Mexican states and XE call-sign areas
Updated 20 August 2004
The Mexican mainland, including the Baja California peninsula, is divided into
3 different call areas. In addition, there are 4 other call areas for
Mexico's islands in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, and
the Caribbean Sea. The map is not to scale - borders are
approximate.
XE1 - Central Mexico
- Colima (COL)
- Distrito Federal (Federal District, most of Mexico City) (DF)
- Guanajuato (GTO)
- Hidalgo (HGO)
- Jalisco (JAL)
- Mexico (the state surrounding the Distrito Federal on 3 sides, includes
some parts of Mexico City) (MEX)
- Michoacan (MICH)
- Morelos (MOR)
- Nayarit (NAY)
- Puebla (PUE)
- Queretaro (QRO)
- Tlaxcala (TLAX)
- Veracruz (VER)
XE2 - Northern Mexico
- Aguascalientes (AGS)
- Baja California
(northern half of the peninsula) (BC)
- Baja California Sur (southern half of the peninsula) (BCS)
- Chihuahua (CHIH)
- Coahuila (COAH)
- Durango (DGO)
- Nuevo Leon (NL)
- San Luis Potosi (SLP)
- Sinaloa (SIN)
- Sonora (SON)
- Tamaulipas (TAMPS)
- Zacatecas (ZAC)
XE3 - Southern Mexico
- Campeche (CAMP)
- Chiapas (CHIS)
- Guerrero (GRO)
- Oaxaca (OAX)
- Quintana Roo (QR)
- Tabasco (TAB)
- Yucatan (YUC)
XF - Mexican islands
- XF1 - around the Baja California peninsula in the Pacific Ocean or
the northern part of the Gulf of California
- XF2 - off the Pacific coast of the Mexican mainland, in the Gulf of
Mexico, or in the southern Gulf of California
- XF3 - off the Caribbean coast
- XF4 - Revillagigedo island group, in the Pacific Ocean
If your intention is to operate from a Mexican island, first off indicate that
clearly on your permit application. This is especially important for USA
hams, who are generally forbidden from doing this. Once you have your
permit (or SCT receipt), you may want to ask if you can use an XF prefix while
operating from an island. The number following XF may be based on which
part of Mexican territorial waters you are located. The Revillagigedo
group typically has the XF4 prefix, to acknowledge its distance from the
Mexican mainland compared to other islands.
WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Mexican (XE) ham-radio permits
