Subj : US/Canada Callsign Updates To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Nov 03 2020 11:14:24 Amateur Radio Callsign Update for the U.S. and its territories, from the FCC through Nov. 2, 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. 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 STRONGLY ADVISED 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. 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. 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. 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 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). Lastly, there is a currently a Notice Of Proprosed Rulemaking (NPRM) that is now in the Federal Register at https://tinyurl.com/yyk8f2yp The FCC is seeking to charge $50 for every new or upgraded amateur radio license, any new or changed callsign (sequential or vanity), or getting a printed copy of ones license. The deadline for comments is November 16, and the Reply comment deadline is November 30. Comments to the Federal Communication Commission may be filed online at: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) reference - posting to MD Docket No. 20-270 *** Region 0: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota KF0CHJ AE0KZ KI0TL *** Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont KC1OCT AC1KH KE1MT *** Region 2: New Jersey and New York KD2UZH AD2BI *** Region 3: Delaware, District Of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania KC3QJV AC3GP KF3EU *** Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia KO4IZM AK4ZZ KY4BZ *** Region 5: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas KI5LXD AI5AW KM5ZM *** Region 6: California KN6LZJ AJ6QT KR6GI *** Region 7: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming KJ7RZI AI7DR KK7ZR *** Region 8: Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia KE8PWA AD8GJ KI8KY *** Region 9: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin KD9QWI AC9XT KG9RK *** Hawaii WH6GLQ AH6VW Alaska KL5CR AL3T AL7RY WL7CYN Northern Marianas KH0ZY WH0ACH Guam NH2NJ AH2EK American Samoa KH8E AH8Z WH8ABN Virgin Islands NP2TU KP2CZ Puerto Rico WP4RQH WP4HD --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (618:250/33) .