NEWS                                      Released: November 6, 1997         
                                                                             
              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  November, 1997.

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              AB0GP     KI0KL               KC0CDV
     1              AA1SW     KE1IS     N1ZUQ     KB1CFM
     2              AB2EL     KG2MZ               KC2COJ
     3              AA3QK     KF3AN     N3ZZZ     KB3BVZ
     4              AF4GG     KU4LU               KF4UNL
     5              AC5OD     KM5MS               KD5COB
     6              AD6DQ     KQ6SX               KF6OFV
     7              AB7WT     KK7KJ               KC7ZNS
     8              AB8BL     KI8EH               KC8ISH
     9              AA9VC     KG9LT               KB9RPV
N. Mariana Island   NH0B      AH0AY     KH0GT     WH0ABI          
Guam                          AH2DF     KH2SQ     WH2ANV         
Hawaii              KH7J      AH6PD     KH7GZ     WH6DEJ
American Samoa      AH8P      AH8AH     KH8DL     WH8ABF    
Alaska              AL0H      AL7QV     KL0KR     WL7CUN           
Virgin Islands                KP2CM     NP2JV     WP2AIJ          
Puerto Rico         NP3Q      KP3BC     NP3RK     WP4NNM             



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