Invalid Call Sign Requests

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Invalid Call Signs

This page shows the FCC guidelines for calls which are not available for requesting on an FCC application followed by the invalid call signs which have been requested in the last month and the rule they are in violation of.

The following call signs are not available for assignment and therefore any request for call signs in the following categories are invalid and will be denied.

  1. KA2AA-KA9ZZ, KC4AAA-KC4AAF, KC4USA-KC4USZ, KG4AA-KG4ZZ, KC6AA-KC6ZZ, KL9KAA- KL9KHZ, KX6AA-KX6ZZ;
  2. Any call sign having the letters SOS or QRA-QUZ as the suffix;
  3. Any call sign having the letters AM-AZ as the prefix (these prefixes are assigned to other countries by the ITU);
  4. Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letter X as the first letter of the suffix;
  5. Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AF, KF, NF, or WF as the prefix and the letters EMA as the suffix (U.S Government FEMA stations);
  6. Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix;
  7. Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters NA-NZ as the prefix;
  8. Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters WC, WK, WM, WR, or WT as the prefix (Group X call signs);
  9. Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9;
  10. Any 2-by-2 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9;
  11. Any 2-by-1 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9;
  12. Call signs having the single letter prefix (K, N or W), a single digit numeral 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and a single letter suffix are reserved for the special event call sign system.
Call SignRule Violation
 A5CNTCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A6ML Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
AI6LAU6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AI6MLL6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AK6LAU6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AK6MLL6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AL4BCX6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AL8BLZ6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AL8JAB6.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters AA-AL as the prefix
AMUACall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
AS5S  3.  Any call sign having the letters AM-AZ as the prefix (these prefixes are assigned to other countries by the ITU)
BC4ALACall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BC4RFXCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BI4WIGCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BI5WIGCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BI6WIGCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BI7WIGCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BR6JAYCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
BR6YAJCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
CA9PR Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 J9PR Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
JA6BQZCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
JA6YBRCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
JA6YBZCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
JC9PR Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
JC9TC Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
JC9WP Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
K5KITTCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
KDOUGHCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
KS66DDCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
NM0OSE7.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters NA-NZ as the prefix
NYPYCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
PR9CA Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
PR9J  Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
PR9JC Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
RF4BCXCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
TC9JC Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
UAMOCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
WAMUACall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
WM0OSE8.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters WC, WK, WM, WR, or WT as the prefix (Group X call signs)
WP9JC 10.  Any 2-by-2 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9
WP9JT 10.  Any 2-by-2 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9
WP9PR 10.  Any 2-by-2 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9
WP9R  11.  Any 2-by-1 format call sign having the letters KP, NP or WP as the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9
WUABCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
WUAMOCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
YA6JBRCall does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines