NEWSReleased: May 8, 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 fourth of  May, 1998.

For more information about the sequential call sign system, see FACT SHEET PR5000 #206-S
dated August 1996.  Further questions can be directed in writing to Federal Communications
Commission, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245 or by e-mail to FCCITD@fcc.gov.

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

         0      AB0HN   KI0MY  KC0DJX
         1      AA1TO   KE1JP     KB1CTL
         2      AB2FF   KG2OH  KC2DLZ
         3      AA3RD   KF3BP  KB3CNN
         4      AF4JM   KU4RI  KF4YFS
         5      AC5PW   KM5QG  KD5ECI
         6      AD6FE   KQ6VT  KF6QQZ
         7      AB7XX   KK7NH  KD7BPI
         8      AB8CM   KI8FX  KC8KAX
     9      AA9VZ                  KG9NK                         KB9SSC
N. Mariana Island                  NH0E           AH0AY          KH0GW          WH0ABJ         
Guam                                              AH2DH          KH2TJ          WH2ANW        
Hawaii      NH7H                   AH6PJ          KH7JP          WH6DEN
American Samoa                     AH8P           AH8AH          KH8DM          WH8ABF    
Alaska                             AL0K           AL7RD          KL0OO          WL7CUS          
Virgin Islands                                    KP2CN          NP2KC          WP2AIJ          
Puerto Rico                        NP3W           KP3BG          NP3WH          WP4NNQ         
   

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