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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 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 Call Signs
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 Amateur Call Sign Systems.
Finding Valid Call Signs
How to Obtain Vanity Call Signs
Here is the FCC information about Vanity Call Signs (see “Vanity Call Signs” tab)