NEWS                                                         December 5, 1996
                                      
                          AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGNS

Amateur radio operators often ask the FCC what call signs have been assigned lately under the
sequential call sign system.  This list shows the last call sign in each group to be assigned for
each district, as of the second of December, 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              AB0DH     KI0FP               KB0ZBW
     1              AA1QZ     KE1GK     N1YFL     KB1CAN
     2              AB2CQ     KG2JG               KC2AIU
     3              AA3PD     KE3YE     N3YKC     KB3BRF     
     4              AE4ZE     KT4YT               KF4NQG
     5              AC5KN     KM5FH               KC5YCW
     6              AC6YQ     KQ6LA               KF6HQC
     7              AB7TJ     KK7DJ               KC7TOB
     8              AA8YS     KG8ZW               KC8FLH
     9              AA9TO     KG9IQ               KB9PAM
N. Mariana Island   NH0A      AH0AW     KH0FR     WH0ABF          
Guam                **        AH2DC     KH2QY     WH2ANR         
Hawaii              AH7J      AH60W     KH7BY     WH6DCW          
American Samoa      AH8O      AH8AH     KH8DC     WH8ABF    
Alaska              *         AL7QT     KL0BX     WL7CTY          
Virgin Islands      WP2X      KP2CJ     NP2JO     WP2AIH         
Puerto Rico         KP3V      KP3AN     NP3HY     WP4NMR              
*2x1 call signs are available for this group.

**All of the Group A call signs for Guam have been assigned.  Any request for a Group A
call sign will now be assigned a Group B format.
-FCC-
                        
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