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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C1.7
Wind 403.4 km/s
Aurora 1
Updated 03:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Callsigns & Vanity Calls

Discuss callsigns, vanity call applications, call formats, special event calls, and amateur radio identity.

  1. vanity callsign question — how long does this actually take

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Jessica Miller89

  2. confused about the vanity callsign process — is it really just first come first served?

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Michael O'Connor

  3. confused about the vanity callsign process — is it really just luck?

    Emily White,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Contest Joe

  4. confused about the vanity callsign process — is it really just a lottery?

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Jennifer Walsh

  5. confused about vanity callsigns vs just waiting for sequential — what actually happens after you pass?

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Jennifer Martinez

  7. how does the vanity callsign thing actually work? confused about the process

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Ham Fan 24

  8. Confused about the new callsign process - fees and timing?

    Carol White,
    • 2 replies
    • 184 views
    Robert Johnson

  9. how does the vanity callsign thing actually work? confused about the process

    John Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    The DXer

  10. Vanity call process — am I doing this right or just waiting forever?

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    David Johnson45

  11. confused about vanity callsign process — do I just wait or is there something else I need to do?

    Ashley Wilson95,
    • 1 reply
    • 1 view
    Mark Thomas

  13. confused about vanity callsign process — is it really just luck?

    James Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Amanda Thomas

  14. confused about the callsign assignment process after passing my exam

    Jessica Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Rachel Kim

  15. how does the vanity callsign thing actually work? kinda confused

    Ashley Wilson81,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    John Taylor

  16. confused about the vanity callsign process — do I just wait or is there something else I need to do?

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Jennifer Park

  17. confused about the vanity callsign process — how does it actually work?

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    David Johnson

  19. confused about the vanity callsign process — is it really just luck?

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Robert Johnson

  20. confused about the vanity callsign process — how does it actually work?

    Jessica Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Emily White

  21. confused about vanity callsigns vs just waiting for sequential one

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    John Johnson16

  22. confused about the vanity callsign process — is it really just a lottery now?

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Nicole Davis

  23. confused about vanity callsigns vs just waiting for sequential one

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Ashley Wilson

  25. confused about vanity callsign process — is it really just a lottery now?

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Linda Rodriguez

  26. Sequential callsign assignment process - how does it actually work?

    Michael Stevens,
    • 2 replies
    • 300 views
    Michael Stevens

  27. confused about the whole vanity callsign process — when can i even apply?

    Jessica Davis18,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Ham Fan 24

  28. confused about the vanity callsign process — is it really just a lottery now?

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    James Moore

  29. Sequential vs Vanity - when does it make sense to pay the fee?

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 2 replies
    • 116 views
    Amanda Foster

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