Detailed analysis of the official Bundesnetzagentur amateur radio callsign fileEdition: “Directory of assigned German amateur radio callsigns and their holders (callsign list) of 23 October 2026”
German callsign analysis · as of 23 October 2026 · compared with the list of 14 Sep 2026
License classes
Distribution of German amateur radio callsigns by class A, E and N.
70.009
callsigns in this analysis
Source: public Bundesnetzagentur callsign list. The raw file is neither linked nor offered for download here — aggregates only, no street addresses.
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As of 23 October 2026 — counts only, no personal lists. The ▲/▼ values show the change since the previous list; details on the “Changes” page.
Class A
58.565 · 83,7 %▼ −2614 Sep: 58.591 · <0.1 %
Class E
10.251 · 14,6 %▲ +3114 Sep: 10.220 · +0.3 %
Class N
1.193 · 1,7 %▲ +4514 Sep: 1.148 · +3.9 %
Class A 58.565▼ −2614 Sep: 58.591 · <0.1 %
The big class: the classic prefixes DL, DK, DJ, DF, DC, DD, DB, DG, DH, DM plus DA1/DA2 — along with training (DN1–DN6) and the club stations (DL0, DK0, DF0, DA0 …).
Address published
89,2 %
52.240
Most common digit
1
10.701
Most common prefix
DL
29,9 %
Prefixes
DL
17.496 · 29,9 %▲ +1114 Sep: 17.485 · <0.1 %
DG
9.833 · 16,8 %▼ −2114 Sep: 9.854 · −0.2 %
DK
4.646 · 7,9 %▲ +114 Sep: 4.645 · <0.1 %
DB
4.486 · 7,7 %▼ −414 Sep: 4.490 · <0.1 %
DF
4.237 · 7,2 %▼ −1014 Sep: 4.247 · −0.2 %
DN
3.943 · 6,7 %▼ −1014 Sep: 3.953 · −0.3 %
DC
3.187 · 5,4 %▼ −714 Sep: 3.194 · −0.2 %
DD
3.012 · 5,1 %▼ −214 Sep: 3.014 · <0.1 %
Suffix length
1 chars
402 · 0,7 %▲ +914 Sep: 393 · +2.3 %
2 chars
31.130 · 53,2 %▼ −2414 Sep: 31.154 · <0.1 %
3 chars
26.972 · 46,1 %▼ −1714 Sep: 26.989 · <0.1 %
4 chars
35 · 0,1 %▲ +414 Sep: 31 · +13 %
5 chars
15 · 0,0 %▲ +314 Sep: 12 · +25 %
6 chars
8 · 0,0 %±014 Sep: 8
7 chars
3 · 0,0 %▼ −114 Sep: 4 · −25 %
Federal states
Nordrhein-Westfalen
10.426 · 20,0 %▼ −1814 Sep: 10.444 · −0.2 %
Bayern
10.366 · 19,8 %▼ −1514 Sep: 10.381 · −0.1 %
Baden-Württemberg
7.667 · 14,7 %▼ −814 Sep: 7.675 · −0.1 %
Niedersachsen
6.077 · 11,6 %▼ −2614 Sep: 6.103 · −0.4 %
Hessen
4.124 · 7,9 %▼ −2014 Sep: 4.144 · −0.5 %
Rheinland-Pfalz
2.408 · 4,6 %▼ −814 Sep: 2.416 · −0.3 %
Schleswig-Holstein
2.239 · 4,3 %▲ +114 Sep: 2.238 · <0.1 %
Sachsen
1.759 · 3,4 %▲ +214 Sep: 1.757 · +0.1 %
Berlin
1.570 · 3,0 %▲ +614 Sep: 1.564 · +0.4 %
Brandenburg
1.267 · 2,4 %±014 Sep: 1.267
Thüringen
986 · 1,9 %▼ −414 Sep: 990 · −0.4 %
Sachsen-Anhalt
774 · 1,5 %▼ −614 Sep: 780 · −0.8 %
Hamburg
779 · 1,5 %±014 Sep: 779
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
679 · 1,3 %±014 Sep: 679
Saarland
637 · 1,2 %▼ −314 Sep: 640 · −0.5 %
Bremen
359 · 0,7 %▼ −114 Sep: 360 · −0.3 %
Class E 10.251▲ +3114 Sep: 10.220 · +0.3 %
The entry class mainly carries DO — plus DA6 (personal), DA7 (club stations) and the phasing-out training callsigns DN7/DN8. DA is not a special case: per the callsign plan it is class A, E or N depending on the digit.
Address published
72,8 %
7.467
Most common digit
1
2.482
Most common prefix
DO
87,8 %
Prefixes
DO
9.001 · 87,8 %▲ +1314 Sep: 8.988 · +0.1 %
DN
795 · 7,8 %±014 Sep: 795
DA
439 · 4,3 %▲ +1814 Sep: 421 · +4.3 %
DP
11 · 0,1 %±014 Sep: 11
DR
5 · 0,0 %±014 Sep: 5
Suffix length
1 chars
9 · 0,1 %±014 Sep: 9
2 chars
4.414 · 43,1 %▲ +2214 Sep: 4.392 · +0.5 %
3 chars
5.828 · 56,9 %▲ +914 Sep: 5.819 · +0.2 %
Federal states
Nordrhein-Westfalen
1.664 · 22,3 %▼ −514 Sep: 1.669 · −0.3 %
Bayern
1.193 · 16,0 %▲ +814 Sep: 1.185 · +0.7 %
Baden-Württemberg
930 · 12,5 %▲ +314 Sep: 927 · +0.3 %
Niedersachsen
942 · 12,6 %±014 Sep: 942
Hessen
640 · 8,6 %▲ +314 Sep: 637 · +0.5 %
Rheinland-Pfalz
397 · 5,3 %▲ +214 Sep: 395 · +0.5 %
Schleswig-Holstein
315 · 4,2 %±014 Sep: 315
Sachsen
314 · 4,2 %▼ −114 Sep: 315 · −0.3 %
Berlin
155 · 2,1 %▲ +314 Sep: 152 · +2.0 %
Brandenburg
163 · 2,2 %±014 Sep: 163
Thüringen
217 · 2,9 %▲ +114 Sep: 216 · +0.5 %
Sachsen-Anhalt
151 · 2,0 %±014 Sep: 151
Hamburg
75 · 1,0 %±014 Sep: 75
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
107 · 1,4 %±014 Sep: 107
Saarland
120 · 1,6 %±014 Sep: 120
Bremen
70 · 0,9 %±014 Sep: 70
Class N 1.193▲ +4514 Sep: 1.148 · +3.9 %
Class N, introduced in 2024: exclusively DN callsigns with digit 1–9 and three letters.
Address published
47,9 %
572
Most common digit
9
1.188
Most common prefix
DN
99,6 %
Prefixes
DN
1.188 · 99,6 %▲ +4414 Sep: 1.144 · +3.8 %
DR
2 · 0,2 %±014 Sep: 2
DP
2 · 0,2 %±014 Sep: 2
DA
1 · 0,1 %new14 Sep: –
Suffix length
2 chars
394 · 33,0 %▼ −114 Sep: 395 · −0.3 %
3 chars
799 · 67,0 %▲ +4614 Sep: 753 · +6.1 %
Federal states
Nordrhein-Westfalen
141 · 24,7 %▲ +214 Sep: 139 · +1.4 %
Bayern
109 · 19,1 %▲ +514 Sep: 104 · +4.8 %
Baden-Württemberg
72 · 12,6 %▲ +314 Sep: 69 · +4.3 %
Niedersachsen
77 · 13,5 %▲ +214 Sep: 75 · +2.7 %
Hessen
31 · 5,4 %±014 Sep: 31
Rheinland-Pfalz
26 · 4,5 %▲ +114 Sep: 25 · +4.0 %
Schleswig-Holstein
23 · 4,0 %▲ +114 Sep: 22 · +4.5 %
Sachsen
18 · 3,1 %▲ +214 Sep: 16 · +13 %
Berlin
14 · 2,4 %▼ −114 Sep: 15 · −6.7 %
Brandenburg
11 · 1,9 %▲ +214 Sep: 9 · +22 %
Thüringen
16 · 2,8 %±014 Sep: 16
Sachsen-Anhalt
10 · 1,7 %▲ +114 Sep: 9 · +11 %
Hamburg
6 · 1,0 %▲ +114 Sep: 5 · +20 %
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
5 · 0,9 %±014 Sep: 5
Saarland
8 · 1,4 %±014 Sep: 8
Bremen
4 · 0,7 %±014 Sep: 4
Class A clearly dominates. N is the smallest group — useful as a trend marker across future list updates.