few choice 1x2 W1 or K1 calls, but never got in sync with the FCC lottery.

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W6RZ

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2019, 11:05:59 PM »

I put in about five choices.  As usual -- NADA!  LOL.   I've applied in the past for a few choice 1x2 W1 or K1 calls, but never got in sync with the FCC lottery.

Forces finally aligned for you. Congratulations on receiving W1BR.
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K4EMF

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #27 on: April 30, 2019, 05:03:26 AM »

is there a typical length of time it takes to get a vanity call after application?
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W3HF

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2019, 05:48:31 AM »

is there a typical length of time it takes to get a vanity call after application?
It's typically 18-20 days, depending on the day of the week you applied. FCC only processes vanity apps on certain days of the week, leading to the variation. Holidays can trigger some variations depending on when they occur within those periods.

More details are on AE7Q's web site, on the Explanatory Notes page.
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K4EMF

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RE: 190 FCC vanity calls to pop on Nov 5, 2018
« Reply #29 on: April 30, 2019, 05:55:36 AM »

is there a typical length of time it takes to get a vanity call after application?
It's typically 18-20 days, depending on the day of the week you applied. FCC only processes vanity apps on certain days of the week, leading to the variation. Holidays can trigger some variations depending on when they occur within those periods.

More details are on AE7Q's web site, on the Explanatory Notes page.

Thank you
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