Invalid Call Sign Requests

Last updated Tuesday, April 1, 2025 5:38:37 AM (Arizona)
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Invalid Call Signs

This page shows the FCC guidelines for calls which are not available for requesting on an FCC application followed by the invalid call signs which have been requested in the last month and the rule they are in violation of.

The following call signs are not available for assignment and therefore any request for call signs in the following categories are invalid and will be denied.

  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 (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 WC, WK, WM, WR, or WT as the prefix (Group X call signs);
  9. 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;
  10. 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;
  11. 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;
  12. 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.
Call SignRule Violation
4ESTERCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
4ESTRCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
 A1DL Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A1ML Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3EE Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3ET Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3IM Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3MI Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3NM Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3NN Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A3TE Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 A8ML Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 C3DV Call does not fall within a valid group as per FCC Guidelines
 K4QRZ2.  Any call sign having the letters SOS or QRA-QUZ as the suffix
KI$FHACall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
KP8ESN9.  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
NS4RAU7.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters NA-NZ as the prefix
W25CVZCall sign is incorrectly formatted as per FCC Guidelines
WR8ESN8.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters WC, WK, WM, WR, or WT as the prefix (Group X call signs)
WT8ESN8.  Any 2-by-3 format call sign having the letters WC, WK, WM, WR, or WT as the prefix (Group X call signs)