GMRS call sign question

[PeterM]

There was a post, I think, of someone mentioning that your GMRS call sign is usually based around your location. 

Since my call sign is WRYP550, and my two other friends' call signs start with WSDX or WSDV (both of my friends live about 10 min away from me and they also got their licenses this week, just 3 days apart from each other and my call sign was created back in September), this begs the question (from me, at least): Why do my friends' call signs start with "WSD . . ." instead of something like "WRY . . . "? Is it in relation to your location and the month + year your call sign was created, or is it just the month and year of when your call sign was created?

[amaff]

6 minutes ago, WRYP550 said:

There was a post, I think, of someone mentioning that your GMRS call sign is usually based around your location. 

Since my call sign is WRYP550, and my two other friends' call signs start with WSDX or WSDV (both of my friends live about 10 min away from me and they also got their licenses this week, just 3 days apart from each other and my call sign was created back in September), this begs the question (from me, at least): Why do my friends' call signs start with "WSD . . ." instead of something like "WRY . . . "? Is it in relation to your location and the month + year your call sign was created, or is it just the month and year of when your call sign was created?

Ham call signs have to do with locations. I'm fairly sure that GMRS call signs are just sequential.

[kidphc]

I believe gmrs call signs are just sinply sequential.

The ham call signs are sequential but also have a geographic designation. My ham call sign is a vanity from a silent key extra W3HRD (1x3). My original technician call sign was KC3NSR (2x3). Both are from the same geographical call area. Hence the "3", I live in the land of 3 which is md, pa, Delaware. Doesn't really matter i could move to Ca and keep my 3 callsign. Back in the day I would of HAD to apply for 6 callsign.

I do not believe any of the gmrs call signs have a geographical location. But rather a class and individual identifier.

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[RayDiddio]

Gave the same answer in your other thread.

 

[Socalgmrs]

Same question different thread.   Totally sequential and nothing else.  Older ones start with a k 

[PeterM]

1 hour ago, kidphc said:

I believe gmrs call signs are just sinply sequential.

The ham call signs are sequential but also have a geographic designation. My ham call sign is a vanity from a silent key extra W3HRD (1x3). My original technician call sign was KC3NSR (2x3). Both are from the same geographical call area. Hence the "3", I live in the land of 3 which is md, pa, Delaware. Doesn't really matter i could move to Ca and keep my 3 callsign. Back in the day I would of HAD to apply for 6 callsign.

I do not believe any of the gmrs call signs have a geographical location. But rather a class and individual identifier.

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Ahhhh, ok. I got confused earlier. Thanks for the clarification!

[WRYZ926]

As others have said, GMRS licenses are granted sequentially. My brother got his license 4 days before me and his call sign ends with 787 and mine ends in 926. So there were 139 licenses granted between us in just four days.