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Following a Freedom of Information request by Roger Howell, Ofcom made their database of amateur radio call signs available for download
The database, released as a spreadsheet containing 141,296 rows, shows the status of UK amateur call signs as at August 12, 2019.
It can be useful for people wanting to apply for a specific call sign as it shows all those calls which are not available.
Ofcom clarified the meaning of their call sign status field e.g. ‘Reserved’ means that the callsign has been used within the past two years, although it is no longer, and is in the process of ‘cooling down’. It is therefore not currently available for assignment to anyone else, but operators will be able to apply for it again after the two-year period has expired.
Ofcom FoI reply
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/166573/amateur-radio-callsigns-20190912.pdf
Ofcom call sign database as at August 12, 2019
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0027/166572/allocated-reserved-forbidden-call-sign-foi-20190912.csv
In a subsequent letter from Ofcom regarding the release of the database they said:
“On the periodic publication of the data, this is something that we are actively considering.”
https://www.whatdo
theyknow.com/request/issued_and_available
_uk_amateur#incoming-1433381
Ofcom Published responses to FOI requests page
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/foi-dp/foi-responses
