Renewing my ham license

[N4KVE]

Well the time came to renew my ham license, & several people told me to pay for a service to renew it, as the process was quite difficult. I had forgotten my password to the FCC site, but that took 5 minutes to find. I renewed the license on line on a Wednesday, & I had the license in hand the next Monday. I was amazed a Federal entity was so efficient. Good for another 10 years now.

 

[W5KVV]

I just went thru the same thing with a vanity call. The W5YI group is making a killing convincing folks it's difficult to re-new or apply for a vanity. I had my application filled out in no time.

Take your time. read the instructions & do it yourself.

 

[rescue161]

They make it sound like it was 20+ years ago before the FCC went online. It is extremely easy to renew today and it is FREE!

 

[KC0KM]

About renewing and getting vanities through W5YI VS the FCC. When my father and I went to get our vanity calls, he went through W5YI, and I did the FCC route. He paid roughly $50, I paid $14. I was lucky enough to have my COREs ID and password written down, and it only took a few minutes. (The only problem I had was, I timed out looking for valid call signs, I should have looked first and written them down). When I come to renew -- I am intending to do it through the FCC web site, all it will cost me is the cost of the vanity.

 

[N0IU]

I applied for my vanity callsign on the FCC website... in 1997!

The was in the pre-ULS days and it wasn't nearly as easy as it is now, but it was possible.