[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR97.19]



[Page 575-576]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  97.19  Application for a vanity call sign.



    (a) The person named in an operator/primary station license grant or 

in a club station license grant is eligible to make application for 

modification of the license grant, or the renewal thereof, to show a 

call sign selected by the



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vanity call sign system. RACES and military recreation stations are not 

eligible for a vanity call sign.

    (b) Each application for a modification of an operator/primary or 

club station license grant, or the renewal thereof, to show a call sign 

selected by the vanity call sign system must be filed in accordance with 

Sec.  1.913 of this chapter.

    (c) Unassigned call signs are available to the vanity call sign 

system with the following exceptions:

    (1) A call sign shown on an expired license grant is not available 

to the vanity call sign system for 2 years following the expiration of 

the license.

    (2) A call sign shown on a surrendered, revoked, set aside, 

canceled, or voided license grant is not available to the vanity call 

sign system for 2 years following the date such action is taken.

    (3) Except for an applicant who is the spouse, child, grandchild, 

stepchild, parent, grandparent, stepparent, brother, sister, 

stepbrother, stepsister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or in-law, and 

except for an applicant who is a club station license trustee acting 

with the written consent of at least one relative, as listed above, of a 

person now deceased, the call sign shown on the license of person now 

deceased is not available to the vanity call sign system for 2 years 

following the person's death, or for 2 years following the expiration of 

the license grant, whichever is sooner.

    (d) The vanity call sign requested by an applicant must be selected 

from the group of call signs corresponding to the same or lower class of 

operator license held by the applicant as designated in the sequential 

call sign system.

    (1) The applicant must request that the call sign shown on the 

license grant be vacated and provide a list of up to 25 call signs in 

order of preference.

    (2) The first assignable call sign from the applicant's list will be 

shown on the license grant. When none of those call signs are 

assignable, the call sign vacated by the applicant will be shown on the 

license grant.

    (3) Vanity call signs will be selected from those call signs 

assignable at the time the application is processed by the FCC.

    (4) A call sign designated under the sequential call sign system for 

Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean Insular Areas, and Pacific Insular areas will 

be assigned only to a primary or club station whose licensee's mailing 

address is in the corresponding state, commonwealth, or island. This 

limitation does not apply to an applicant for the call sign as the 

spouse, child, grandchild, stepchild, parent, grandparent, stepparent, 

brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or 

in-law, of the former holder now deceased.



[60 FR 7460, Feb. 8, 1995, as amended at 60 FR 50123, Sept. 28, 1995; 60 

FR 53132, Oct. 12, 1995; 63 FR 68979, Dec. 14, 1998]