| Radio Law Related Screening Criteria | Dempa-ho Kankei Shinsa Kijun |
| Appendix 3. Assignment Criteria of Identification Signals | Beppyo 3 Shikibetsu Shingo no Shitei Kijun |
| 19. Amateur Station | 19 Amateur-kyoku |
| Regional Bureau | Call Sign | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kanto | JA1AA-JA1ZZ JA1AAA-JA1QQZ JA1QUA-JA1ZZZ |
JH1AAA-JH1QQZ JH1QUA-JH1ZZZ JR1AAA-JR1QQZ JR1QUA-JR1ZZZ |
JE1AAA-JE1QQZ JE1QUA-JE1ZZZ JF1AAA-JF1QQZ JF1QUA-JF1ZZZ JG1AAA-JG1QQZ JG1QUA-JG1ZZZ JI1AAA-JI1QQZ JI1QUA-JI1ZZZ JJ1AAA-JJ1QQZ JJ1QUA-JJ1ZZZ JK1AAA-JK1QQZ JK1QUA-JK1ZZZ JL1AAA-JL1QQZ JL1QUA-JL1ZZZ JM1AAA-JM1QQZ JM1QUA-JM1ZZZ JN1AAA-JN1QQZ JN1QUA-JN1ZZZ JO1AAA-JO1QQZ JO1QUA-JO1ZZZ JP1AAA-JP1QQZ JP1QUA-JP1ZZZ JQ1AAA-JQ1QQZ JQ1QUA-JQ1ZZZ JS1AAA-JS1QQZ JS1QUA-JS1ZZZ JD1AAA-JD1QQZ JD1QUA-JD1ZZZ 7K1AAA-7K1QQZ 7K1QUA-7K1ZZZ 7L1AAA-7L1QQZ 7L1QUA-7L1ZZZ 7M1AAA-7M1QQZ 7M1QUA-7M1ZZZ 7N1AAA-7N1QQZ 7N1QUA-7N1ZZZ 7K2AAA-7K2QQZ 7K2QUA-7K2ZZZ 7L2AAA-7L2QQZ 7L2QUA-7L2ZZZ 7M2AAA-7M2QQZ 7M2QUA-7M2ZZZ 7N2AAA-7N2QQZ 7N2QUA-7N2ZZZ 7K3AAA-7K3QQZ 7K3QUA-7K3ZZZ 7L3AAA-7L3QQZ 7L3QUA-7L3ZZZ 7M3AAA-7M3QQZ 7M3QUA-7M3ZZZ 7N3AAA-7N3QQZ 7N3QUA-7N3ZZZ 7K4AAA-7K4QQZ 7K4QUA-7K4ZZZ 7L4AAA-7L4QQZ 7L4QUA-7L4ZZZ 7M4AAA-7M4QQZ 7M4QUA-7M4ZZZ 7N4AAA-7N4QQZ 7N4QUA-7N4ZZZ |
| Shin'etsu | JA0AA-JA0ZZ | JA0AAA-JA0QQZ JA0QUA-JA0ZZZ |
JH0AAA-JH0QQZ JH0QUA-JH0ZZZ JR0AAA-JR0QQZ JR0QUA-JR0ZZZ JE0AAA-JE0QQZ JE0QUA-JE0ZZZ JF0AAA-JF0QQZ JF0QUA-JF0ZZZ JG0AAA-JG0QQZ JG0QUA-JG0ZZZ JI0AAA-JI0QQZ JI0QUA-JI0ZZZ JJ0AAA-JJ0QQZ JJ0QUA-JJ0ZZZ JK0AAA-JK0QQZ JK0QUA-JK0ZZZ JL0AAA-JL0QQZ JL0QUA-JL0ZZZ JM0AAA-JM0QQZ JM0QUA-JM0ZZZ JN0AAA-JN0QQZ JN0QUA-JN0ZZZ JO0AAA-JO0QQZ JO0QUA-JO0ZZZ JP0AAA-JP0QQZ JP0QUA-JP0ZZZ JQ0AAA-JQ0QQZ JQ0QUA-JQ0ZZZ JS0AAA-JS0QQZ JS0QUA-JS0ZZZ |
| Tokai | JA2AA-JA2ZZ | JA2AAA-JA2QQZ JA2QUA-JA2ZZZ |
JH2AAA-JH2QQZ JH2QUA-JH2ZZZ JR2AAA-JR2QQZ JR2QUA-JR2ZZZ JE2AAA-JE2QQZ JE2QUA-JE2ZZZ JF2AAA-JF2QQZ JF2QUA-JF2ZZZ JG2AAA-JG2QQZ JG2QUA-JG2ZZZ JI2AAA-JI2QQZ JI2QUA-JI2ZZZ JJ2AAA-JJ2QQZ JJ2QUA-JJ2ZZZ JK2AAA-JK2QQZ JK2QUA-JK2ZZZ JL2AAA-JL2QQZ JL2QUA-JL2ZZZ JM2AAA-JM2QQZ JM2QUA-JM2ZZZ JN2AAA-JN2QQZ JN2QUA-JN2ZZZ JO2AAA-JO2QQZ JO2QUA-JO2ZZZ JP2AAA-JP2QQZ JP2QUA-JP2ZZZ JQ2AAA-JQ2QQZ JQ2QUA-JQ2ZZZ JS2AAA-JS2QQZ JS2QUA-JS2ZZZ |
| Hokuriku | JA9AA-JA9ZZ | JA9AAA-JA9QQZ JA9QUA-JA9ZZZ |
JH9AAA-JH9QQZ JH9QUA-JH9ZZZ JR9AAA-JR9QQZ JR9QUA-JR9ZZZ JE9AAA-JE9QQZ JE9QUA-JE9ZZZ JF9AAA-JF9QQZ JF9QUA-JF9ZZZ JG9AAA-JG9QQZ JG9QUA-JG9ZZZ JI9AAA-JI9QQZ JI9QUA-JI9ZZZ JJ9AAA-JJ9QQZ JJ9QUA-JJ9ZZZ JK9AAA-JK9QQZ JK9QUA-JK9ZZZ JL9AAA-JL9QQZ JL9QUA-JL9ZZZ JM9AAA-JM9QQZ JM9QUA-JM9ZZZ JN9AAA-JN9QQZ JN9QUA-JN9ZZZ JO9AAA-JO9QQZ JO9QUA-JO9ZZZ JP9AAA-JP9QQZ JP9QUA-JP9ZZZ JQ9AAA-JQ9QQZ JQ9QUA-JQ9ZZZ JS9AAA-JS9QQZ JS9QUA-JS9ZZZ |
| Kinki | JA3AA-JA3ZZ | JA3AAA-JA3QQZ JA3QUA-JA3ZZZ |
JH3AAA-JH3QQZ JH3QUA-JH3ZZZ JR3AAA-JR3QQZ JR3QUA-JR3ZZZ JE3AAA-JE3QQZ JE3QUA-JE3ZZZ JF3AAA-JF3QQZ JF3QUA-JF3ZZZ JG3AAA-JG3QQZ JG3QUA-JG3ZZZ JI3AAA-JI3QQZ JI3QUA-JI3ZZZ JJ3AAA-JJ3QQZ JJ3QUA-JJ3ZZZ JK3AAA-JK3QQZ JK3QUA-JK3ZZZ JL3AAA-JL3QQZ JL3QUA-JL3ZZZ JM3AAA-JM3QQZ JM3QUA-JM3ZZZ JN3AAA-JN3QQZ JN3QUA-JN3ZZZ JO3AAA-JO3QQZ JO3QUA-JO3ZZZ JP3AAA-JP3QQZ JP3QUA-JP3ZZZ JQ3AAA-JQ3QQZ JQ3QUA-JQ3ZZZ JS3AAA-JS3QQZ JS3QUA-JS3ZZZ |
| Chugoku | JA4AA-JA4ZZ | JA4AAA-JA4QQZ JA4QUA-JA4ZZZ |
JH4AAA-JH4QQZ JH4QUA-JH4ZZZ JR4AAA-JR4QQZ JR4QUA-JR4ZZZ JE4AAA-JE4QQZ JE4QUA-JE4ZZZ JF4AAA-JF4QQZ JF4QUA-JF4ZZZ JG4AAA-JG4QQZ JG4QUA-JG4ZZZ JI4AAA-JI4QQZ JI4QUA-JI4ZZZ JJ4AAA-JJ4QQZ JJ4QUA-JJ4ZZZ JK4AAA-JK4QQZ JK4QUA-JK4ZZZ JL4AAA-JL4QQZ JL4QUA-JL4ZZZ JM4AAA-JM4QQZ JM4QUA-JM4ZZZ JN4AAA-JN4QQZ JN4QUA-JN4ZZZ JO4AAA-JO4QQZ JO4QUA-JO4ZZZ JP4AAA-JP4QQZ JP4QUA-JP4ZZZ JQ4AAA-JQ4QQZ JQ4QUA-JQ4ZZZ JS4AAA-JS4QQZ JS4QUA-JS4ZZZ |
| Shikoku | JA5AA-JA5ZZ | JA5AAA-JA5QQZ JA5QUA-JA5ZZZ |
JH5AAA-JH5QQZ JH5QUA-JH5ZZZ JR5AAA-JR5QQZ JR5QUA-JR5ZZZ JE5AAA-JE5QQZ JE5QUA-JE5ZZZ JF5AAA-JF5QQZ JF5QUA-JF5ZZZ JG5AAA-JG5QQZ JG5QUA-JG5ZZZ JI5AAA-JI5QQZ JI5QUA-JI5ZZZ JJ5AAA-JJ5QQZ JJ5QUA-JJ5ZZZ JK5AAA-JK5QQZ JK5QUA-JK5ZZZ JL5AAA-JL5QQZ JL5QUA-JL5ZZZ JM5AAA-JM5QQZ JM5QUA-JM5ZZZ JN5AAA-JN5QQZ JN5QUA-JN5ZZZ JO5AAA-JO5QQZ JO5QUA-JO5ZZZ JP5AAA-JP5QQZ JP5QUA-JP5ZZZ JQ5AAA-JQ5QQZ JQ5QUA-JQ5ZZZ JS5AAA-JS5QQZ JS5QUA-JS5ZZZ |
| Kyushu | JA6AA-JA6ZZ | JA6AAA-JA6QQZ JA6QUA-JA6ZZZ |
JH6AAA-JH6QQZ JH6QUA-JH6ZZZ JR6AAA-JR6QQZ JE6AAA-JE6QQZ JE6QUA-JE6ZZZ JF6AAA-JF6QQZ JF6QUA-JF6ZZZ JG6AAA-JG6QQZ JG6QUA-JG6ZZZ JI6AAA-JI6QQZ JI6QUA-JI6ZZZ JJ6AAA-JJ6QQZ JJ6QUA-JJ6ZZZ JK6AAA-JK6QQZ JK6QUA-JK6ZZZ JL6AAA-JL6QQZ JL6QUA-JL6ZZZ JM6AAA-JM6QQZ JM6QUA-JM6ZZZ JN6AAA-JN6QQZ JN6QUA-JN6ZZZ JO6AAA-JO6QQZ JO6QUA-JO6ZZZ JP6AAA-JP6QQZ JP6QUA-JP6ZZZ JQ6AAA-JQ6QQZ JQ6QUA-JQ6ZZZ |
| Tohoku | JA7AA-JA7ZZ | JA7AAA-JA7QQZ JA7QUA-JA7ZZZ |
JH7AAA-JH7QQZ JH7QUA-JH7ZZZ JR7AAA-JR7QQZ JR7QUA-JR7ZZZ JE7AAA-JE7QQZ JE7QUA-JE7ZZZ JF7AAA-JF7QQZ JF7QUA-JF7ZZZ JG7AAA-JG7QQZ JG7QUA-JG7ZZZ JI7AAA-JI7QQZ JI7QUA-JI7ZZZ JJ7AAA-JJ7QQZ JJ7QUA-JJ7ZZZ JK7AAA-JK7QQZ JK7QUA-JK7ZZZ JL7AAA-JL7QQZ JL7QUA-JL7ZZZ JM7AAA-JM7QQZ JM7QUA-JM7ZZZ JN7AAA-JN7QQZ JN7QUA-JN7ZZZ JO7AAA-JO7QQZ JO7QUA-JO7ZZZ JP7AAA-JP7QQZ JP7QUA-JP7ZZZ JQ7AAA-JQ7QQZ JQ7QUA-JQ7ZZZ JS7AAA-JS7QQZ JS7QUA-JS7ZZZ |
| Hokkaido | JA8AA-JA8ZZ | JA8AAA-JA8QQZ JA8QUA-JA8ZZZ |
JH8AAA-JH8QQZ JH8QUA-JH8ZZZ JR8AAA-JR8QQZ JR8QUA-JR8ZZZ JE8AAA-JE8QQZ JE8QUA-JE8ZZZ JF8AAA-JF8QQZ JF8QUA-JF8ZZZ JG8AAA-JG8QQZ JG8QUA-JG8ZZZ JI8AAA-JI8QQZ JI8QUA-JI8ZZZ JJ8AAA-JJ8QQZ JJ8QUA-JJ8ZZZ JK8AAA-JK8QQZ JK8QUA-JK8ZZZ JL8AAA-JL8QQZ JL8QUA-JL8ZZZ JM8AAA-JM8QQZ JM8QUA-JM8ZZZ JN8AAA-JN8QQZ JN8QUA-JN8ZZZ JO8AAA-JO8QQZ JO8QUA-JO8ZZZ JP8AAA-JP8QQZ JP8QUA-JP8ZZZ JQ8AAA-JQ8QQZ JQ8QUA-JQ8ZZZ JS8AAA-JS8QQZ JS8QUA-JS8ZZZ |
| Okinawa | JR6AA-JR6NZ | JR6QUA-JR6ZZZ | JS6AAA-JS6QQZ JS6QUA-JS6ZZZ |
| The call sign shall be sequentially assigned from Column 1 of Call Sign. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2: | JD1AAA-JD1QQZ and JD1QUA-JD1ZZZ in Colum 3 of Kanto shall be assigned if the installated location or the stationed location is in the Ogasawara Islands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3: | In the case where an applicant is a club, the three letters after the regional branch number shall be sequentially assigned from YAA to ZZZ in each column (except Colum 1 (but in Kanto case, only its upper row) of Call Sign). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4: | In the case where an applicant is The Japan Amateur Radio League, Inc., in disregard of Note 1, 2 and 3, the call sign having RL as the two letters after the regional branch number in Column 1 (but in Kanto, its upper row), or IGY as the three letters after the regional branch number in Colum 2 (but in Kanto, the lower row in Colum 1) can be assigned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5: | In the case when all call signs (except for clubs) in this table have been assigned,
the unused call signs due to discontinuance etc. shall be assigned in the following way. But, the call signs consisted of "two letters, one numeral and two letters" and in the JB, JC and JD call sign series shall be excluded.
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| 6: | The call sign having been unused due to discontinuance or expiration can be assigned to an applicant having had that call sign,
in the case when the applicant submit the license application or the designated issues modification application
with requesting to be assigned that call sign. By the way, the call sign of a discontinued or etc. amateur station, in principle, shall not be assigned to any amateur stations established by the other applicants than the licensee of the amateur station having had that call sign. In addition, after discontinuance or expiration, a foreigner applicant having had an amateur station with the call sign from the following table, that call sign can be assigned in the case when the applicant submit the license application or the designated issues modification application, with requesting to be assigned that call sign.
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| 7: | An applicant can not be assigned two or more call signs in a regional bureau's jurisdiction. But, in the case where an applicant is a club, the applicant may be assigned two or more call signs as needed. |
| Regional Bureau | Call Sign | Regional Bureau | Call Sign | |
| Kanto | JR1WA -JR1WZ JR1VA -JR1VZ JP1YAA-JP1YZZ | Shikoku | JR5WA -JR5WZ JR5VA -JR5VZ JP5YAA-JP5YZZ | |
| Shin'etsu | JR0WA -JR0WZ JR0VA -JR0VZ JP0YAA-JP0YZZ | Kyushu | JR6WA -JR6WZ JR6VA -JR6VZ JP6YAA-JP6YZZ | |
| Tokai | JR2WA -JR2WZ JR2VA -JR2VZ JP2YAA-JP2YZZ | Tohoku | JR7WA -JR7WZ JR7VA -JR7VZ JP7YAA-JP7YZZ | |
| Hokuriku | JR9WA -JR9WZ JR9VA -JR9VZ JP9YAA-JP9YZZ | Hokkaido | JR8WA -JR8WZ JR8VA -JR8VZ JP8YAA-JP8YZZ | |
| Kinki | JR3WA -JR3WZ JR3VA -JR3VZ JP3YAA-JP3YZZ | Okinawa | JR6YA -JR6YZ JQ6YAA-JQ6YZZ | |
| Chugoku | JR4WA -JR4WZ JR4VA -JR4VZ JP4YAA-JP4YZZ |
| The two letters after the regional bureau number shall be sequentially assigned from WA (YA in Okinawa). | |
| 2: | The call sign having the three letters after the regional bureau number shall be sequentially assigned that three letters from YCA (YBA in Okinawa). |
| Regional Bureau | Call Sign | Regional Bureau | Call Sign | |
| Kanto | JP1ZAA-JP1ZZZ | Shikoku | JP5ZAA-JP5ZZZ | |
| Shin'etsu | JP0ZAA-JP0ZZZ | Kyushu | JP6ZAA-JP6ZZZ | |
| Tokai | JP2ZAA-JP2ZZZ | Tohoku | JP7ZAA-JP7ZZZ | |
| Hokuriku | JP9ZAA-JP9ZZZ | Hokkaido | JP8ZAA-JP8ZZZ | |
| Kinki | JP3ZAA-JP3ZZZ | Okinawa | JQ6ZAA-JQ6ZZZ | |
| Chugoku | JP4ZAA-JP4ZZZ |
| Regional Bureau | Call Sign | Regional Bureau | Call Sign | |
| Hokkaido | Characters of 8J8 or 8N8, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | Tohoku | Characters of 8J7 or 8N7, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | |
| Kanto | Characters of 8J1 or 8N1, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | Shin'etsu | Characters of 8J0 or 8N0, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | |
| Hokuriku | Characters of 8J9 or 8N9, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | Tokai | Characters of 8J2 or 8N2, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | |
| Kinki | Characters of 8J3 or 8N3, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | Chugoku | Characters of 8J4 or 8N4, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | |
| Shikoku | Characters of 8J5 or 8N5, followed by one to five character(s) of (an) alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) | Kyushu Okinawa | Characters of 8J6 or 8N6, followed by one to five character(s) of alphabet(s) or of a convination of (an) alphabet(s) and (a) digit(s) (where, the last character shall be an alphabet) |
| Note: | 1. If the number of characters after the regional bureau number is three, the authority assigns that ones from AAA-QQZ or QUA-ZZZ. |
| 2. The picked call sign shall appropriate the event. |