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    Coconut King n0iu's Avatar
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    Is this a good deal???

    So my wife hands this to me the other day and asks, "Is this a good deal?"

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    Personally I don't think it is bargain... Since you can do it for free on the FCC site... YMMV

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    Absolutely NOT ! Who's it from ? W5YI does a thing like this , but regardless who it is , it LIES . You can do this yourself on the ULS for free . Or , if you're a ARRL member , just call Newington and they'll handle it . In no case is a SSN needed , since every existing licensee already has a FRN , which serves the same purpose . Run away from this offer .
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    OK, let me get my tongue out of my cheek! Yes, it was from W5YI. Obviously (or maybe not!) I already know the answer. I don't begrudge Fred Maia from making a living, but I am amazed that people would actually do this.
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    No way in hell I'd put my SSN on it. There's already enough crooks out there with it, including the IRS.

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    If he continues telling that lie about the FCC requiring a TIN , he may find his outfit's status as a VEC under review .Obviously , he has his own reasons ?? for collecting those .
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    Run - don't walk - away from that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by n0iu View Post
    So my wife hands this to me the other day and asks, "Is this a good deal?"

    Someone sends your wife a form to renew her license. and do all the work for her, for a mere $7 fee.

    When you can do it yourself online at the FCC ULS database for free.

    Nope. Not a good deal.

    But thanks for the "Stray" -- I always need newsletter fillers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by n0iu View Post
    OK, let me get my tongue out of my cheek! Yes, it was from W5YI. Obviously (or maybe not!) I already know the answer. I don't begrudge Fred Maia from making a living, but I am amazed that people would actually do this.
    Fred W5YI no longer owns the W5YI Group. He sold it a few years ago.

    And yes, there are people who fall for it everyday. "This way to the egress!"
    “Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019

    BAN THE DH!

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    Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.

    Just remember: Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain. He died in Washington, DC

    Cutch 300!!!!!

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    Social Security Number? Why on earth would they need that? Unless.....

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