SB QST @ ARL $ARLB027 ARLB027 A Reminder - FCC Universal Licensing System Down for Maintenance September 2-8 ZCZC AG27 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 27 ARLB027 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT September 1, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB027 ARLB027 A Reminder - FCC Universal Licensing System Down for Maintenance September 2-8 The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) and other FCC website public applications are down for maintenance and will be unavailable from 2200 UTC on Wednesday, September 2, until 1200 UTC on Tuesday, September 8. The outage also will affect the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) and the Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS). During the ULS outage, it will not be possible to file any Amateur Radio applications, including examination session documents, or conduct any license or application searches. Also, while the requirement to pay a regulatory fee for Amateur Radio vanity call sign applications will end on September 3, prospective vanity applicants now will have to wait until after 1200 UTC on September 8 to file an application for an available call sign. The FCC has told ARRL that the approximately 18-day vanity call sign waiting period will remain in place "for now." The FCC's August 20 Public Notice has complete details on the planned maintenance outage. It can be found on the web at, https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-databases-unavailable-filing-deadline-extensions-early-september . NNNN /EX