902, thank you.
I never thought about simply making my own. I don't feel good about the concept. So, I think, for now, I'll pass. Thanks though!!
sm
Well, I look at it this way:
You passed the exam (I presume), so the only thing you're doing is making a representation of whatever credentials you were conferred. The certificates were discontinued, so at this point, it's not misrepresentation if you put factual information on something that you consider is nice looking.
Rather than pay for a third party to print you one (they're not certifying anything, your GROL is between the FCC and you), you're printing your own with the applicable parameters on it. Whether you do it yourself or pay the COLEM or some other organization to print one out for you, it's only there to make you feel good about your accomplishment. It doesn't convey anything you don't already have.
I've had mine for several decades (GROL and Ship Radar endorsement) and carry an FCC-issued wallet card around for the last 27 years. I'm amazed I haven't lost it yet. It's not the Form 605 that's available if I print a reference copy today. At one time I enlarged the card and had it over my bench when I worked in two-way, but it always looked "meh." I tried what I described to you and it looks very nice. And, if you go into ULS or look up my FRN, everything that's on my "certificate" is what's in ULS.
At the end of the day, I don't pretend to be anything more or less than I am.
It's bad enough we're in an industry that's cluttered with "junk certs" (you know, those alphabits people put after their names on their business cards and you have to go look them up to find out they were issued by some used-to-be-relevant organization that was trying to close a revenue shortfall and you'll need to spend a couple of hundred dollars every two years to keep up) and now is also making individuals spend more to keep up with information technology junk certs.
Best of luck, though, which ever way you proceed. If you find something that's really nice, please post a sample of it. I'd love to see it.