NEWS                                        Released: March 11, 1998         
                                                                             
              AMATEUR STATION SEQUENTIALLY ASSIGNED CALL SIGNS
                                      
The following shows the last call sign in each group to be assigned for each VEC Region under
the  sequential call sign system as of the third of  March 1998.

For more information about the sequential call sign system, see FACT SHEET PR5000 #206-S
dated August 1996.  For general information, contact the Federal Communications Commission,
1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245, or call toll free 1-888-225-5322.

VEC Region          Group A   Group B   Group C   Group D
                    Am Extra  Advanced  Tech/Gen  Novice

     0              AB0HH     KI0LX               KC0CVG
     1              AA1TI     KE1JH               KB1CLA
     2              AB2EZ     KG2NS               KC2DBT
     3              AA3QV     KF3AZ               KB3CEJ
     4              AF4IN     KU4PG               KF4VZK
     5              AC5PB     KM5PI               KD5DLN
     6              AD6EP     KQ6UU               KF6PQR
     7              AB7XM     KK7MK               KD7ATP
     8              AB8BZ     KI8FE               KC8JJU
     9              AA9VN     KG9MS               KB9SFL
N. Mariana Island   NH0C      AH0AY     KH0GV     WH0ABI          
Guam                          AH2DF     KH2TG     WH2ANV         
Hawaii              NH7G      AH6PF     KH7IQ     WH6DEN
American Samoa      AH8P      AH8AH     KH8DL     WH8ABF    
Alaska              AL0H      AL7RA     KL0NM     WL7CUR           
Virgin Islands                KP2CN     NP2JZ     WP2AIJ          
Puerto Rico         NP3T      KP3BE     NP3UK     WP4NNQ             



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