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Call sign information for U.S. stations are set out in chapter I of the FCC rules, Title 47 (Telecommunication) of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.): 47 CFR 2.302: General overview of call sign assignments, including a detailed summary of standards and practices for various license classes.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (1934+) In the list below, under the Listed by heading, "Zone" refers to the five regional zones established by the provisions of the Davis Amendment , which was in force from 1928 to 1936.
This is divided between only 67 different three-letter calls, because in many cases the same call sign is used by more than one station, although a given call sign is never assigned to more than one AM, FM or TV station. These 67 different three-letter call signs are currently grouped as follows: 25 assigned only to an AM station
FCC amateur radio station license of Al Gross. In the United States, amateur radio licensing is governed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Licenses to operate amateur stations for personal use are granted to individuals of any age once they demonstrate an understanding of both pertinent FCC regulations and knowledge of radio station operation and safety considerations.
Review of the 88 Expanded Band authorizations made by the Federal Communications Commission on March 17, 1997. [5] In the table below: For the "Original Standard Band Assignment" entries, the FCC's March 17, 1997 notification listed station's call signs and frequencies as of June 30, 1993, dating to when the stations initially notified the commission that they were interested in participating.
QRZ.com is an amateur radio website listing almost every callsign in the world. In 1992, QRZ founder Fred L. Lloyd accessed data from the FCC database to create a CD-ROM with all call signs issued in the United States. [1] A copy of the CD-ROM is carried on board the International Space Station and one was also aboard the Russian Mir space station.
The call sign format for radio and television call signs follows a number of conventions. All call signs begin with a prefix assigned by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). For example, the United States has been assigned the following prefixes: AAA–ALZ, K, N, W. For a complete list, see international call sign allocations.
for all letter-digit-digit-letter callsigns, if the first character is B, F, G, I, K, M, N, R, or W then it is a 1×2 call sign; PNSSS, 1×3 call sign these have the same precautions as 1×2 call signs to prevent confusion with 2×2 format; PPNSS, 2×2 call sign these have the same precautions as 2×1 call signs to prevent confusion with 1×3 ...