14,122 active Amateur callsigns in Australia

On the 4th of October there were a total of 14,122 active Amateur callsigns in Australia

The 14,122 Callsigns were made up of 6 Special Event VI callsigns (mostly issued to VK4) plus the following number of regular callsigns..

* VK0 - 3
* VK1 - 345
* VK2 - 4,011
* VK3 - 3,712
* VK4 - 2,759
* VK5 - 1,319
* VK6 - 1,267
* VK7 - 511
* VK8 - 161
* VK9 - 28

In terms of a breakdown by callsign type there were ...
* 7,861 Unrestricted callsigns
* 2,714 Limited Callsigns
* 1,313 Intermediate callsigns
Soon to become 11,888 Advanced Grade Licences
* 1,249 Novice callsigns
* 596 Novice Limited Callsigns
Soon to become 1,845 Standard Grade Licences
* 356 Repeater Callsigns
* 33 Beacon Callsigns

Standby for a few thousand Foundation Licences.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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