I actually saw a photo of an old aircraft that had a registration number that
began with K. Evidently that was done at some point. The U.S. has N, K, & W
allotted for callsigns.

I wonder if the FCC and FAA talk to each other about calls/registrations. N1RN,
for example, is a perfectly valid a/c registration. So is N4GA, the number of
AOPA's jet. Theoretically, a ham could have his call and his aircraft with the
same number.

Dave Reinhart


Ron Natalie wrote:

Morgans wrote:


Is there a special significance to 5? I know nothing about hams, other than
they are sometimes too salty, and sometimes give me gas.g

Oringially, the digit gave you a rough estimation of where the ham
lived. However, while the FCC still issues them based on your
address, you're not required to change them when you move and you
can order a "vanity call" with any number in it. I've never lived
in 1-land, but I have a N1RN vanity call. Some of you will note that's
also a valid N number registration. I actually had it reserved for
several years but I decided I'd never get around to using it and stopped
renewing it. There's a glider somewhere in the midwest that has that
number on it now.