About HamCall

The HamCall database has been available in several different forms over the years. It all began in 1982 with Buckmaster's "Amateur Radio Call Directory", every ham in the USA published in soft cover book form. It had 1,027 8.5" x 11", pages and sold for $12.95. The hardcopy continued in 1983 and in 1984 we produced a callsign directory for the ARRL.

In 1982 we also produced the first Name Index (sequenced by last name) and also the Geographical Index (sorted by State & City). These additional volumes were over 500 pages each. They sold for $25.00.These were updated and printed again in 1985.

Over the years then our callsign database has been available in various forms, such as microfiche, dial-up online service, CD-ROM, Internet, DVD, and USB. Here is a timeline:

1982 - Buckmaster "Amateur Radio Call Directory" books first published (Callsign, Name, Geographical)
1985 - Call Directory published on standard 98 frame, 24x microfiche
1989 - First HamCall CD-ROM published, selling for $50
1992 - International callsigns added to the HamCall CD-ROM
1994 - World Wide HamCall™ Callsign Server debuts on the early Internet
2001 - HamCall becomes the first callsign database to offer update files over the Internet
2002 - HamCall 20th anniversary
2003 - HamCall offers Internet-only callsign lookup subscriptions
2004 - HamCall on the Internet 10th anniversary
2005 - HamCall database is now 1,800,000 callsigns!
2008 - HamCall database is now 1,900,000 callsigns!
2009 - HamCall database has now reached the 2,000,000 callsigns milestone!
2012 - First released on DVD, September 2012 (we needed the extra storage.)
2013 - First archive listings, 1960 and 1983, added to HamCall
2016 - New interface for HamCall Callsign Lookup
2019 - 2,400,000 callsigns, 30th anniversary of HamCall

HamCall is a product of Buckmaster International, and is available online, DVD, and USB.

Contact Us

Buckmaster International, LLC
6196 Jefferson Highway
Mineral, Virginia 23117 USA

Our usual hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern USA Time.

Closed on US Postal Service holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, President's Day and Columbus Day.

General information, product questions, tech support:
Order or shipping questions:

We normally answer emails within 1 business day.

Phone:
540-894-0907 (Questions and tech support)
800-282-5628 (Orders)

Orders for in-stock items are filled on weekdays. Orders for in-stock items received after Noon Eastern US Time will be filled the next business morning Monday through Friday.

Website: https://HamCall.net

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