Amateur radio call sign
Amateur radio call signs are call signs for radio stations of the amateur radio service . They are assigned by the relevant administrative authorities according to certain schemes that take into account , for example, the amateur radio certificate or license classes, the geographic location or the use of the radio station (for example as a club station or relay radio station).
General
An amateur radio call sign is formed according to certain schemes and consists of a sequence of letters and numbers . The first characters, the ITU prefix , are used to identify the nationality of the radio station. These prefixes are determined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and assigned to the states in one or more blocks. They usually consist of two characters, at least one of which is a letter. Some major countries use one-character prefixes and, in exceptional cases, three characters are used.
General scheme for valid amateur radio callsigns:
NN9A, NN9NA, NN9NNA, NN9NNNA, A9A, A9NA, A9NNA, A9NNNA
Thereby: N = letter or number, A = letter, 9 = number. At least one of the first two characters is a letter; In most cases, the number Ø (radio amateurs usually write the number zero in order to avoid confusion with the letter O) and the number 1 must not follow a letter.
Germany
The block of country experts assigned to Germany comprises the double letters DA to DR. The following list contains the subdivisions of the German call sign contingent that are assigned by the Federal Network Agency for the amateur radio service. An amateur radio certificate is required for allocation . This subdivision applies on the basis of the Amateur Radio Ordinance and, based on it, the Decree 12/2005 of the former RegTP. The use or naming of the call signs in the amateur radio service for the various operating modes is specified by the respective operating technology .
| prefix | Official amateur radio certificate class |
use |
|---|---|---|
| DAØ | A. | Club stations - (only short-term allocation, but these can be extended) |
| DA1-2 | A. | foreign radio amateurs (for example NATO army forces): people, club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations |
| DA3 | A. | Club stations (only with a single-digit suffix), (previously: foreign radio amateurs: people) |
| DA4 | E. | experimental radio stations, (previously: foreign radio amateurs: people, club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations) |
| DA5 | A. | experimental radio stations. The first letter after DA5 indicates the use, e.g. DA5U * for PACTOR gateways |
| DA6 | E. | foreign radio amateurs (for example NATO army forces): people, club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations |
| DA7-9 | E. | Club Stations (with a single-digit suffix only) |
| DBØ | A. | Relay stations, remote radio stations (discontinued club stations) |
| DB1-9 | A. | people |
| DCØ | A. | Persons (expiring: club stations) |
| DC1-9 | A. | people |
| DDØ | A. | Persons (expiring: club stations) |
| DD1-9 | A. | people |
| DFØ | A. | Club stations (discontinued relay stations, remote-controlled radio stations) |
| DF1-9 | A. | people |
| DGØ | A. | People (expiring club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations) |
| DG1-9 | A. | people |
| DHØ | A. | Persons (expiring club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations, digipeaters, gateways) |
| DH1-9 | A. | people |
| DI | - | DI call signs have been used for various expeditions and for experimental radio stations since 1950 (no amateur radio operation) |
| DJØ | A. | People (expiring club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations) |
| DJ1-9 | A. | people |
| DKØ | A. | Club stations (discontinued: relay stations, remote-controlled radio stations) |
| DK1-9 | A. | people |
| DLØ | A. | Club stations (discontinued: relay stations, remote-controlled radio stations) |
| DL1-9 | A. | people |
| DMØA – Y | A. | Relay stations, remote radio stations |
| DMØZ | A. | Relay stations with new applications, for example Echolink |
| DM1-9 | A. | people |
| DNØ | E. | Club stations |
| DN1-6 | A. | Training callsign |
| DN7-8 | E. | Training callsign |
| DN9 | - | unoccupied (previously: training callsign for foreign radio amateurs (compare DA1–2, DA6)) |
| DOØA – R | E. | Relay stations, remote radio stations (to be discontinued: club stations) |
| DOØS – Y | E. | Relay stations, remote radio stations |
| DOØZ | E. | Relay stations with new applications, for example Echolink |
| DO1-9 | E. | people |
| DPØ – 1 | A. | Club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations and experimental radio stations in extra-territorial locations |
| DP2 | E. | Club stations, relay stations, remote radio stations and experimental radio stations in extra-territorial locations |
| DP3-9 | A. | Club Stations (with a single-digit suffix only) |
| DQ | A. | Club Stations (with a single-digit suffix only) |
| DR | A. | Club Stations (with a single-digit suffix only) |
In addition, the callsigns MO, MOE, MOH, MOI, MOS and MO5 are assigned to every radio amateur for use in direction finders (for fox hunting or amateur radio direction finding ) .
Callsigns with a single-digit suffix are also output as club station callsigns for almost all of the prefixes listed above. More detailed information on the allocation of callsigns can be found in communication 151/2005 from the Federal Network Agency.
A continuously updated complete list of the assigned German amateur radio call signs and their owners is made freely available by the Federal Network Agency (see call sign list under web links ).
| Callsigns assigned under private law | Permission to send | use |
|---|---|---|
| DE | - | Receiving amateurs (no radio amateurs as defined by the law), callsigns are issued by the German Amateur Radio Club |
| DEØAAA to DEØPZZ | - | Reception master (DEM) 10,816 possibilities; Call signs issued by the German Amateur Radio Club |
| DEØQAA to DEØQZZ | - | Training receiving stations in local branches of the DARC / VFDB and also at schools, 676 possibilities; Call signs issued by the German Amateur Radio Club |
| DEØRAA to DEØZZZ | - | Reception Master (DEM) 6,084 possibilities; Call signs issued by the German Amateur Radio Club |
| DE1AAA to DE9ZZZ | - | Shortwave Listener (SWL) 158,184 possibilities; Call signs issued by the German Amateur Radio Club |
Austria
A call sign in Austria is structured as follows: It always begins with the prefix OE. This is followed by a number and a suffix made up of two or three letters. The number indicates where the station is located. Each state has its own number. The numbers are distributed as follows:
| 1 | Vienna |
| 2 | Salzburg |
| 3 | Lower Austria |
| 4th | Burgenland |
| 5 | Upper Austria |
| 6th | Styria |
| 7th | Tyrol |
| 8th | Carinthia |
| 9 | Vorarlberg |
The exception is the number Ø (zero). It is used for Austrian stations in international waters, for aircraft and club stations. Furthermore, special prefixes are assigned such as OE5Ø for the 50th anniversary of the OEVSV or OE75 for 75 years of amateur radio in Austria. These special prefixes can be requested.
The suffix consists of two or three letters and is usually only given once in Austria. This makes it possible to take the suffix with you to another federal state. This means that if, for example, the Viennese OE1ABC moves to Carinthia, then all he has to do is change the prefix to OE8. The two-digit suffixes have become very rare. They were only given from 1954 to 1964.
In the case of multi-digit suffixes, the first letter can have a special meaning:
- X ...
- Club stations or repeaters
- Y ...
- Callsign of an (X) YL (female radio amateur)
- Z ...
- Temporary call sign for foreign amateurs who stay longer in Austria.
If you stay in Austria for less than three months in another place or if you are on the move with a mobile phone, then you add a slash to the callsign and the number of the federal state in which you are currently located. This means that if, for example, a radio amateur from Vienna with the callsign OE1ABC goes to Tyrol for less than three months and operates his radio station there, he must use the callsign OE1ABC / 7.
Since November 12, 2008, the suffixes / M for mobile operation and / P for portable operation can also be used in Austria.
Worldwide
Addresses of radio amateurs worldwide (if they or the licensing authority who provided the data for publication) can be used in so-called Call Books looked or partly by entering the call sign on the Internet, for example QRZ.com be queried.
Web links
- Call sign list (PDF; 9.2 MB) Directory of the assigned German amateur radio call signs and their owners.
- Callsign list of Austrian amateur radio stations (PDF; 2.1 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Call sign plan for the amateur radio service in Germany , retrieved from the Federal Network Agency on July 11, 2019.
- ^ Order 12/2005 of the former RegTP. (PDF; 20 kB).
- ↑ Communication 151/2005 of the Federal Network Agency. (PDF; 17 kB).
- ↑ 390. Ordinance: Amendment of the Ordinance Implementing the Amateur Radio Act. In: Federal Law Gazette for the Republic of Austria. Year 2008, Part II, November 12, 2008, online at OE9.at, accessed on February 4, 2017 (PDF; 58 kB), p. 3.
- ↑ www.qrz.com