NEWS                                                        November 20, 1996
                                      
                          AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGNS

Amateur radio operators often ask the FCC what call signs have been assigned lately.  This list
shows the last call sign in each group to be assigned for each district, as of the twelfth of
November, 1996.

For more information about the call assignment in the Amateur Radio Service, see Section
97.17(f) of the FCC Rules, or contact the FCC's Consumer Assistance Branch, 1270 Fairfield
Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245, toll free 1-800-322-1117.

Radio District      Group A   Group B   Group C   Group D
                    Am Extra  Advanced  Tech/Gen  Novice

     0              AB0DC     KI0FC               KB0YXI
     1              AA1QU     KE1GI     N1YCR     KB1CAD
     2              AB2CK     KG2JD               KC2ADQ
     3              AA3PC     KE3YB     N3YGZ     KB3BQZ     
     4              AE4YV     KT4XU               KF4NBG
     5              AC5KH     KM5ER               KC5WVH
     6              AC6YH     KQ6KI               KF6HGA
     7              AB7TF     KK7CT               KC7THI
     8              AA8YM     KG8ZL               KC8FFX
     9              AA9TN     KG9IJ               KB9OWJ
N. Mariana Island   NH0A      AH0AW     KH0FL     WH0ABF          
Guam                WH2Z      AH2DC     KH2QY     WH2ANR         
Hawaii              AH7H      AH60V     KH7BO     WH6DCV          
American Samoa      AH8O      AH8AH     KH8DC     WH8ABF    
Alaska              *         AL7QT     KL0BI     WL7CTY          
Virgin Islands      WP2X      KP2CJ     NP2JM     WP2AIH         
Puerto Rico         KP3V      KP3AN     NP3HM     WP4NMO             

*2x1 call signs are available for this group.

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