NEWS                                       Released: October 16, 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 first of  October, 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              AB0GH     KI0KE               KC0CAA
     1              AA1SS     KE1IP     N1ZSQ     KB1CFD
     2              AB2EH     KG2MP               KC2CLQ
     3              AA3QI     KF3AJ     N3ZXI     KB3BVI
     4              AF4FS     KU4LB               KF4UEF
     5              AC5NX     KM5MG               KD5CIQ
     6              AD6DF     KQ6RZ               KF6NTQ
     7              AB7WM     KK7KB               KC7ZHD
     8              AB8BG     KI8DU               KC8IOH
     9              AA9UY     KG9LK               KB9RLN
N. Mariana Island   NH0B      AH0AY     KH0GT     WH0ABI          
Guam                          AH2DE     KH2SL     WH2ANV         
Hawaii              AH7V      AH6PD     KH7GU     WH6DEI
American Samoa      AH8P      AH8AH     KH8DK     WH8ABF    
Alaska              AL0F      AL7QU     KL0KK     WL7CUM           
Virgin Islands                KP2CM     NP2JT     WP2AIJ          
Puerto Rico         NP3O      KP3BC     NP3RE     WP4NNM             



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