German callsign analysis · as of 23 October 2026 · compared with the list of 14 Sep 2026

Callsigns in Germany

New analysis of the public BNetzA callsign list — classes, list types, privacy and regional patterns. No streets, no raw-list download and no names.

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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What’s inside?

Analysis date: 23 October 2026. Tiles open the sub-reports.

Total callsigns
70.009▲ +5014 Sep: 69.959 · <0.1 %before 14 Sep 2026: 69.959
No address / objection
13,9 %▲ +0,2 pp14 Sep: 13,7 %before 14 Sep 2026: 13,7 %
9.730 entries
With “Dr.” in name
2.119▲ +814 Sep: 2.111 · +0.4 %before 14 Sep 2026: 2.111
count only, no names

Changes

What changed since the previous list? New and removed callsigns, license classes A/E/N, states, first names — before/after with dates.

Updated 24.10.2026

Removed callsigns (Silent Key?)

Which callsigns are no longer in the new list? By class, list type and prefix — with an archive of all comparisons.

Updated 24.10.2026

Regions

PLZ-2 / state aggregates only — deliberately no street addresses.

Updated 19.09.2026

Prefixes & patterns

DL, DO, DG … and suffix lengths — the callsign alphabet.

Updated 18.09.2026

Age pyramid

Estimated age pyramid in amateur radio — first names by birth year, license numbers since 1933, local clubs and a counter-check via class N.

Updated 18.09.2026

Cabinet of curiosities

Palindromes, AAA–ZZZ, ham vocabulary, the shortest and longest callsigns.

Updated 18.09.2026

Curiosities II — facts & legends

Callsigns after death, banned suffixes, prefix time travel, ham density, first names in suffixes.

Updated 18.09.2026

Curiosities III

Top 50 first names, top 100 streets, generation analysis, gender estimate — pure nationwide totals.

Updated 20.09.2026

Special stations

Special-event callsigns, experiments, repeaters & beacons, clubs, DA/DP/DQ/DR.

Updated 20.09.2026

List types

Personal, training, clubs, special events, repeaters/beacons, experiments.

Updated 18.09.2026

Map

Germany at a glance — states by 7 metrics, prefix ring, digits. Optimized for desktop.

Updated 15.09.2026

License classes

How many callsigns in class A, E and N — share at a glance.

Updated 15.09.2026

Privacy

How often an address is published — vs. objection / no address.

Updated 15.09.2026

Note: There is deliberately no callsign search and no link to the PDF/CSV. For the raw list, go to the Bundesnetzagentur directly.