W8EMV call sign issued

I navigated the FCC dance successfully and now have call sign W8EMV, replacing the previous call sign KD8OQG. There's no charge for a "vanity" license any more, just a matter of filling out the simple online forms and waiting 2 business weeks.

I've had the emv login for many years, starting in 1985 with umix!emv and proceeding through [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and now [email protected]. So W8EMV is easy enough to remember.

I've updated my links on this site and changed the blog name. That will inevitably break a few things, and I am not aware of how to set up Typepad to transparently redirect an old name to a new one.

thanks and 73

Ed W8EMV

Comments

[JB]

https://www.fcc.gov/personal-service-and-amateur-application-fees

Vanity calls, still $35. Free for those that know the secret Masonic handshake?

[Edward Vielmetti]

Vanity calls were (briefly) free until the FCC re-established the fees. JB is correct, no secret handshake needed, just cold hard cash.