<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Ofcom issuing 1x2 ham radio call signs</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Billy McFarland GM0OBX</strong> submitted a Freedom of Information request to Ofcom to find out how many amateur radio 1x2 call signs have been issued recently <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Ofcom responded saying that from August 2017 to October 18, 2018, there were 48 of the 1x2 format call signs (e.g. G2TV, M5AB) issued or re-issued. <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/527106/response/1258604/attach/3/Re%20issue%20of%20amateur%20call%20signs.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">PDF of Ofcom&#39;s reply</a> <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/527106/response/1258604/attach/3/Re%20issue%20of%20amateur%20call%20signs.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">Click here </a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">FoI request <a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/re_issue_of_amateur_call_signs_t#incoming-1258604" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/<br style="box-sizing:border-box">request/re_issue_of_amateur_call<br style="box-sizing:border-box">_signs_t#incoming-1258604</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">You can submit a Freedom of Information request to Ofcom online at <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/ofcom" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/ofcom</a></p></div>