Someone has given me a code but it looks nothing like the format of JIDs. What is going on?

Amateur radio operators will all be using a registered Callsign, some may even have a special Callsign for JOTA-JOTI. The Callsigns are not part of JamPuz. If the amateur radio operator completes our sign-up process they will be issued with a JamPuz JID code – remember, sign up is available during JOTA-JOTI but we encourage locations to register before the event.