Subj : US/Canada Callsign Updates To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri May 14 2021 08:41:12 Amateur Radio Callsign Update for the U.S. and its territories, from the FCC through May 12, 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. *** From a bulletin from the ARRL HQ station, W1AW, on April 28, 2021: Auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES) amateur radio exam for candidates using a Social Security number will be DISCONTINUED on May 20, 2021. Applicants MUST use an FCC Registration Number (FRN) for all license transactions with the FCC. Examinees must register in CORES and receive an FRN before exam day. Starting on May 20, electronic batch filed applications that do NOT include a candidate's FRN will be REJECTED, and the Social Security/Licensee ID Field will be DISABLED. The CORES website can be accessed at: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do . An instructional video provides step-by-step instructions on how to establish a CORES account, which is necessary for licensees to make administrative updates and download electronic license authorizations. The instructional video can be found at, https://www.fcc.gov/rofrn . After June 29, 2021, all filers MUST provide an email address on all applications. When an email is provided, applicants will receive an official electronic copy of their licenses once granted (allow incoming email from authorizations@fcc.gov). If no email is provided when filing on or after June 29, applications will be rejected. ARRL/VEC suggests that those without access to email to use the email address of a family member or friend. Further information about providing an email address can be found at, http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-to-require-email-address-on-applications- starting-on-june-29-2021 (above URL all on one line). Licensees need to log in to the Universal Licensing System (ULS) to download their authorizations. The FCC no longer issues or mails out paper copies. 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). As noted earlier, ONLY an FRN will be accepted on the NCVEC Form 605...if you put a Social Security Number, the application will be DISMISSED as DEFECTIVE by the FCC. Also, sometime around mid 2021, there will be a $35 fee for the following for US Ham Radio Licenses (payable on the FCC's website): 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", one can NOT get a printed copy from the FCC mailed to them. You basically have to logon to the FCC ULS, download your authorization, and print your own copy. If you don't have a computer or internet access, you will need to do such from the computer of your family or a friend. And, you will have to have an email address somehow. 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 NOT VALID, 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...including requiring masks, and practicing "social distancing". Obviously, if you're not feeling well, have tested positive for COVID-19, or have come in contact with someone who has it, please do NOT come to the exam session!! Again, check with the VE Team Contact for details on such a session. 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. Please don't make the VE Team resort to such actions. 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 KF0FQL AE0NM KI0TM *** Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont KC1PHZ AC1LJ KE1MT *** Region 2: New Jersey and New York KD2WHQ AD2CB *** Region 3: Delaware, District Of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania KC3SBZ AC3HN KF3EU *** Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia KO4QGQ AK4ZZ KY4HO *** Region 5: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas KI5PWU AI5DO KM5ZN *** Region 6: California KN6OVY AJ6SP KR6GI *** Region 7: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming KJ7YPH AI7HI KK7ZR *** Region 8: Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia KE8SBA AD8HI KI8KY *** Region 9: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin KD9SRQ AC9YW KG9RK *** Hawaii WH6GOO AH6VY Alaska KL5FX AL3T AL7RY WL7CYN Northern Marianas KH0ZY WH0ACK Guam NH2NN AH2EK American Samoa KH8E AH8Z WH8ABN Virgin Islands NP2UF KP2CZ Puerto Rico WP4RTQ WP4HD --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .