1931 Call Sign Allocation

Taken from the 1931 edition of International Code of Signals [American Edition], Volume 1 - Visual, H.O. No. 87, U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, Washington, DC

Listed are the countries which, in 1931, had been given a radio call sign allocation, what that allocation was, and what that country or its successor state is currently allocated.

Alphabetical order of call signs is A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

1931Today
CountryAllocationCountryAllocation
AfghanistanYAAfghanistanT6,YA
AlbaniaZAAlbaniaZA
Argentine RepublicLO-LWArgentinaAY-AZ,LO-LW,L2-L9
AustraliaVH-VMAustraliaAX,VH-VN,VZ
AustriaOEAustriaOE
BelgiumON-OTBelgiumON-OT
BoliviaCPBoliviaCP
BrazilPP-PY,ZV-ZZBrazilPP-PY,ZV-ZZ
British IndiaVT-VW,XY-XZ IndiaAT-AW,VT-VW,8T-8Y
MyanmarXY-XZ
BulgariaLZBulgariaLZ
CanadaCF-CK,CY-CZ,VA-VG,VX-VYCanadaCF-CK,CY-CZ,VA-VG,VO,VX-VY,XJ-XO
ChileCA-CEChileCA-CE,XQ-XR,3G
ChinaXG-XUChinaB,XS,3H-3U
ColombiaHJ-HKColombiaHJ-HK,5J-5K
Costa RicaTICosta RicaTE,TI
CubaCL-CM,COCubaCL-CM,CO
CuracaoPJNetherlands AntillesPJ
CzechoslovakiaOKCzech RepublicOK-OL
Free City of DanzigYMPolandHF,SN-SR,3Z
DenmarkOU-OZDenmarkOU-OZ,XP,5P-5Q
Dominican RepublicHIDominican RepublicHI
Dutch East IndiesPK-PO,YB-YHIndonesiaJZ,PK-PO,YB-YH,7A-7I,8A-8I
EcuadorHCEcuadorHC-HD
EgyptST-SU EgyptSSA-SSM,SU,6A,6B
SudanSSN-SS0,ST,6T,6U
El SalvadorYSEl SalvadorHU,YS
EstoniaESEstoniaES
EthiopiaETEthiopiaET,9E-9F
FinlandOF-OHFinlandOF-OJ
FranceFFranceF,HW-HY,TH,TK,TM,TO-TQ,TV-TX
French ColoniesTK-TZ BeninTY
Central African RepublicTL
ChadTT
CongoTN
FranceF,HW-HY,TH,TK,TM,TO-TQ,TV-TX
GabonTR
Ivory CoastTU
MaliTZ
TunisiaTS,3V
GermanyDGermanyDA-DR,Y2-Y9
Great BritainG,M,VP-VS,ZB-ZJGreat BritainG,M,VP-VS,ZB-ZJ,ZN-ZO,ZQ,2
GreeceSV-SZGreeceJ4,SV-SZ
GuatemalaTGGuatemalaTD,TG
HaitiHHHaitiHH,4V
HedjazHZSaudi ArabiaHZ,7Z,8Z
HondurasHRHondurasHQ-HR
HungaryHAHungaryHA,HG
IcelandTFIcelandTF
IraqYIIraqHN,YI
Irish Free StateEIIrelandEI-EJ
ItalyIItalyI
JapanJJapanJA-JS,7J-7N,8J-8N
LatviaYLLatviaYL
LiberiaELLiberiaA8,D5,EL,5L-5M,6Z
LithuaniaLYLithuaniaLY
LuxemburgLXLuxemburgLX
MexicoXA-XFMexicoXA-XI,4A-4C,6D-6J
MoroccoCNMoroccoCN,5C-5G
NetherlandsPA-PINetherlandsPA-PI
New HebridesYJVanuatuYJ
New ZealandZK-ZMNew ZealandZK-ZM
NewfoundlandVOCanadaCF-CK,CY-CZ,VA-VG,VO,VX-VY,XJ-XO
NicaraguaYNNicaraguaHT,H6-H7,YN
NorwayLA-LNNorwayJW-JX,LA-LN,3Y
PanamaHPPanamaHO-HP,H3,H8-H9,3E-3F
ParaguayZPParaguayZP
PersiaEP-EQIranEP-EQ,9B-9D
PeruOA-OCPeruOA-OC,4T
PolandSO-SRPolandHF,SN-SR,3Z
PortugalCS-CUPortugalCQ-CU
Portuguese ColoniesCQ-CRPortugalCQ-CU
RumaniaYO-YRRomaniaYO-YR
Territory of the SaarEZGermanyDA-DR,Y2-Y9
SiamHSThailandE2,HS
South AfricaZS-ZUSouth AfricaZR-ZU,S8
SpainEA-EHSpainAM-AO,EA-EH
SurinamPZSurinamPZ
SwedenSA-SMSwedenSA-SM,7S,8S
Swiss ConfederationHBSwitzerlandHB,HE
TurkeyTA-TCTurkeyTA-TC,YM
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsR,U KazakhstanUN-UQ
Russian FederationR,UA-UI
UkraineUR-UZ
UzbekistanUJ-UM
United StatesK,N,WUnited StatesAA-AL,K,N,W
UruguayCV-CXUruguayCV-CX
Vatican CityHVVatican CityHV
VenezuelaYV-YWVenezuelaYV-YY,4M
YugoslaviaYT-YUYugoslaviaYT-YU,YZ,4N-4O