SB QST @ ARL $ARLB031 ARLB031 Vanity call sign update ZCZC AG31 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 31 ARLB031 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 6, 1997 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB031 ARLB031 Vanity call sign update Electronic filing has proved to be a popular among vanity call sign program applicants. The FCC in Gettysburg reports it received a total of 682 vanity call sign applications during May, and more than two-thirds of them were filed electronically. As of June 6, the FCC had run vanity applications received through May 30 (the last business day of the month). The FCC granted 161 new call signs in the latest run. Another 207 applications were put aside in the work in process (WIPs) stack for special handling. The FCC has not said when vanity Gate 3 will open. NNNN /EX