Short Wave Magazine (SWM), in August 1958, states :
"Certain calls are issued to the Bases and [are] used by all and sundry - this applies to VP8AE, 8AJ, 8AK, 8AL and 8AM".
A 1959 VP8 callbook lists the callsign/base allocations per the following table. Some of these callsigns were in use in 1946.
| Callsign | Base | Base name | DXCC | IOTA | CQ Zone |
| VP8AE | H | Signy (Island) | South Orkney Islands | AN-008 | 13 |
| VP8AJ | A | Port Lockroy (Wiencke Island) | Antarctica | AN-012 | 13 |
| VP8AK | B | Deception Island | South Shetland Islands | AN-010 | 13 |
| VP8AL | D | Hope Bay | Antarctica | AN-016 | 13 |
| VP8AM | E | Stonington Island | Antarctica | AN-001 | 13 |
| VP8AN | F | Faraday (Galindez Island) | Antarctica | AN-006 | 13 |
| VP8AO | G | Admiralty Bay (King George Island) | South Shetland Islands | AN-010 | 13 |
| VP8AP | H | Signy Island | South Orkney Islands | AN-008 | 13 |
The following BAS base calls were issued at a later date:
| Callsign | Base | Base name | DXCC | IOTA | CQ Zone | Start |
| VP8FAR | F | Faraday (Galindez Island) | Antarctica | AN-006 | 13 | 1991 (end 1994) |
| VP8HAL | Z | Halley | Antarctica | AN-016 | 13 | 1989 |
| VP8ROT | R | Rothera (Adelaide Island) | Antarctica | AN-001 | 13 | 1992 |
| VP8SGB | BI | Bird Island | South Georgia | AN-007 | 13 | 1991 |
| VP8SGK | M | King Edward Point (has also been used from Bird Island) | South Georgia | AN-007 | 13 | 2001 |
| VP8SIG | H | Signy (Island) | South Orkney Islands | AN-008 | 13 | 2001 |
Acknowledgements
Martin Atherton, G3ZAY
Gavin Taylor, GM0GAV
Short Wave News September 1948.