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structured with a two letter prefix, a digit (which identifies geographical area), and a 2, 3 or 4 letter suffix. This suffix may be followed by a further suffix, or personal identifier, such as /P (portable), /M (mobile), /AM (aeronautical mobile) or /MM (maritime mobile). The number following the prefix is normally a single number (0 to 9). Some prefixes, such as Djibouti's (J2), consist of a letter followed by a number. Hence, in the hypothetical Djibouti call sign, J29DBA, the prefix is
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signs beginning with "N". Originally, both ships and broadcast stations were assigned call signs in this series consisting of three or four letters. Ships equipped with Morse code radiotelegraphy, or life boat radio sets, aviation ground stations, broadcast stations were given four-letter call signs. Maritime coast stations on high frequency (both radiotelegraphy and radiotelephony) were assigned three-letter call signs. As demand for both
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small boats have a number that is shown on both bows (i.e. port and starboard) in which the first two digits indicate the nominal length of the boat in feet. For example, Coast Guard 47021 refers to the 21st in the series of 47-foot motor lifeboats. The call sign might be abbreviated to the final two
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The only continuity in call signs for spacecraft have been the issuance of "ISS"-suffixed call signs by various countries in the amateur radio service as a citizen of their country has been assigned there. The first amateur radio call sign assigned to the International Space Station was NA1SS by the
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Radio call signs used for communication in crewed spaceflight are not formalized or regulated to the same degree as for aircraft. The three nations currently launching crewed space missions use different methods to identify the ground and space radio stations; the United States uses either the names
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receive C-Ixxx call signs. In days gone by, even American aircraft used five-letter call signs, such as KH–ABC, but they were replaced prior to World War II by the current American system of civilian aircraft call signs (see below). One exception to the parallelism between registration and call sign
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In most countries, the aircraft call sign or "tail number"/"tail letters" (also known as registration marks) are linked to the international radio call sign allocation table and follow a convention that aircraft radio stations (and, by extension, the aircraft itself) receive call signs consisting of
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for ship registration, call signs for larger vessels consist of the national prefix plus three letters (for example, 3LXY, and sometimes followed by a number, e.g. 3LXY2). United States merchant vessels are given call signs beginning with the letters "W" or "K" while US naval ships are assigned call
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In South America call signs have been a traditional way of identifying radio and TV stations. Some stations still broadcast their call signs a few times a day, but this practice is becoming very rare. Argentinian broadcast call signs consist of two or three letters followed by multiple numbers, the
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in Chicago. American radio stations announce their call signs (except for rare cases in which would interfere with the broadcast of very long works of classical or opera music) at or near the top of each hour, as well as sign-on and sign-off for stations that do not broadcast 24 hours. Beginning in
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International regulations no longer require a call sign for broadcast stations; however, they are still required for broadcasters in many countries, including the United States. Mobile phone services do not use call signs on-air because the phones and their users are not licensed, instead the cell
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When operating with reciprocal agreements under the jurisdiction of a foreign government, an identifying station pre-pends the call sign with the country prefix and number of the country/territory from which the operation is occurring. For example, W4/G3ABC would denote a licensed amateur from the
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to an operator with whom they have communicated via radio. Callbooks have evolved to include on-line databases that are accessible via the Internet to instantly obtain the address of another amateur radio operator and their QSL Managers. The most well known and used on-line QSL databases include
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call signs are in the international series and normally consist of a one or two character prefix, a digit (which may be used to denote a geographical area, class of license, or identify a licensee as a visitor or temporary resident), and a 1-, 2-, or 3-letter suffix. In Australia, call signs are
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105" or "the ABC network" are not globally unique. Another station in another city or country may (and often will) have a similar brand, and the name of a broadcast station for legal purposes is normally its internationally recognised ITU call sign. Some common conventions are followed in each
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Originally aviation mobile stations (aircraft) equipped with radiotelegraphy were assigned five-letter call signs (e.g. KHAAQ). Land stations in aviation were assigned four-letter call signs (e.g. WEAL – Eastern Air Lines, NYC.) These call signs were phased out in the 1960s when
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United Kingdom who is operating in the fourth district of the United States. There are exceptions; in the case of U.S./Canadian reciprocal operations, the country/territory identifier is, instead, appended to the call sign; e.g., W1AW/VE4, or VE3XYZ/W1.
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Most European and Asian countries do not use call signs to identify broadcast stations, but Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan do have call sign systems. Spanish broadcasters used call signs consisting of
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class SA: "Ship recreational or voluntarily equipped." Those calls follow the land mobile format of the initial letter K or W followed by 1 or 2 letters followed by 3 or 4 numbers (such as KX0983 or WXX0029).
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a database of international telecommunications administrations, searchable by callsign, covering AM, FM, DAB and TV in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan and Australia
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Broadcast stations in North America generally use call signs in the international series. In the United States of America, they are used for all FCC-licensed transmitters. The first letter generally is
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are derived from several different policies, depending upon the type of flight operation and whether or not the caller is in an aircraft or at a ground facility. In most countries, unscheduled
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In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ
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Leisure craft with VHF radios may not be assigned call signs, in which case the name of the vessel is used instead. Ships in the US still wishing to have a radio license are under
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have a five-letter registration beginning with the letter G, which can also serve for a call sign. Canadian aircraft have a call sign beginning with C–F or C–G, such as C–FABC.
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and contained the name and addressees of licensed radio stations in a given jurisdiction (country). Modern Electrics published the first callbook in the United States in 1909.
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are unlicensed and do not have call signs. On some personal radio services, such as CB, it is considered a matter of etiquette to create one's own call sign, which is called a
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Special call signs are issued in the amateur radio service either for special purposes, VIPs, or for temporary use to commemorate special events. Examples include
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and broadcast call signs grew, gradually American-flagged vessels with radiotelephony only were given longer call signs with mixed letters and numbers.
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United States. OR4ISS (Belgium), DP0ISS (Germany), and RS0ISS (Russia) are examples of others, but are not all-inclusive of others also issued.
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given to the space vehicles, or else the project name and mission number. Russia traditionally assigns code names as call signs to individual
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and sometimes change them at regular intervals. In peacetime, some military stations will use fixed call signs in the international series.
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second and third letters indicating region. In Brazil, radio and TV stations are identified by a ZY, a third letter and three numbers.
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followed by two letters and up to three digits until the late 1970s. Portugal had a similar system, their callsigns beginning with
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operator is the one holding the license. However, the U.S. still assigns a call sign to each mobile-phone spectrum license.
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the early 2000s, digital subchannels were assigned a -DT# suffix, where # is the subchannel (starting with the number 2).
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Merchant and naval vessels are assigned call signs by their national licensing authorities. In the case of states such as
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Today, the primary purpose of a callbook is to allow amateur radio operators to send a confirmation post card, called a
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When identifying a station by voice, the call sign may be given by simply stating the letters and numbers, or using a
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A directory of radio station call signs is called a callbook. Callbooks were originally bound books that resembled a
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at sea. These were not globally unique, so a one-letter company identifier (for instance, 'M' and two letters as a
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in San Antonio. All new call signs have been four-character for some decades, though there are historical
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would be used to identify a country, and the rest of the call sign an individual station in that country.
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Broadcasters are allocated call signs in many countries. While broadcast radio stations will often
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is ultralight airplanes in France, who are not obliged to carry a radio and indeed often don't.
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use a mixture of tactical call signs and international call signs beginning with the letter
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upon request for motor vehicles owned by amateur radio operators; this road vehicle is from
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to be set as identifiers, but with no guarantee that this label will remain unique. Many
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operating domestically are not required to have a call sign or license to operate
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First Annual Official Wireless Blue Book of the Wireless Association of America
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No call signs are issued to transmitters of the long-range navigation systems (
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and mobile stations (e.g., phones) by requiring them to authenticate using
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In Australia, broadcast call signs are optional, but are allocated by the
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flights identify themselves using the call sign corresponding to the
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Broadcasting undertaking callsigns possibly available for assignment
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List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
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United States (FCC) Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System
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The use of call signs as unique identifiers dates to the landline
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for eastern stations. Historic exceptions in the east include
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QRZ.COM, IK3QAR, HamCall, F6CYV, DXInfo, OZ7C and QSLInfo.
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to commemorate the 90th anniversary of historic 1912 radio
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in Canada are eligible to receive C–Hxxx call signs, and
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themselves with plain-text names, identities such as "
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