1x1 Callsigns

Read the 1X1 FAQ's on this page before clicking on the link below. Dont forget to select W4VEC-VEC COORDINATOR to help you with the 1X1 Special Event Call Sign!

There are only 750 call signs available for temporary use. A special event operation usually commemorates an event which is publicly significant. Ideally, this is a one time, non-recurring celebration, festival, anniversary, holiday, convention, dedication, public demonstration and the like. Special event call signs may not be requested just so that you will be able to have a short call sign during an upcoming amateur radio operating event or contest. A special event call sign coordinator may determine that your planned special event operation is not in keeping with the intent of the Special Event Call Sign System. Coordinators have wide latitude in the acceptance, rejection or cancellation of 1x1 call sign reservations.

Any licensed amateur radio operator. You do not need to hold any specific class of operator license to reserve a special event call sign. It is important that a legitimate “special event” is taking place.

You simply click the link below to take you to the 1x1 Application

They will need the following information so that it may be posted to the “One-by-One” Call Sign Database.
1. “One-by-One” Call Sign requested. (You may list up to ten call signs in order of preference.)
2. Beginning/ending operating dates of your special event. (May not exceed 15 days.)
3. Name of your special event. (May not exceed 30 characters)
4. Your name. (Must be same as on your operator license.)
5. Your current station call sign.
6. Your mailing address.
7. Your telephone number. (Where you may be reached during the daytime.)
8. Your e-mail address. (If you have one.)

You may reserve a special event call sign up to one year in advance on a first-come, first-serve basis. Short notice reservations will also be accommodated if a specific 1x1 call sign is available.

Your reservation will be posted to the One-by-One Database. Depending upon the coordinator, this can take place almost immediately ...or it could take up to a week.

Yes. But cancellations can only be made through the Special Event Call Sign Coordinator who made the original reservation. You will have to request a new call sign reservation if the dates of your event change. Special Event Call Sign Coordinators may also cancel a previously made 1x1 call sign reservation if a determination is made that the action is in the best interest of the Special Event Call Sign System.

Fifteen days is the maximum length of time. It is anticipated, however, that most operating events will last only one to three days. Do NOT reserve a call sign for a period longer than needed.

Amateurs can be denied future call sign reservations if the Coordinator determines that your planned operation did not conform to high standards or that your reservation circumvents (or circumvented) the intent of the Special Event Call Sign System. The Coordinator has the authority to cancel a previously accepted reservation for any reason and a coordinator’s decision is final without appeal. The objective of the Special Event Call Sign System is to provide a unique call sign for a planned amateur radio operation which honors -- or calls attention to -- a notable public event.

Ordinarily an amateur would reserve a 1x1 call sign for a single event. The period of operation may not exceed 15 days. (unless a persuasive showing is made that the event time frame is so extraordinary that exceeding the 15-day call sign assignment is appropriate.) Amateurs may not reserve multiple bordering 15 day periods. Reserving more than one 1x1 call sign during a calendar year is discouraged.

1x1 Call Sign Application Site