North America
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
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
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
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
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
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
This page is under construction, and is updated, on occasion, when new information is found. Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Special prefix//call Normal pre...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2024 at 10:06 AM
The DXCC entity of Cocos Island is listed in the ARRL countries list published in February 1947. Location map (tnx Wikipedia):This file is licensed unde...
Fri, 11 Oct, 2024 at 2:08 PM
The DXCC entity of Clipperton Island is listed in the ARRL countries list published in February 1947. Clipperton Island location map (tnx Wikiped...
Tue, 30 Jan, 2024 at 8:28 AM