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License codes ( not to be confused with Morse), such things as call letter- which are all in alphanumeric form- like commercial stations- WBAI-99.5 FM ( actually that"s a non-com or Underground station but illustrates the point. Hams used to make up trick verbal codes such as (I"m pulling this out of a hat- say it is Radio 0844 PSG- well this might be talked out as O 8 4 4 Pea Soup George. This was part of the fun, as while amateurs had to use the frequencies assigned (like phone numbers)- there was some latitude for things like Pea Soup George. ( promininent actor Andy Devine was a one-time Amateur operator and he used the call signs- number first ( I don"t know the number) but Red Eyed Rooster- for the cipher RER. Incidentally musical jingles- anything like ( Ringtones) are and were de-factoi forbidden- as all music transmission on Ham wavelengths is ILLegal. -and this is a stock question on FCC exams.
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