[OKDXA] Speaking Of PROcrastination...

[Coy Day]

Nelson,

No hurry.  Think about it a while.  Good story.  Thanks for sharing it.

Coy
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Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632

Nelson Derks wrote:
> ...and that's pro as in PROfound procrastination.
>
> One of the quirks in my personality is that I tend to come and go with
> my hobbies. I've been off the radio thing for better than two years now
> 'cuz the license expired on June 6, 2005. Haven't Q'd or kerchunked
> since. Yeah, I got the letter from W5YI a couple of months ahead of that
> but never got around to mailing it. No big deal. I have two years of
> grace period and I'm a world class procrastinator so this is well within
> my scope of experience. Something like a year ago I poked around the FCC
> web site and found it's easy to renew a license if you know your FRN and
> password. I recall receiving a letter from the FCC about six years ago
> with that info and as soon as I find that letter I'll be good to go.
>
> Never did find the letter.
>
> Monday was two days shy of the grace period expiration. Went up on the
> FCC web site and looked up my license. Hey... There's my FRN. Then I
> poked around and found the "reset your password or security question"
> option. Filled in the form and punched the go-go button. The web site
> told me I should hear back from an agent within three days. Terrific. I
> only have two days, but at worst I can re-test if this doesn't work.
> Nothing to complain about. It's my fault that I waited this long. Got an
> e-mail reply in about an hour. Click this, do that, yadda, yadda, yadda.
> Looks easy. Made it through the security question and password thing all
> the way to the renewal form. Hot Damn, I'm cooking now...
>
> Checked back an hour or so later and I'm still expired. Checked back
> this morning and here's what I found:
> http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1082119
>
> Not only did I renew exactly ONE DAY before the grace period ended, but
> the renewal is good for ten years from the actual date of renewal... Not
> the original date. This means I'm good until June of 2017 and if you
> average it out my license is on an eleven year cycle. Sounds familiar...
> Almost Cosmic.
>
> In any case, some would regret their procrastination on something this
> easy, but I think it's almost cool that I took it that far and made it.
>
> Now I'm thinking I should order some QSL cards. Or join the ARRL.
>
> Maybe I will.................................................. When I
> get around to it.
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