Amateur Radio Callsigns in Poland

• Prefixes : SN , SO , SP , SQ , SR , 3Z , HF



• Call areas # :
  
  1 - Zachodniopomorskie (Z)
  2 - Pomorskie (F) , Kujawsko - Pomorskie (P)
  3 - Wielkopolskie (W) , Lubuskie (B)
  4 - Warmińsko - Mazurskie (J) , Podlaskie (O)
  5 - Mazowieckie (R)
  6 - Dolnośląskie (D) , Opolskie (U)
  7 - Łódzkie (C) , Świętokrzyskie (S)
  8 - Lubelskie (L) , Podkarpackie (K)
  9 - Śląskie (G) , Małopolskie (M)
  
  Look at the former Polish call areas



• Individual licences :
  
  SP # , SQ # + 1 , 2 or 3 letter suffix



• Club Stations :
  
  SP # + 3 letter suffix :
  
  KAA - KZZ / LOK , National Defence League /
  PAA - PZZ / PZK , Polish Amateur Radio Union /
  YAA - YZZ / Private , family etc. clubs /
  ZAA - ZZZ / ZHP , Polish Scouts' Association /
  
  
• Special Event Stations :
  
  SN 0 , SP 0 , SQ 0 , 3Z 0 + 2 or 3 letter suffix
  SP 0 , SQ 0 + 4 letter suffix ( e.g. SP 0 PAPA , SQ 0 NATO )
  SN # , SP # , HF # , 3Z # + 4 letter suffix ( e.g. SP 2 IARU , 3 Z 1 IARU )
  SN # , 3Z # , HF # + 2 or 3 letter suffix
  SN # # , SO # # , SP # # , SQ # # , SR # # , HF # # , 3Z # # + 1 , 2 or 3 letter suffix
  SN # # # , HF # # # + 1 , 2 or 3 letter suffix , SP # # # + 2 or 3 letter suffix
  SN # # # # ( e.g. SN 2000 , SN 2000C )
  
  
  
• Special Call : HF 0 POL - Polish Base , South Shetland - King George Island
  
  
• Contest Calls : SN # , SO # , 3Z # + 1 letter suffix
  
  
• Automatic Stations : SR
  
  - Repeaters :
  144 MHz : SR # + 1 letter suffix ( A - Z )
  432 MHz : SR # + 2 letter suffix ( AA - ZZ )
  ATV : SR # TV + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  "Old" 2 m repeaters : SR 0 + 2 letter suffix
  
  - Beacons :
  50 MHz : SR # FH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  144 MHz : SR # VH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  432 MHz : SR # UH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  1296 MHz : SR # LH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  2400 MHz : SR # SH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  3400 MHz : SR # WH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  5600 MHz : SR # CH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  10 GHz : SR # XH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  24 GHz : SR # KH + 1 letter ( A - Z )
  
  - Mailbox , Packet Radio :
  SR # + 3 letter suffix like: BBS , MBX , BOX , DXC
  
  
• Foreign Operators :
  
  SO # + 2 or 3 letter suffix
  CEPT 1 : SP / own callsign
  CEPT 2 : SP / own callsign
  
  
• ARDF Calls : MO , MOE , MOI , MOS , MOH , MO5
  
  
• Licence Categories :
  
  1 : all bands , 150-500 W (after 10 years) , age:15 , 5 wpm CW test , CEPT 1
  2 : 3500-3800 kHz , above 28 MHz , 50 W , age:15 , no CW test , CEPT 2
  3 : 3550-3750 , 14050-14150 , 21050-21200 , 28050-28500 kHz
  50-52 , 144-146 , 430-440 MHz , 15 W , age:10 , 5 wpm CW test
  4 : 144-146 , 430-440 MHz , 15 W , age:10 , no CW test
  5 : automatic stations , 50 W (HF) , 10 W (above 30 MHz)
  Temporary licence : all bands , above 500 W (max.limit 1500W) , 1st cat., after 10 years , contest & experimental stations
  Club stations : 1 , 2 , 5 category

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