[SOC] Available ???SOC Calls

[Hank Kohl K8DD]

At 9/19/2002 07:38 PM -0400, you wrote:



> > From http://www.vanityhq.com/  the following 2X3 calls area available now:
> >
> > KA�SOC   KA1SOC
>
>Also, according to vanityhq, there are an even dozen 1x3 SOC calls
>available. If you want a 2x3, how about NR1SOC? Or maybe it should be
>NR2SOC.
>
>Bill NG3O

Unfortunately there are limitations on the 2x3 callsigns - even second 
class calls are hard to get!
 From http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/callsigns/vanity/
The following call signs are not available for assignment:

    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 (note: 
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 KP, NP or WP as 
the prefix and the numeral 0, 6, 7, 8 or 9;
    9.      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;
   10.      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;
   11.      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.

73    Hank    K8DD
soc #69


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