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Hello Marla</div>
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>From the FCC:</div>
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The FCC charges an <span style="color: rgb(68, 102, 187);"><b><u><a style="color: rgb(68, 102, 187); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5fe248b8-6238-ac6a-8a3c-87c902f96d69" href="https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee">application fee</a></u></b></span> for
certain filings including new licenses, vanity call sign requests, and license renewals. There are no fees for administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, modification applications to upgrade an amateur radio licensees operator
class or to request a sequentially issued call sign.</div>
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You can change your name anytime, as Ken described.</div>
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can renew only 90 days (or later) before it expires.</div>
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So maybe make it a two-step process.</div>
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Bruce</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> on behalf of Marla Wallace via bars <bars@w1hh.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 5, 2025 1:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> bars@w1hh.org <bars@w1hh.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bars] Navigating the FCC -- renew license and change name</font>
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<span style="font-family:helvetica; font-size:12pt">I need to renew my license soon. It expires in February of 2026. At the same time (I hope!), I need to change their records to match my present legal name. Can anybody explain what I need to do to accomplish
this?</span> </div>
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