North America

1976 US Bicentennial prefixes
US hams were allowed to use a special prefix, instead of their normal one, throughout 1976, for the 1976 US Bicentennial celebrations.Some of these prefix ma...
Mon, 4 Feb, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Canadian stations operating from USA
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ A number of Canadian stations, mainly operating mobile, operate from the USA without indicating the country identifier in their...
Sun, 2 Jun, 2013 at 1:01 PM
US Callsigns not issued by the FCC
The following is taken from the ARRL Letter, dated 2009-12-11: "If you're an American ham, chances are that your call sign was issued by th...
Thu, 21 Jan, 2016 at 8:01 AM
US interim callsigns
In the period from circa 1977-1985, candidates who successfully passed an FCC amateur radio examination would be able to operate with their new (upgraded) p...
Mon, 2 Nov, 2015 at 9:36 AM
USA administered prefixes in the immediate post-WWII period
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Prefixes of U.S. administered callsigns prior to WWII were very different to those in the post-WWII period. However, the pre-WWII ...
Sat, 3 Apr, 2021 at 4:44 PM
USA stations operating from Canada
A number of USA stations, mainly operating mobile, operate from Canada without indicating the country identifier in their callsign. These stations do not ...
Mon, 28 Jul, 2014 at 11:18 AM
Special event prefixes of Canada
 This page is under construction, and is updated, on occasion, when new information is found. Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Special prefix//callNormal prefix...
Thu, 27 Jun, 2019 at 8:08 AM
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