FPXPA - French Prefixes PSK Award Series

The French Prefixes PSK Award Series (FPXPA) was devised by the European PSK Club (EPC) on 10^th February 2009. The FPXPA Awards may be claimed by any EPC member (either a licensed radio amateur, club station, or DMS/SWL) eligible under EPC Awards General Rules who can produce evidence in a form of ADIF log of having contacted or monitored amateur stations from France and the French Overseas Departments and Territories with various prefixes by using B(Q)PSK31, B(Q)PSK63, or B(Q)PSK125 modes. The FPXPA III Award may be claimed for contacts with 15 different prefixes, the FPXPA II Award - for contacts with 20 different prefixes, and the FPXPA I Award - for contacts with 25 different prefixes. Any special event station from France with an unique prefix can be used as a «Joker» to replace any one missing ordinary (standard type) prefix. One missing prefix can be replaced for the FPXPA III Award, two prefixes - for the FPXPA II Award, and three prefixes - for for the FPXPA I Award. Contacted French stations don't need to be members of the EPC to be valid for this award series. Credit will be given for contacts made on any of the amateur bands below 30 MHz. Each prefix counts only once (see list below). Contacts made to claim FPXPA awards have no time or date restrictions.

Prefixes: The letter (or two letters) + one number combinations which form the first part of the amateur call sign will be considered the standard (ordinary) prefix. Examples: F6, F9, FT5, TM0, etc. Any difference in the numbering, lettering, or order of same shall constitute a special (unique) prefix, which is valid as a «Joker». Example: TP50CE would count as TP50 (50th Anniversary of the Council of Europe). A prefix will be considered if licensed by the governing authority, such as ARCEP (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes), or (CEPT) European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations. In cases of portable operation in France and the French Overseas Departments and Territories, the portable designator would then become the prefix. Portable designators without numbers will be assigned a zero (0) at the end of the designator to form the prefix. Example: F/MM0EPC would count as F0. When claiming a prefix which has been sent as MM0EPC/FG, for example, it is requested that the claimed prefix be listed in the proper alphabetical position, such as FG/MM0EPC. The portable prefix must be an authorized prefix of the area of operation. Maritime mobile, mobile, /A, /AM, /E, /J, /LH, /P, /T or interim license class identifiers do not count as prefixes. All French calls without numbers (if any at all) will be assigned a zero (0) plus the first two letters to form a prefix.

Just for the information... As far as we know the present special event stations in continental France use TM and TP prefixes. Special event stations in the overseas collectivities and departments use TO prefix, such as TO8YY from Saint Barthélemy Island. Special event stations in the overseas territories use TX prefix, such as TX5C from Clipperton Island. Most common prefixes on the air are F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FT, FW, FY, and TK. The special call sign TP2CE belongs to the Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club in Strasbourg. The EPC special event station in France is TM0EPC.

Standard French Prefixes List
(Updated 10.09.2009)