Amateur Radio Callsign Update for the U.S. and its territories, from
the FCC through Jan. 6, 2021. These are in "sequential" format, and do
not necessarily include "vanity callsigns". Please read the paragraphs
noted below, prior to the callsign listings, as they contain important
information.
Data is from the HamData.Com website at www.hamdata.com/fccinfo.html --
so, check that, in case typographical errors are in this message. These
are updated normally Tuesday through Saturday, with data from the prior
"business day" that the FCC is open. Note that during a "government
shutdown", or if the previous "business day" is an observed US holiday,
callsigns (new, vanity, club, special event, etc.) are NOT issued...and
data is not updated as a result. See the bulletin dealing with callsigns
and government shutdowns for further information.
In some regions, all the sequential callsigns have been issued, so
other callsign groups are being noted as well. The first 2 entries
for regions 0 through 9 are for Technician or General class licensees
(starting with a K), and then for Amateur Extra Class licensees
(starting with an A).
The regions are noted as per Appendix 2, in Part 97 of the FCC Rules.
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The FCC noted at the July, 2020 meeting of the National Council Of
Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) that the opportunity for putting
ones Social Security Number on the NCVEC Form 605, is ENDING. So, it is REQUIRED
that one obtains an FRN from the FCC CORES website PRIOR to going
to a license exam session...or they likely will NOT be able to take the
license exam. For what to bring to a license exam session, go to:
http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session
Failure to do what's noted may mean you can't take the license exam(s).
URL's are on that page on how to obtain a copy of your license (which
will be sent off with your data), and what the current ARRL/VEC exam fee
is. That fee is payable in either cash, check, or money order...payable
to the appropriate VEC, such as ARRL/VEC. You can NOT use credit or debit
cards to pay for the exam fee, as the VE Teams do NOT have the resources
to process these transactions.
Once you have the FRN, though...it is yours FOR LIFE...even if your ham
radio operator license lapses (is expired more than 2 years). Once you
have the FRN, do NOT use your Social Security Number on the NCVEC Form
605, or the FCC will reject the form, delaying processing of your license.
Effective June 29, 2021, examinees will be REQUIRED to have an email
address on the NCVEC Form 605...or the FCC will dismiss the license
application as being "defective". They will no longer issue printed copies
of the license. Full details are at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-to-require-email-address-on-applications-
starting-on-june-29-2021
(above URL all on one line).
Also, sometime in early 2021, there will be a $35 fee for the following:
1) New Amateur Radio License
2) Renewed Amateur Radio License
3) Upgraded Amateur Radio License
4) Callsign Change (Sequential Or Vanity)
5) Special Temporary Authority Request (STA)
6) Rule Waiver Request
This is for every instance of the above items. Full details are at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-reduces-proposed-amateur-radio-application-
fee-to-35
(above URL all on one line)
Since the FCC is "going all electronic", you likely will NOT be able
to get a printed copy mailed...but even if you were, that'd still cost
you $35 for each copy.
An informative New Users Guide on getting started with the Universal Licensing
System (ULS) is at:
https://fcc.gov/new-users-guide-getting-started-universal-licensing-system-uls
You should be aware that as an applicant for an FCC Amateur Radio
License, some information about you will be made publicly available
via the FCC's ULS, specifically information submitted on the NCVEC
Form 605 (noted above) will be published:
1) Your Name.
2) Your Mailing Address (it can be a street address, street address
with an apartment, or a post office box).
3) Your Callsign and License Class.
4) Your FCC Registration Number.
5) Your Felony Conviction Status (noted below).
6) Various transaction dates, adminstrative review statuses, etc.
Note that Social Security Numbers, Phone Numbers, and Email Addresses
are NEVER published.
Current amateur radio operators requesting a callsign change, or new
amateur radio operators, must answer "The Felony Question" on the NCVEC
Form 605, stating whether or not you've been convicted of a felony in
state or federal court.
With this, a "YES" response is NOT an automatic disqualification, but
it depends upon the circumstances surrounding the conviction. You will
supply all the pertinent information to the FCC, and NOT to the VE Team;
and the FCC must have all pertinent data within 14 days of the exam.
Further details are available at:
http://www.arrl.org/fcc-qualification-question
Note that any NCVEC Form 605's dated PRIOR to September, 2017 are
INVALID, and will NOT be accepted by the FCC. Be sure that the VE
Team is using NCVEC Form 605's effective September, 2017 or later.
Otherwise, you're wasting your time and money.
Due to the CoronaVirus (COVID-19), many ham radio license exams are
being CANCELED. Check with the VE Team beforehand to be sure that the
exam session is still scheduled.
While some teams are using "remote testing", or "drive-up/drive-thru testing",
a lot of logistical hoops have to be "jumped through", to ensure
that examinees aren't cheating during the session; and many VE Teams (like mine)
don't have the resources to do such. So, these teams will likely do
"low contact, in person testing" instead. Again, check with the VE Team
Contact for details on such a session. This may include requiring that ALL
individuals (examiners and examinees) wear masks, with gloves STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED.
Note that Title 47 of the Code Of Federal Regulations (Federal Law),
Part 97 of the FCC Rules, which applies to amateur radio, are AGREED to
be followed when the current or prospective ham radio operator signs the
NCVEC Form 605 at the exam session. If you have no intention of doing
such, you might as well STOP RIGHT NOW on any plans to become an amateur
radio licensee. Three items relate to the exam session:
§97.509 (a) The number of examinees at a session may be limited.
§97.509 (4)(c) Each administering VE must observe the examinee throughout
the entire examination. The administering VEs are responsible for the
proper conduct and necessary supervision of each examination. The
administering VEs must immediately terminate the examination upon
failure of the examinee to comply with their instructions.
§97.511 Each examinee must comply with the instructions given by the
administering VEs.
This includes requirements related to COVID-19, or instances of
"cheating". Please do NOT put yourselves or the VE Team into a very embarrassing
situation. In some cases, law enforcement officials can
be summoned to arrest and remove the violator from the premises.
At all exam sessions I conduct, EVERY EXAM BOOK IS DIFFERENT...in
both the questions, and the order of answers. So, there is no point
in trying to cheat. One is ready to take the exam, or they are not.
If it takes you a dozen tries or more to pass the exam, even if just
barely, you have as much right to be on the air, as someone who made
a perfect score the first time.
Besides, the guy or girl who graduates dead last in medical school
is STILL...a doctor!! However, I might not want them doing a prostate
check on the males, or a pelvic exam on the females (hi hi).
***
Region 0: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota and South Dakota
KF0DDE AE0LM KI0TM
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Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont
KC1OKD AC1KN KE1MT
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Region 2: New Jersey and New York
KD2VIP AD2BL
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Region 3: Delaware, District Of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
KC3QXR AC3GZ KF3EU
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Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
KO4KRW AK4ZZ KY4DL
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Region 5: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas
KI5MVK AI5BK KM5ZN
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Region 6: California
KN6MUX AJ6RI KR6GI
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Region 7: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
and Wyoming
KJ7TJY AI7ES KK7ZR
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Region 8: Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia
KE8QIB AD8GQ KI8KY
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Region 9: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
KD9RHI AC9XZ KG9RK
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Hawaii WH6GMX AH6VW
Alaska KL5DR AL3T AL7RY WL7CYN
Northern Marianas KH0ZY WH0ACI
Guam NH2NN AH2EK
American Samoa KH8E AH8Z WH8ABN
Virgin Islands NP2TU KP2CZ
Puerto Rico WP4RRU WP4HD
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