This map shows ARRL Sections colored by USA Call Area. Note that the Call Areas are a designator for where the license was issued. They are no longer reliable as an indicator of where an Amateur Radio Operator now lives.
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ARRL Sections and USA Call Area List There are 84 Sections in total, comprising of: Alaska, Hawaii and Pacific territories, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, 13 in Canada, and 67 in Continental USA.
The following 42 US states and territories comprise a section to themselves:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VI, VT, WI, WV, WY.
The following 8 US states have more than one section in them: CA (EB, LAX, ORG, SB, SCV, SDG, SF, SJV, SV), FL (NFL, SFL, WCF), MA (EMA, WMA), NJ (NNJ, SNJ), NY (ENY, NLI, NNY, WNY), PA (EPA, WPA), TX (NTX, STX, WTX), WA (EWA, WWA).
The following US sections have more than one state/territory: MDC (DC, MD), PAC (AS, GU, HI, MP).
Section | Abbrev | State/Prov | CallArea | Division |
Alabama | AL | AL | W4 | Southeastern |
Alaska | AK | AK | KL7 | Northwestern |
Arizona | AZ | AZ | W7 | Southwestern |
Arkansas | AR | AR | W5 | Delta |
Colorado | CO | CO | W0 | Rocky Mountain |
Connecticut | CT | CT | W1 | New England |
Delaware | DE | DE | W3 | Atlantic |
East Bay | EB | CA | W6 | Pacific |
Eastern Massachusetts | EMA | MA | W1 | New England |
Eastern New York | ENY | NY | W2 | Hudson |
Eastern Pennsylvania | EPA | PA | W3 | Atlantic |
Eastern Washington | EWA | WA | W7 | Northwestern |
Georgia | GA | GA | W4 | Southeastern |
Idaho | ID | ID | W7 | Northwestern |
Illinois | IL | IL | W9 | Central |
Indiana | IN | IN | W9 | Central |
Iowa | IA | IA | W0 | Midwest |
Kansas | KS | KS | W0 | Midwest |
Kentucky | KY | KY | W4 | Great Lakes |
Los Angeles | LAX | CA | W6 | Southwestern |
Louisiana | LA | LA | W5 | Delta |
Maine | ME | ME | W1 | New England |
Maryland-DC | MDC | DC, MD | W3 | Atlantic |
Michigan | MI | MI | W8 | Great Lakes |
Minnesota | MN | MN | W0 | Dakota |
Mississippi | MS | MS | W5 | Delta |
Missouri | MO | MO | W0 | Midwest |
Montana | MT | MT | W7 | Northwestern |
Nebraska | NE | NE | W0 | Midwest |
Nevada | NV | NV | W7 | Pacific |
New Hampshire | NH | NH | W1 | New England |
New Mexico | NM | NM | W5 | Rocky Mountain |
New York City-Long Island | NLI | NY | W2 | Hudson |
North Carolina | NC | NC | W4 | Roanoke |
North Dakota | ND | ND | W0 | Dakota |
North Texas | NTX | TX | W5 | West Gulf |
Northern Florida | NFL | FL | W4 | Southeastern |
Northern New Jersey | NNJ | NJ | W2 | Hudson |
Northern New York | NNY | NY | W2 | Atlantic |
Ohio | OH | OH | W8 | Great Lakes |
Oklahoma | OK | OK | W5 | West Gulf |
Orange | ORG | CA | W6 | Southwestern |
Oregon | OR | OR | W7 | Northwestern |
Pacific | PAC | AS, GU, HI, MP | KH6 etc | Pacific |
Puerto Rico | PR | PR | KP4 | Southeastern |
Rhode Island | RI | RI | W1 | New England |
Sacramento Valley | SV | CA | W6 | Pacific |
San Diego | SDG | CA | W6 | Southwestern |
San Francisco | SF | CA | W6 | Pacific |
San Joaquin Valley | SJV | CA | W6 | Pacific |
Santa Barbara | SB | CA | W6 | Southwestern |
Santa Clara Valley | SCV | CA | W6 | Pacific |
South Carolina | SC | SC | W4 | Roanoke |
South Dakota | SD | SD | W0 | Dakota |
South Texas | STX | TX | W5 | West Gulf |
Southern Florida | SFL | FL | W4 | Southeastern |
Southern New Jersey | SNJ | NJ | W2 | Atlantic |
Tennessee | TN | TN | W4 | Delta |
US Virgin Islands | VI | VI | KP2 | Southeastern |
Utah | UT | UT | W7 | Rocky Mountain |
Vermont | VT | VT | W1 | New England |
Virginia | VA | VA | W4 | Roanoke |
West Central Florida | WCF | FL | W4 | Southeastern |
West Texas | WTX | TX | W5 | West Gulf |
West Virginia | WV | WV | W8 | Roanoke |
Western Massachusetts | WMA | MA | W1 | New England |
Western New York | WNY | NY | W2 | Atlantic |
Western Pennsylvania | WPA | PA | W3 | Atlantic |
Western Washington | WWA | WA | W7 | Northwestern |
Wisconsin | WI | WI | W9 | Central |
Wyoming | WY | WY | W7 | Rocky Mountain |
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