Friday, December 31, 2010

Kentucky CAP Callsigns

For those who monitor the CAP, here is a breakdown of the callsigns used by the Kentucky Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

The basic wing callsign is Kentucky CAP ####.

The callsigns are assigned in blocks of one-hundred call signs to each squadron.

Squadron - Callsign - Range
001 - Wing HQ 0 – 99
007 - London Composite 100 – 199
011 - Paducah Composite 200 – 299
039 - Louisville Composite 300 – 399
050 - Boone County Composite 400 – 499
057 - Bowling Green Composite 500 – 599
058 - Centenary Composite 600 – 699
063 - Frankfort Composite 700 – 799
073 - Campbell County Composite 800 – 899
077 - Golden Armor Composite 900 – 999
082 - Jim Brewer Composite 1000 – 1099
122 - Danville Senior 1100 – 1199
123 - KYANG Composite 1200 – 1299
131 - Bardstown Composite 1300 – 1399
214 - Bowman Senior 1400 – 1499
216 - Fort Campbell Composite 1500 – 1599
217 - Western KY Composite 1600 – 1699
218 - Fulton County Composite 1700 – 1799

Each squadron has reserved call signs in their block corresponding to the wing command structure and call signs. For Example “KY CAP 4” is the Wing Director of Communications. In the Fulton County Composite “KY CAP 1704” is assigned to the Squadron Communications Officer. The callsigns 0, 100, 200, 300, etc are assigned to the Wing and Squadron respectively for use with assigned equipment.

If you follow the CAP HF ALE side of things the ALE address 0148KYCAP is located in Lexington, Kentucky.