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    I think I broke the FCC website

    I logged on last night to apply for a short vanity call sign; it stopped working right in the middle of the process and still hasn’t come back up.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    doesn't the FCC site shut down overnight for updates? it's ancient govt technology ... and many govt websites shut down overnight (ssa does, other fcc sites do, ...)
    "... and another thing about you democrats ... you all believe in science!" -- denny crane

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    Quote Originally Posted by n6hcm View Post
    doesn't the FCC site shut down overnight for updates? it's ancient govt technology ... and many govt websites shut down overnight (ssa does, other fcc sites do, ...)
    It does, but the outage lasted far longer than the given two hours. I finally got into the system yesterday morning.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    It's true. I believe you broke it. Marina WiFi is notorious for ripping apart networks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    It's true. I believe you broke it. Marina WiFi is notorious for ripping apart networks.
    It’s twue, it’s twue!

    That’s why I gave up on the marina wifi and got my own private connection via cable modem.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by K6BSO View Post
    It’s twue, it’s twue!

    That’s why I gave up on the marina wifi and got my own private connection via cable modem.
    Dang son! You in high cotton!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Dang son! You in high cotton!
    There’s no competition for broadband access here at the marina so it costs me an arm and a leg — and it’s worth every penny.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    So, I find out tomorrow if I get my requested short call sign, one of the alternates or a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, for which pleasure I paid the FCC $35.

    ON EDIT: I didn’t get the call I was hoping for (AE6A) and I'm now officially NQ6U.

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    Last edited by NQ6U; 09-02-2023 at 02:03 PM.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    “NQ6 me? No, NQ6 you!
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Go NQ6 ur serlf! Masher! Fornicator! Proclivitator!

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