Amateur radio call signs of Argentina
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Amateur radio or ham radio
call signs
are unique identifier
s for the 37,000 licensed operators in Argentina
. Call signs
are regulated internationally by the ITU
as well as nationally by the Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones of the Argentine government.
has assigned Argentina the following call sign blocks for all radio communication, broadcasting or transmission:
While not directly related to call signs, the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) further has divided all countries assigned amateur radio prefixes into three regions; Argentina is located in ITU Region 2. New Zealand is assigned ITU Zone 14, and CQ zone 13.
Internally Argentina divides its regions according to the first or first-two letter(s) of the suffix according to this table:
In 1924, Argentina was assigned the single letter prefix 'R' as an informal convention to avoid confusion durning trans-Atlantic radio tests.
The 1927 International Telecommunication Union Conference in Washington (D.C., USA) established further agreed upon call sign prefixes - Argentina was assigned LOA-LVZ block and the blocks outside of these were revoked (Norway received LAA-LNZ). Once again, these blocks did not necessarily apply to amateur radio.
At the 1947 International Telecommunication Conference (Atlantic City), Argentina's 1927 block was extended to include LWA-LWZ and now included amateur radio. The AYA-AZZ was also added.
In 1995 Argentina became a party to the International Amateur Radio Permit (IARP), which provides for the mutual recognition of amateur radio licenses issued to the citizens of the participating countries. Six other administrations are parties to the IARP: Brazil, Canada, Peru, the US, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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are unique identifier
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s for the 37,000 licensed operators in Argentina
Argentina
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are regulated internationally by the ITU
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as well as nationally by the Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones of the Argentine government.
Call sign blocks for telecommunication
The International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication Union
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has assigned Argentina the following call sign blocks for all radio communication, broadcasting or transmission:
| Call sign block | |
|---|---|
| AYA - AYZ | Argentina |
| L2A - L2Z | Argentina |
| LOA - LWZ | Argentina |
While not directly related to call signs, the International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU) further has divided all countries assigned amateur radio prefixes into three regions; Argentina is located in ITU Region 2. New Zealand is assigned ITU Zone 14, and CQ zone 13.
Internally Argentina divides its regions according to the first or first-two letter(s) of the suffix according to this table:
| Call sign block | |
|---|---|
| LU#A, B, C | Buenos Aires City |
| LU#D, E | Buenos Aires Province |
| LU#F | Santa Fe |
| LU#GA-GO | Chaco |
| LU#GP-GZ | Formosa |
| LU#H | Cordoba |
| LU#I | Misiones |
| LU#J | Entre Rios |
| LU#K | Tucuman |
| LU#L | Corrientes |
| LU#M | Mendoza |
| LU#N | Santiago del Estero |
| LU#O | Salta |
| LU#P | San Juan |
| LU#Q | San Luis |
| LU#R | Catamarca |
| LU#S | La Rioja |
| LU#T | Jujuy |
| LU#U | La Pampa |
| LU#V | Rio Negro |
| LU#W | Chubut |
| LU#XA-XO | Santa Cruz |
| LU#XP-XZ | Tierra del Fuego |
| LU#Y | Neuquen |
| LU#Z | Antarctica |
Call sign assignments for amateur radio
The most common prefix used for amateur radio is the LU block. Foreign amateurs can contact the Radio Club Argentino for permission to operate in the country.History of call sign allocation
At the 1913 Berlin Conference the Argentine Republic was assigned the call sign block LIA - LRZ, and the LSA - LWZ was not yet assigned. However amateur radio was not necessarily covered under this protocol.In 1924, Argentina was assigned the single letter prefix 'R' as an informal convention to avoid confusion durning trans-Atlantic radio tests.
The 1927 International Telecommunication Union Conference in Washington (D.C., USA) established further agreed upon call sign prefixes - Argentina was assigned LOA-LVZ block and the blocks outside of these were revoked (Norway received LAA-LNZ). Once again, these blocks did not necessarily apply to amateur radio.
At the 1947 International Telecommunication Conference (Atlantic City), Argentina's 1927 block was extended to include LWA-LWZ and now included amateur radio. The AYA-AZZ was also added.
In 1995 Argentina became a party to the International Amateur Radio Permit (IARP), which provides for the mutual recognition of amateur radio licenses issued to the citizens of the participating countries. Six other administrations are parties to the IARP: Brazil, Canada, Peru, the US, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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