How To Choose A Vanity Call Sign
Hams treat call signs with a special reverence attaching a whole personality to a short sequence of numbers and letters so changing your call can be an intimidating event.
How to choose a vanity call sign. Military recreation stations are not eligible for a vanity call sign. When so requesting for your primary or club station. A call sign is selected by the fcc from a list of call signs requested by the licensee or license trustee. So if the call you are interested in is a valid callsign and doesn t show up here use the call lookup link to the left to search for the call.
Call signs of this type called 1 by 1 1 1 call signs are granted on a temporary basis to u s. To make the request for a vanity call sign you can use either the universal licensing system or form 605 main form and schedule d. Once you have been assigned a call sign you can trade it in for a specific 1 by 3 format call sign meaning one letter either k n or w one numeral zero through nine and three suffix letters of your choosing under the new vanity call sign system. Choose a call sign.
Occasionally you hear a call sign consisting of one letter one numeral and one number. A few n calls are available. If no data is found for the call and it is a valid callsign then go ahead and apply for the call and you will likely be granted it. The first assignable call sign on your list will be assigned to your station.
Military recreation stations are not eligible for a vanity call sign. See below for vanity call sign information and or visit the fcc vanity call sign page or the fcc vanity faq page on the fcc website. Special rules apply to those locations. A vanity call sign is selected by the fcc from a list of call signs requested by the station licensee or the club station license trustee.
You don t get to choose the call sign. Tabs vanity call signs provide a list of up to 25 call signs in the order of your preference. No matter the reason this article can help you choose your ideal vanity call sign. The call sign must have been unassigned for at least two years.
Apply using request vanity call sign to go deeper on this topic take a look at the arrl page which describes the vanity call sign program in greater detail. Hams for expeditions conventions public. Possessions in the caribbean and pacific.