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Aug 29, 2018
As expected, today I received an email from FCC with a link to a PDF of my Amateur Radio license.
FCC assigns new licensees an algorithmically-generated call sign. I wanted a cooler call sign than the one I was assigned, so I looked into FCC's Vanity Call Sign program. ARRL has a good explainer on the program.
I wasn't clear on the naming convention used for call signs, so I spoke to one of the SMRS volunteers, who jumped into the FCC call sign database and suggested a couple of available call signs that end in "SBW."
I applied for one those call signs, so I look forward to a response from FCC shortly.
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