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-====== About Vanity Callsigns ====== +====== About Vanity Call Signs ====== 
-Don't like your call? Are people confusing letters all of the time? CW weight too high? There are many reasons a person might to get a vanity call. The process can be confusing and we have seen many put in a request for callsigns that aren't even valid callsigns in the US, effectively wasting their $35 fee. Let's break this down and provide you some resources to help track the progress.+Don't like your call? Are people confusing letters all of the time? CW weight too high? There are many reasons a person might to get a vanity call. The process can be confusing and we have seen many put in a request for callsigns that aren't even valid calls ins in the US, effectively wasting their $35 fee. Let's break this down and provide you some resources to help track the progress.
  
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-===== Valid US Callsigns ===== +===== Valid US Call Signs ===== 
-Every callsign in the US starts with either a one letter prefix (K, N, W) or a two letter prefix (AA-AL, KA-KZ, NA-NZ, WA-WX), and a one to three letter suffix separated by a number 0-9.+Every call sign in the US starts with either a one letter prefix (K, N, W) or a two letter prefix (AA-AL, KA-KZ, NA-NZ, WA-WX), and a one to three letter suffix separated by a number 0-9.
  
-Learn more about [[https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service/amateur-call-sign-systems|Amateur Call Sign Systems]].+Learn more about [[https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service/amateur-call-sign-systems|Amateur Call Signs]]. 
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 +===== Finding Valid Call Signs ===== 
 + 
 +  * [[https://www.ae7q.com/query/|AE7Q]] 
 +  * [[https://vanities.k2cr.com/index.html|K2CR]] 
 +===== How to Obtain Vanity Call Signs ===== 
 + 
 +Here is the FCC information about [[https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service/amateur-call-sign-systems|Vanity Call Signs]] (see "Vanity Call Signs" tab)