Subj : US/Canada Callsign Updates To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Sep 08 2020 11:42:07 Amateur Radio Callsign Update for the U.S. and its territories, from the FCC through Sep. 5, 2020. 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. Eventually, the FCC will no longer accept Social Security Numbers on an NCVEC Form 605 -- one will have to obtain an FRN from the FCC CORES website PRIOR to going to a license exam session...or they will NOT be able to take the license exam. Some VE Teams ALREADY REQUIRE an FRN at the exam session; check with your local VE Team before exam day. Some VE Teams may have a way for you to obtain an FRN at the exam session (i.e. via a laptop computer and Wi-Fi connection), but that's NOT guaranteed. 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 so 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. 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 can get an FRN and password at this URL, and it'll help you get your license faster. You will have to provide your Social Security Number to get an FRN. Once you have the FRN, though...it is yours FOR LIFE...even if your amateur 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 amateur radio license. 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. The FCC no longer mails out licenses, so you'll need to supply an email address on the NCVEC Form 605. 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. Details are available on the back of the form, available at: http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/2017NCVEC605.pdf You will need a PDF reader to view/print the file. 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. There's a currently a Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), possibly through September, 2020, inviting comments on whether a $50 charge will be assessed by the FCC, for new or upgraded amateur radio licenses, for new, sequential, or vanity callsigns, or to get a printed copy of ones license. In each of these cases, this applies individual, club, or repeater callsigns...and it could get rather expensive; especially for clubs and repeaters. The fee would apply to each transaction done. Details are on the ARRL website, located at http://www.arrl.org -- a reply comments period will be opened at a date after the regular comments period has closed. After the reply comments period has closed, there's no telling how long it will take the FCC to rule on the NPRM (whether or not it goes into effect). As a side note, most ham radio operators are "frugal cheapskates"...yet, I've seen several ham radio operators lay out hundreds or thousands of dollars on gear, and they won't bat an eye; but they likely will complain vociferously on this NPRM. Due to the CoronaVirus (COVID-19), many ham radio license exams are being CANCELLED. 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 KF0BMM AE0KK KI0TL *** Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont KC1NSZ AC1KA KE1MT *** Region 2: New Jersey and New York KD2UNZ AD2BA *** Region 3: Delaware, District Of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania KC3PYK AC3GK KF3EU *** Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia KO4HAN AK4ZZ KY4AW *** Region 5: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas KI5KTF AI5AE KM5ZM *** Region 6: California KN6KRN AJ6PY KR6GI *** Region 7: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming KJ7QKC AI7CT KK7ZR *** Region 8: Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia KE8PIP AD8GC KI8KY *** Region 9: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin KD9QGJ AC9XJ KG9RK *** Hawaii WH6GKV AH6VV Alaska KL5BQ AL3T AL7RY WL7CYN Northern Marianas KH0ZY WH0ACG Guam NH2NH AH2EK American Samoa KH8E AH8Z WH8ABN Virgin Islands NP2TQ KP2CZ Puerto Rico WP4ROE WP4HD --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (618:250/33) .