Text 4307, 80 rader
Skriven 2011-02-04 14:42:15 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
   Kommentar till text 4301 av Richard Webb (1:116/901.0)
Ärende: Change of address with FCC
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04 Feb 11 01:13, Richard Webb wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> WHat bums me out is that if you did any changes to your
 RW>> license the expiration date got bumped, but now it doesn't,
 RW>> so I've still got to renew in 2012.

 Roy>> Since the renewal costs some dough now, I suspect that's why any
 Roy>> changes made don't extend the renewal date anymore.

 RW> rIght,

I'll take that back. There is presently no cost for renewal or
modification. Just updated my email address.

 RW> but it's the same for sequentials, any changes don't extend your
 RW> expiration date, unless it's a change of call sign.  I.e. Kathy
 RW> changed her address as did I when we moved here, then upgraded to
 RW> general.  even with her upgrade to general back in '07 her expiration
 RW> still remained 2010.

That is correct.

 RW>> YEs I could go to a sequential, but I really don't want an ak4 2 by
 RW>> 2 call, and I really hope to move back to Louisiana some day, and I
 RW>> like this call sign.

 Roy>> I'm sick of sequential calls. None of my prior calls suited me as
 Roy>> well as the one I have now.

 RW> yEah know what you mean.  my sequential stunk for phonetics
 RW> on phone, was fair for the code, but not near as good as
 RW> this one.  I like it, great cw rhythm and works good on
 RW> phone so I'll pay for it again next year <g>.

The only sequential I had that was great with code was my Novice call -
WD6DOI...after I upgraded to General, I got N6AGT, which wasn't worth a
damn on either phone or code, while my test-mate buddy got AGX. When I
made Advanced, KB6PI was a bit better on phone and code, but 2x2 calls
stunk, IMO. I think K6RXT is very good on both methods.

 RW> <snip>

 Roy>> The XT in my call represents the guy, my elmer K6XT, who taught me
 Roy>> a lot about HAM radio, even though I was previously licenesed. On
 Roy>> the air, his phonetics were Kilo 6 Xtra Terrific. Mine are Kilo 6
 Roy>> Really Xtra Terrific.

 RW> YEah that does sound like a good one.  Kathy's dad was a ww2 navy
 RW> radioman in the pacific, and had a call sign before then, but after
 RW> wife kids divorce etc. he let his lapse.  We can find his wn0 call
 RW> from once he got a novice call back in the late '70's again, which
 RW> iirc got converted to a wd0 when he upgraded,

My 1970 original Novice call was WN6ABE...I let it expire and didn't get
back into radio until 1976...due to the same scenario as Kathy's dad.

 RW> but we want to find his original and see if Kathy can get it under
 RW> the vanity program.  I've got a couple of qcwa guys poring over old
 RW> call books from before they were put online looking for it, and if
 RW> they get a hit then we'll have her apply for it if she's eligible.

Last I looked, you had to be an Extra to get those WN calls. Maybe that's
changed now.

 Roy>> Last time I looked, K5RXT was available, but I would really hate to
 Roy>> change it now. Maybe at renewal time I'll think about it.

 RW> Can understand that.  IT gets to be like your name after
 RW> awhile, you get used to being called by it, and identifying
 RW> yourself by it.  Hard to change after awhile.

I don't have a problem with changing it, I just like it, since it's the
first call I've had that I do like.

                R\%/itt

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