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Call signs almost always have one of the following forms: PNS, 1×1 call sign usually for a special event, the prefix is always a single letter character, as is the suffix. Can only be assigned in the B, F, G, I, K, M, N, R, or W prefix range. (See discussion on the D9K call sign issued by Korea above – 'when 2 characters are needed'.)
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Map showing the numeral codes for amateur radio call signs in the United States. The region in which the operator was licensed determines the numeral. United States amateur radio call signs consist of one or two letters, followed by a single digit, and closing with one to three more letters. [20]
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.
Open narrowcast radio stations have no official call sign, though some stations use one (e.g. 3XY Radio Hellas in Melbourne). The following are lists of Australian radio station call signs. List of radio station callsigns in the Australian Capital Territory; List of radio station callsigns in New South Wales; List of radio station callsigns in ...
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.
Unavailable: Under present ITU guidelines the following call sign prefixes shall not be allocated. [3] They are sometimes used unofficially – such as amateur radio operators operating in a disputed territory or in a nation state that has no official prefix (e.g. S0 in Western Sahara or station 1A0 at Knights of Malta headquarters in Rome).
Amateur radio or ham radio call signs are unique identifiers for more than 2,500 licensed operators in the western Pacific. Call signs are regulated internationally by the ITU as well as nationally by island national entities, some of which are independent countries and others are under colonial administration.