TERRITORIES, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES OF THE FORMER USSR.
(Updated list of prefixes and suffixes of former USSR radio amateur stations).
PREFIX SYSTEM of the former USSR Republics:
Russia R, RA, RK, RN, RU, RV, RW, RX, RZ, UA; 1-4, 6, 8-0;
- 3 letters in the suffics and if midle (second) letter is a: W, X, Y, Z -This is a Club station
Example: RZ1AWS, RK0AYL, RA3AWO, etc...
- U1-4, 6, 9-0 World War II veterans
- U1MIR - U9MIR cosmonauts
- R1ANA - R1ANZ Antarctica
- R1FJA - R1FJZ Franz Josef Land (Arctic)
- R1MVA - R1MVZ Maly Visotski Island (ex-4J1.)
- R3ARES - Russian amateur radio emergency service H.Q (RARES), Moscow.
- RE0RAS - RARES, Regional service. Central Siberia, Krasnoyarsk.
- R3ARC - H.Q. Rescue service of Russian Red Cross. Moscow.
- R3RRC - (R3IOTA) - Russian Robinson Club (Russian IOTA H.Q.) Lipetsk
- R3SRR - Russian Amateur Radio Union H.Q. Moscow.
- R3VHF - VHF Committee of Russian Amateur Radio Union.
- RS3A - Amateur Radio Controle Sattelite Center in Moscow
- RU3A - Contest callsing of RZ3AZO Moscow DX Contest club.
- R1B - Alexandr Popov RADIO Museum
- RK3KP and RA3KP - "Adventure Club" Moscow club station, (actually is active in the packet).
- RK3F, RK3B - Krenkel's Central Radio Club (Box-88)
Oblast Identification by Combination of a Figure and 1st letter in a suffix.
*** Russia, Region 1 *** North-West of Russia
- A, B, D, F, G, H, I, J, L, M - St.Petersburg (SP)
- C Leningradskaya oblast (LO) St.Petersburg
- N Republic of Karelia (KL) (Prefix RN1) Petrozavodsk
- O Arkhangelskaya oblast Archangelsk
- P Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug (NO) Nar'yan-Mar
- Q, R, S Vologodskaya oblast (VO) Vologda
- T, U Novgorodskaya oblast (NV) Novgorod
- W, X Pskovskaya oblast (PS) Pskov
- Y, Z Murmanskaya oblast (MU) Murmansk
Example 1 : RA1ANN - is the personal callsign.
Example 2 : RZ1ZZZ - is the Club callsign.
- D Moskovskaya oblast (MO) Moscow area (Pushkino)
- E Orlovskaya oblast (OR) Oryol
- G Lipetskaya oblast (LP) Lipetsk
- I, J Tverskaya oblast (TV) Tver'
- L Smolenskaya oblast (SM) Smolensk
- M Yaroslavskaya oblast (JA) Yaroslavl
- N, O Kostromskaya oblast (KS) Kostroma
- P Tul'skaya oblast (TL) Tula
- Q Voronezhskaya oblast (VH) Voronezh
- R Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Tambov
- S Ryazanskaya oblast (RA) Ryazan'
- T Nizhegorodskaya oblast (NN) Nizhny Novgorod
- U Ivanovskaya oblast (IV) Ivanovo
- V Vladimirskaya oblast (VL) Vladimir
- W Kurskaya oblast (KU) Kursk
- X Kaluzhskaya oblast (KG) Kaluga
- Y Bryanskaya oblast (BR) Bryansk
- Z Belgorodskaya oblast (BO) Belgorod
- Example: RW3AH - R- is Russia, W - 2nd.ltr in the preffix, 3 - Region number 3, A-Moscow city, H-Personal letter. =RW3AH callsing.
- A, B Volgogradskaya oblast (VG) Volgograd
- C, D Saratovskaya oblast (SA) Saratov
- F Penzenskaya oblast (PE) Penza
- H, I Samarskaya oblast (SR) Samara
- L, M Ul'anovskaya oblast (UL) Ul'anovsk
- N, O Kirovskaya oblast (KI) Kirov (Vyatka)
- P, Q, R Republic of Tataria (Tatarstan) (TA) Kazan'
- S, T Republic of Mari (Mari-El) (MR) Joshkar-Ola
- U Republic of Mordovia (MD) Saransk
- W Republic of Udmurtia (UD) Izhevsk
- Y, Z Republic of Chuvashia (CU) Cheboksary
Example: RV6HY - is the personal station, RZ6AWB - is the Club station callsign.
- A, B Chelyabinskaya oblast (CB) Chelyabinsk
- C, D, E Sverdlovskaya oblast (SV) Yekaterinburg
- F Permskaya oblast (PM) Perm'
- G Komi-Permyatsky Autonomous Okrug (KP) Kudymkar
- H, I Tomskaya oblast (TO) Tomsk
- J Khanty-Mansyisky Autonomous Okrug (HM) Khanty-Mansyisk
- K Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug (JN) Salekhard
- L Tyumenskaya oblast (TN) Tyumen'
- M, N Omskaya oblast (OM) Omsk
- O, P Novosibirskaya oblast (NS) Novosibirsk
- Q, R Kurganskaya oblast (KN) Kurgan
- S, T Orenburgskaya oblast (OB) Orenburg
- U, V Kemerovskaya oblast (KE) Kemerovo
- W Republic of Bashkiria (Bashkortostan)(BA) Ufa
- X Republic of Komi (KO) Syktyvkar
- Y Altaysky Kray - (AL) Barnaul
- Z Republic of Altay (GA) Gorno-Altaysk
- A Krasnoyarsky Kray (KK) Krasnoyarsk
- B Taymyrsky Autonomous Okrug (TM) Dudinka
- C Khabarovsky Kray (HK) Khabarovsk
- D Yevreyskaya (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast (EA) Birobidzhan
- E, F, G Sakhalinskaya Oblast (SL) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- H Evenkiysky Autonomous Okrug (EW) Tura
- I Magadanskaya oblast (MG) Magadan
- J Amurskaya oblast (AM) Blagoveshensk
- K Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug (CK) Anadyr'
- L, M, N Primorsky Kray (PK) Vladivostok
- O, P Republic of Buryatia (BU) Ulan-Ude
- Q, R Republic of Yakutia (Saha) (YA) Yakutsk
- S, T Irkutskaya oblast (IR) Irkutsk
- U, V Chitinskaya oblast (CT) Chita
- W Republic of Khakassia (HA) Abakan
- X Koryaksky Autonomous Okrug (KJ) Palana
- Y Republic of Tuva (TU) Kyzyl
- Z Kamchatskaya oblast (KT) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
6, 7, 8, 9 - In reserve, special event licenses. 0 - For foreign amateurs.
Suffixes: KAA - KZZ - Club station
AAA - ZZZ - 4 - Category
AA - ZZ - 1, 2, 3 - Category
- EU - EW1 Minsk
- EU - EW2 Minskaya oblast Minsk (Borisov)
- EU - EW3 Brestskaya oblast Brest
- EU - EW4 Grodnenskaya oblast Grodno
- EU - EW6 Vitebskaya oblast Vitebsk
- EU - EW7 Mogilyovskaya oblast Mogilyov
- EU - EW8 Gomel'skaya oblast Gomel
- EU, EW9 In reserve
- EU, EW0 For foreign amateurs
- EV5 For special event licenses
Suffixes YAA - YZZ female operator
Suffixes, beginning with W, X, Z Club station
EV1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, Suffixes A - Z World War II veterans, special memorial event stations.
Oblast identification by the 1st letter in a suffix (excluding Extra stations)
EY1, 2, 3, 0 - In reserve
Suffixes ZA - ZZ, ZAA - ZZZ - Club station
- EZ3 Akhalsky veloyat
- EZ4 Balkansky veloyat
- EZ5 Maryisky veloyat
- EZ6 Dashkhovuzsky veloyat
- EZ7 Lebapsky veloyat
- EZ8 Ashgabad
One-letter suffixes Club station
One-letter suffixes W,X,X,Z For special event licenses
UK7, 8, 9
UJ, UL, UM - In reserve
Suffixes WA - ZZ Club station
U8 World War II veterans
Oblast identification by the 1st letter of a suffix:
- A Tashkent
- B Tashkentskaya oblast Tashkent
- C Kashkardar'inskaya oblast Karshi
- D Syrdar'inskaya oblast Gulistan
- F Andizhanskaya oblast Andizhan
- G Ferganskaya oblast Fergana
- I Samarkandskaya oblast Samarkand
- L Bukharskaya oblast Bukhara
- O Namanganskaya oblast Namangan
- Q Navoiyskaya oblast Navoi
- T Surkhandar'inskaya oblast Termez
- U Khorezmskaya oblast Urgench
- V Dzhizakskaya oblast Dzhizak
- Z Karakalpakia Nukus
Oblast identification by the 1st letter of a suffix:
- A Mangistauskaya oblast Mangistau
- B Akmolinskaya oblast Akmolinsk
- C Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast Petropavlovsk
- D Semipalatinskaya oblast Semipalatinsk
- E Kokchetavskaya (Kokshetau) oblast Kokchetav
- F Pavlodarskaya oblast Pavlodar
- G Alma-Ata (Almaty)
- I Aktyubinskaya oblast Aktyubinsk
- J Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast Ust' Kamenogorsk
- K Kzyl-Ordinskaya oblast Kzyl Orda
- L Kustanayskaya oblast Kustanay
- M Ural'skaya oblast Uralsk
- N Chimkentskaya oblast Chimkent (Shymkent)
- O Atyrauskaya oblast Atyrau
- P Karagandinskaya oblast Karaganda
- Q Alma-Atinskaya oblast Alma-Ata (Alamaty)
- R Dzhezkazganskaya oblast Dzhezkazgan, (Zhezkazgan)
- S Leninsk (Baikonur)
- T Dzhambulskaya oblast Dzhambul (Zhambyl)
- V Taldy-Kurganskaya oblast Taldy-Kurgan, (Taldykorgan)
- Y Turgayskaya oblast Arkalyk
Ukraine UR-UY.
Oblast identification by the 1st letter of a
suffix:
- A Sumskaya oblast (SU) Sumy
- B Ternopolskaya oblast (TE) Ternopol
- C Cherkasskaya oblast (CH) Cherkassy
- D Zakarpatskaya oblast (ZA) Uzhgorod
- E Dnepropetrovskaya oblast (DN) Dnepropetrovsk
- F Odesskaya oblast (OD) Odessa
- G Khersonskaya oblast (HE) Kherson
- H Poltavskaya oblast (PO) Poltava
- I Donetskaya oblast (DO) Donetsk
- K Rovenskaya oblast (RI) Rovno (Rivno)
- L Kharkovskaya oblast (HA) Kharkov
- M Luganskaya oblast (LU) Lugansk
- N Vinnitskaya oblast (VI) Vinnitsa
- P Volynskaya oblast (VO) Lutsk
- Q Zaporozhskaya oblast (ZP) Zaporozhie
- R Chernigovskaya oblast (CR) Chernigov
- S Ivano-Frankovskaya oblast (IF) Ivano-Frankovsk, (Ivano-Frankivsk)
- T Khmelnitskaya oblast (HM) Khmelnitsky
- U Kievskaya oblast (KO) Kiev
- U Kiev (KV)
- V Kirovogradskaya oblast (KI) Kirovograd
- W Lvovskaya oblast (LV) Lvov (Lviv)
- X Zhitomirskaya oblast (ZH) Zhitomir
- Y Chernovitskaya oblast (CN) Chernovtsy
- Z Nikolaevskaya oblast (NI) Nikolaev
4L1, 4L4, 4L6, 4L7, 4L0 ordinary licenses
2, 3, 5, 8, 9 In reserve
One-letter suffiz Extra licenses
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