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	Call Sign Prefixes
		The different nations that authorize or license radio stations are assigned, by international agreement, a set of unique call sign prefixes to help identify where a station is located and under which national authority the station is operating.
		Call sign prefixes are not an infallible way to determine a station's location, however.
		A nation's call sign allocations are also used for its territories and possessions, no matter how remote from the nation (for example, call signs in Guam use the U.S. allocations despite being distant from the landmass of the United States).
	www.dxing.com /callsign.htm (309 words)

	Call sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In broadcasting and radio communication, a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call) are a unique designation for a transmitting station.
		Amateur radio call signs are in the international series and normally consist of a one- or two-character prefix, a number (which sometimes corresponds to a geographic area within the country) and a 1, 2, or 3 character suffix.
		In the Italian call sign, IK1TZO, IK is the prefix, the number component is 1 and corresponds to the Piemonte region, and TZO is the suffix.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Radio_call_sign (1259 words)

	FCC: Amateur Radio Vanity Call Signs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first assignable call sign on the list for which the requestor is eligible will be shown on the license grant for the requestor's station and the original call sign will be vacated.
		Where a vanity call sign for which the most recent recipient was ineligible is surrendered, cancelled, revoked or voided, the two-year requirement does not apply.
		Call signs having the single letter prefix (K, N or W), a single digit numeral 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and a single letter suffix are reserved for the special event call sign system.
	wireless.fcc.gov /services/amateur/callsigns/vanity (946 words)

	Complete first issue set of Ham License Plates, from the Mike Ludkiewicz collection. Now with STORY.
		After completing an article about Amateur Radio Call sign auto license plates for the January 1995 issue of the American Radio Relay League’s official journal, QST, I felt it would be appropriate to put together a collection of first year of issue ham plates from all the 50 states.
		Not every ham chose to pay the extra fee for a special call sign plate and numerous states had strict restrictions on the use of their specially issued ham plates intended for emergency communications during the "Cold War" period.
		The next plate issued with a ham call sign on it was a 1950 Florida plate that is generally considered to be the first "true" ham plate.
	www.pl8s.com /hams.htm (2388 words)

	Beacon Coding Guidance
		Radio call signs of up to six characters can be encoded if the call sign complies with the ITU Radio Regulations on the formation of call signs (Article S19 of the Radio Regulations).
		If the radio call sign has fewer than 6 characters, blank spaces should be encoded to the left of the characters using the modified-Baudot symbol "100100".
		If the radio call sign has seven characters it can only be encoded using the Radio Call Sign Protocol.
	www.cospas-sarsat.org /BeaconsCodingGuideProtocols/mmsi.htm (287 words)

	Definition of Radio call sign
		In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television.
		Amateur radio callsigns normally consist of a one- or two-character prefix, a number (which sometimes corresponds to a geographic area within the country) and a 1, 2, or 3 character suffix.
		Radio and television callsigns are followed by a dash and the two-letter class of station: "-FM", "-LP", "-TV", or "-CA".
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Radio_call_sign (1777 words)

	FCC: Services: Amateur: Vanity Call Sign FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Also included was the requirement that, in the case of a close relative applying for the former call sign of a deceased licensee, the applicant must hold the requisite class of operator license.
		Even where a call sign does not appear on the database, it may not be assignable.
		In the meantime, the call sign you vacate is assignable to other licensees who may qualify for it under the former holder, close relative of former holder now deceased and in memoriam provisions.
	wireless.fcc.gov /services/amateur/callsigns/vanity/faq.html (2078 words)

	Beacon Coding Guidance
		Radio call signs up to seven characters can be encoded in the Radio Call Sign User Protocol if the call sign complies with the ITU Radio Regulations on the formation of call signs (Article S19 of the Radio Regulations) whereby alphabetic characters are allowed only in the first four characters of the sequence.
		If the Radio Call Sign User Protocol is used for a call sign of less than seven characters, the call sign shall be left justified (i.e.
		Note this is different from the procedure used for padding spaces of the Maritime User Protocol when encoded with the vessel's radio call sign.
	www.cospas-sarsat.org /BeaconsCodingGuideProtocols/calsgn.htm (262 words)

	Chicagoland Radio Call-Sign History
		Call signs were assigned by the Department of Commerce, though direct oversight was otherwise minimal until the Federal Radio Commission came into being, around 1927.
		Call sign was in the Syracuse area for years, but is now in Huron OH.
		Traded calls with WCEE around 1924, but that was soon bought out by WLIB, and the call moved back to 1090 (with a brief fling as WSWS, too) until 1928, when they opted not to accept re-assignment to share 720 with WGN and WLIB.
	www.angelfire.com /zine/forty2/radiohistory.html (11318 words)

	QRZ Ham Radio
		Hams are praised for their communications support at California's Zaca wildfire, a ham is the first teacher in space, Scouting celebrates its 100th anniversary with ham radio in space and th....
		The Foundation For Amateur Radio is proud to announce the winners of the 2007 annual scholarship awar....
		The DXpedition Map is a graphical representation of current and upcoming ham radio dxpeditions.
	www.qrz.com (535 words)

	Amateur radio online call sign database at National Radio Data.
		Call sign - allows you to search for active ham radio call signs.
		Previous Call Sign - allows you to search for an individual ham radio operator by their previous call sign.
		These searches have the capability of narrowing down your search results by selecting the ham radio operators by Operator Class Code, Current Status of their license and whether they have a standard call sign or vanity call sign.
	www.nationalradiodata.com /amateurradio-home.html (424 words)

	What is an amateur radio call (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In amateur radio, the unique name assigned to a ham radio station and its owner helps you to know its operator as well as the country to which he belongs.
		This particular ham radio station is authorized to be operated by that particular ham radio operator only.
		However, other licensed ham radio operators are also eligible to operate his station provided they hold licences of the same category (and not lower than the category which he holds) and the owner of that particular station is physically present during the operation.
	www.vigyanprasar.com /ham/callsignFAQ.htm (342 words)

	Radio Call-In, "Shock Jock," or Open Microphone Programs
		Consumers also complain that their calls have been limited or barred by the station, or that program hosts are biased, insufficiently informed, and/or discourteous.
		The call sign, channel, or frequency of the station involved.
		By providing the call sign, channel, or frequency of the station, you will help us to quickly and efficiently process your complaint.
	www.fcc.gov /cgb/consumerfacts/radiocallin.html (1240 words)

	The Straight Dope: Why do U.S. radio call letters start with W in the east and K in the west (revisited)?
		For example, you state, "The starting letters of radio call signs were parceled out to the countries of the world by the Berlin International Radio Convention of 1912." In 1912 there may have been a few stragglers still in Berlin, left over from an international radio convention held there back in 1906.
		In the 19th century, ships, telegraph stations, etc., adopted call signs to aid in signaling, a practice that continued when ships and the shore stations serving them began to use radio.
		Official documents issued in 1913 boldly declared the government's intention of following the maritime practice of assigning W calls to stations in the west and K calls to stations in the east.
	www.straightdope.com /columns/010504.html (797 words)

	LCWC: Form Library
		This form is used by EMS personnel to report a perceived discrepancy in the class response assigned to an incident.
		Upon receipt of a completed form, the quality assurance department conducts an audit of the 911 call to ascertain whether EMD protocols were properly utilized by the call taker.
		This form is used by fire departments to request radio call signs for new apparatus.
	www.lcwc.co.lancaster.pa.us /lcwc/cwp/view.asp?a=4&q=471873 (213 words)

	SS DORCHESTER'S CALL SIGN REISSUED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dabbling in amateur radio, the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) and even mass media broadcasting, I agreed in 1984 to assist an education community radio station in danger of losing their license.
		Radio call signs are usually selected from a long list of call signs that have once been issued to various ships and land stations in past years.
		Upon checking, the FCC reported that our station’s call sign, WOBO, was once assigned to the SS DORCHESTER, a transport ship used to supply war materials to a World War II air base in Narssarssuaq, Greenland, known as Bluie West One.
	www.jacksjoint.com /dorchester.htm (558 words)

	Royce's Alaskan License Plates - Amateur Radio and Ham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		To receive Amateur Radio plates, a copy of the operator's FCC Amateur Radio Operator's License must accompany the request, and the requestor must state that it is current.
		This may also support John Carty's theory that applications for personalized plates are not checked very closely for call signs, and that they are not supposed to be on the caribou or mountain base.
		The number on the plates must be the radio call sign of the owner.
	www.spack.org /~royce/akplates/t-ham.html (149 words)

	SACMARC k0grl
		On Saturday, September 20th, 1997, the SACMARC returned the personal amateur radio call sign of former CINCSAC General Curtis E. LeMay, K0GRL, to the air from the USAF Global HF Communications Network Station at Elkhorn, Nebraska, on the occasion of the 5oth Anniversary of the United States Air force.
		KØGRL is the "call sign," of one of the station licenses of the
		The original Nebraska call sign, KØGRL, had long since lapsed and was unassignable under FCC rules for several decades.
	www.sacmarc.org /k0grl.htm (301 words)

	Amateur radio call sign lookup Information
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	amateurs.4interchest4.info /amateur-cams/amateur-radio-call-sign-lookup.html (282 words)

	ISS gets a new Amateur Radio Call sign, R0ISS
		Space Station Alpha gets a new Amateur Radio call sign January 24, 2001 By Miles Mann WF1F, MAREX-NA (Manned Amateur Radio Experiment, North American Division) Space Station Alpha gets a new Amateur Radio call sign: The ISS ALPHA is keeping the international flair by hosting several amateur radio call signs from around the world.
		You can expect the ISS crew to be using this call sign on both voice and packet operations.
		The new Club call signed was issued by the Russian government on December 12, 2000.
	www.amsat.org /amsat/archive/sarex/200102/msg00111.html (1003 words)

	SBARC - Links of Interest
		ARRL - The American Radio Relay League is a membership service organization head quartered at 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA and serves the over 600,000 Amateur Radio operators, enthusiasts, experimenters and hobbyists in the United States, its territories and possessions.
		W1AW, the Amateur Radio station of the American Radio Relay League, is a living memorial to the League's cofounder, Hiram Percy Maxim, and transmits on-the-air code practice and bulletins of interest to hams.
		However, starting August 16th of 1999, the FCC will be using the new Universal Licensing System for the amateur radio service and currently licensed amateur radio operators will need to register with this system to allow for future electronic renewals.
	www.sbarc.org /links.html (875 words)

	CALPL8S - Amateur Radio Call Sign Plates
		Amateur Radio (Ham) Operators have been able to get their call sign on a special plate since 1954.
		Ham call signs start with W, K, N or A, and all California Ham call signs are in district 6, so most California Ham plates will have a 6 in the number, unless the Ham operator originally obtained his call sign in another state and then moved to California.
		A natural example of a 5-digit Ham Radio plate on the Blue base, issued with the narrow dies required by the 1ABC123 passenger series in 1979.
	www.calpl8s.com /cgi-bin/show.cgi?cat=ham (241 words)

	[Australian War Memorial]
		Wallaby airlines was the popular name for Royal Australian Air Force Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV), who were renamed 35 Squadron on 1 June 1966.
		The name referred to their radio call sign "Wallaby", rather than to the RAAF roundels on the aircraft, which featured a kangaroo painted in red.
		Wallaby airlines flew twin-engined DHC-4 Caribous and were active in Vietnam from 1964 to 1972.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/vietnam/wallaby_airlines.htm (312 words)

	Infinity Name Change Revives CBS Radio Call Sign
		New York—In anticipation of Viacom's separation of its businesses, CBS Corp. is rebranding Infinity Broadcasting as CBS Radio, a name that dates to 1928 but had been discontinued.
		CBS Radio also manages and holds an equity position in Westwood One, one of the three largest radio nets in the business.
		CBS Radio will continue to be run by chairman/CEO Joel Hollander.
	www.adweek.com /aw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001700203 (82 words)

	RC-CAM Projects: HamCam-ID'er -- Automatic Ham Call Sign Annunciator
		No station may transmit unidentified communications or signals, or transmit as the station call sign, any call sign not authorized to the station.
		My favorite was to point the camera at a flight box mounted placard that had my call sign printed on it.
		Now is the time to attach a 9V battery to the board and record your call sign announcement.
	www.rc-cam.com /hamcam.htm (2211 words)

	Palm Aviation
		Signs included are: ILS, Hold-Short, LAHSO (Land and Hold Short Operations), SMGCS (Surface Movement Guidance and Control System), runway and taxiway markings and much more.
		On a January 11 night flight over northeastern Oklahoma, we heard a pilot call over the radio that he was having difficulty finding his destination airport in the darkness.
		Within 60 seconds, my radio call advised the lost pilot of the airport's location, frequencies, hours of operation and instructions for turning on runway lights and rotating beacon from his aircraft.
	www.palmsource.com /interests/aviation (6697 words)

	Kingston Amateur Radio Club - International Space Station (ISS) News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The ISS ALPHA is keeping the international flair by hosting several amateur radio call signs from around the world.
		The 1.5-watt value is not that bad, many stations have reported hearing the ISS crew talking to pre-arranged schools with the ISS Amateur Radio station and the signal reports were very good.
		Police scanner or amateur radio with the ability to receive in the 144 - 146 mc or MHz range, FM mode.
	www.igs.net /~karc/space_news/iss/iss_25jan01.htm (1484 words)

	Ham Lookup is the Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) callsign & license search callbook CD-ROM database software for Windows ...
		The Ham Lookup Amateur Radio callsign search callbook CDROM is a high-performance, platform independent application available on CD-ROM for both Windows and Linux for the purposes of quickly finding Amateur Radio call signs in the U.S. FCC and Radio Amateurs of Canada Amateur Radio license databases.
		With nearly every passing day, the FCC and Radio Amateurs of Canada issue new Amateur Radio licenses and callsigns and grants upgrades, renewals and change-of-address for existing ham radio licensees, quickly rendering the Amateur Radio license data in other callbook CD-ROMs obsolete.
		Our ham radio callsign and license search callbook software uses the latest software development techniques and technologies available in effort to bring you an easy to use and intuitive user interface that takes full advantage of your home computer's untapped potential.
	www.hamlookup.com (1199 words)

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