The following was posted on CQ Contest by CT1BOH, Jose. Anacom, the Portuguese local regulatory agency for the amateur radio service, has published new legislation. There is a part in the legislation that will impact the callsign structure of Portuguese (Portugal, Madeira and the Azores) callsigns.
Starting next June 1st, this will be the prefix block allocated to each area: Each area will have four blocs (old calls under old legislation, new calls under new legislation, club calls and special calls) Portugal Block 1. CT1, CT2, CT4, CT5 Block 2. CR7, CS7, CT7 Block 3. CQ0, CS5 Block 4. CQ7, CR5, CR6, CS2 Madeira Block 1. CT3 Block 2. CR9, CS9, CT9 Block 3. CQ2, CS3 Block 4. CQ3, CQ9, CR3 Azores Block 1. CU1, CU2, CU3, CU4, CU5, CU6, CU7, CU8, CU9, CU0 Block 2. CR8, CS8, CT8 Block 3. CQ1, CS4 Block 4. CQ8, CR1, CR2 Notes Callsigns from block 1. (CT1, CT2, CT4, CT5. CT3, CU#) will no longer be issued. Current hams will keep these calls if they like or submit to a new exam to have the new prefixes (CR, CS, CT, 7,8,or 9) New hams will have block 2. and will be issued prefixes according to category. Category 1 will have CT 7,8 or 9, category 2 will have CS 7,8 or 9 and category 3 will have CR# 7,8 or 9 Club stations will have call in block 3 (CQ0, CS5, CQ2, CS3, CQ1, CS4) Special occasion and contest calls will have block 4 (CQ7, CR5, CR6. CS2, CQ3, CQ9, CR3, CQ8, CR1, CR2) Clue for contesters: Portugal No new prefixes. Several lost Madeira: One new prefix CQ2 Azores New prefexis - CR8, CS8, CT8, CQ1, CS4, CQ8, CR1, CR2 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=944999 http://www.anacom.pt/streaming/anex3delib23abril09_Amador.pdf?contentId=9383 67&field=ATTACHED_FILE<http://www.anacom.pt/streaming/anex3delib23abril09_Amador.pdf?contentId=938367&field=ATTACHED_FILE> 73 Carlos Nora, CT1END Notes: *(1) UC - Stations in common use belonging to associations of amateur; (2) PC - Stations in common use belonging to entities within the civil protection; (3) ICO / ICOA - callsign Occasional / callsign Occasional Annual. *
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