Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ


Individual Callsigns - 2R, GR, MR

To celebrate the marriage of H.R.H Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, on 2011-04-29, UK radio amateurs could apply to use a special temporary callsign during the period 2011-04-29 to 2011-05-09. Dates are British Summer Time (GMT+1). Successful applicants were issued with a Notice of Variation (NOV).

Please note: These special temporary calls were intended for personal callsigns only, not for club callsigns. However, some clubs applied for these calls. Some had their application refused, but some had NOVs issued in error. A discussion with Ofcom (not by me) has confirmed this, and club calls using a GR/MR/2R prefix are breaking their licence terms, even if they have an NOV. Thanks to G3YMC for this information.


Callsign format

The format of these SES callsigns was as follows:

  • 2D, 2E, 2G, 2I, 2J, 2M, 2U, 2W prefix callsigns all used 2R prefixes.
  • G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW prefix callsigns all used GR prefixes.
  • M, MD, MI, MJ, MM, MU, MW prefix callsigns all used MR prefixes.

The digit and suffix of all SES callsigns were the same as the licensee's normal callsign.


Callsign mapping

From the above, it is clear that the DXCC entity of a station cannot be determined from the callsign. Club Log maps all these callsigns to England, unless a callsign exception exists for the station.


GB callsigns

In addition to the individual special temporary calls, some GB special event calls were issued.


Purpose

The purpose of this article is to help clarify which special calls are QRV from which DXCC entity.

It is envisaged that this information will be used by those responsible for maintaining logging software country files, and also to enable individual hams to ensure that they log the calls with the correct DXCC entity.

Note to logging software authors: when updating your country files, you need to use 2011-04-28 as the start date, to allow for QSOs in the period 0000-0059 BST on 2011-04-29, which is 2300-2359 GMT on 2011-04-28.

A total of over 2,400 NOVs were issued. It is not practical to list all of these callsigns. The table below, shows all callsigns with the exception of those in England, although I have included a few English callsigns which may be of special interest.


Acknowledgements

Thanks to all contributors to this page, and especially QRZ.COM, KE8G, KD8CMB.


List of SES callsign exceptions (Club Log has callsign exceptions for all these callsigns)

The following is believed to be a near-final list of exceptions for Royal Wedding SES callsigns.  Please advise 5B4AHJ of errors & omissions. My email address can be found on QRZ.COM Alternatively, please raise a support ticket on the Club Log Help DeskLast update: 2016-07-17.


CallOperatorDXCCNotes
2R0BOO2M0BOOScotland 
2R0BRR2W0BRRWales
2R0BSE2M0BSEScotland 
2R0BXN2M0BXNScotland 
2R0BZB2M0BZBScotland 
2R0CDY2W0CDYWales 
2R0CDZ2W0CDZWales 
2R0CSS2W0CSSWales 
2R0CVE2W0CVEWales 
2R0DES2M0DESScotland 
2R0DRB2W0DRBWales 
2R0DXR2M0DXRScotland 
2R0FYG2M0FYGScotland 
2R0GLI2M0GLIScotland 
2R0HJS2M0HJSScotland 
2R0IDT2W0IDTWales 
2R0IMP2M0IMPScotland 
2R0IOB2M0IOBScotland 
2R0IOM2D0IOMIsle of Man 
2R0ISM2M0ISMScotland 
2R0IRZ2I0IRZNorthern IrelandAlso QRV as 2R0IRV/P
2R0KYE2I0KYENorthern Ireland 
2R0MFB2I0MFBNorthern Ireland 
2R0NCM2M0NCMScotland 
2R0ODX2J0ODXJersey 
2R0OJA2W0OJAWales 
2R0OXX2M0OXXScotland 
2R0PHP2W0PHPWales 
2R0PJP2W0PJPWales 
2R0PTX2I0PTXNorthern Ireland 
2R0REX2W0REXWales 
2R0RMD2I0RMDNorthern Ireland 
2R0RVH2I0RVHNorthern Ireland 
2R0RWF2W0RWFWales 
2R0TCA2I0TCANorthern Ireland 
2R0TRR2W0TRRWales 
2R0VAX2I0VAXNorthern Ireland 
2R0VEP2I0VEPNorthern Ireland 
2R0VIM2I0VIMNorthern Ireland 
2R0WAI2I0WAINorthern Ireland 
2R0YCG2M0YCGScotland 
2R0ZPS2M0ZPSScotland 
2R1BRY2W0BRYWales
2R1MIC2M1MICScotland 
2R1SJB2M1SJBScotland 
2R0TYG2W0TYGWales 
2R0XTP2W0XTPWales 
2R0YKK2W0YKKWales 
EI/MR0GGEEI3GABIreland 
GB4HRHSee noteEnglandSands Contest Group
GB4RWM0DOL/M0NNHEngland 
GR0AMDGD0AMDIsle of Man 
GR0ANAGW0ANAWales 
GR0AXYGM0AXYScotland 
GR0BJHGI0BJHNorthern Ireland 
GR0BROGI0BRONorthern Ireland 
GR0CDVGM0CDVScotland 
GR0DBWGM0DBWScotland 
GR0DIVGW0DIVWales 
GR0DSPGW0DSPWales 
GR0DVUGI0DVUNorthern Ireland 
GR0EKMGM0EKMScotland 
GR0GMNGM0GMNScotland 
GR0GRDGM0GRDScotland 
GR0HPKGM0HPKScotland 
GR0HPLGM0HPLScotland 
GR0HUOGM0HUOScotland 
GR0HWAGD0HWAIsle of Man 
GR0HUSGW0HUSWales 
GR0JEQGW0JEQWales 
GR0MYYGW0MYYWales 
GR0NPLGW0NPLWales 
GR0OGNGM0OGNScotland 
GR0OUDGD0OUDIsle of Man 
GR0PNSGM0PNSScotland 
GR0PSVGW0PSVWales 
GR0RQKGI0RQKNorthern Ireland 
GR0RYTGW0RYTWales 
GR0SYNGW0SYNWales 
GR0SYVGM0SYVScotland 
GR0TKXGW0TKXWales 
GR0TTVGM0TTVScotland 
GR0TUBGM0TUBScotland 
GR0UVDGI0UVDNorthern Ireland 
GR0VKWGW0VKWWales 
GR0VRPGM0VRPScotland 
GR0WEDGM0WEDScotland 
GR0WGKGW0WGKWales 
GR0WNRGM0WNRScotland 
GR1BANGM1BANScotland 
GR1CETGI1CETNorthern Ireland 
GR1FJIGW1FJIWales 
GR1LFXGW1LFXWales 
GR1LHVGW1LHVWales 
GR1MCDGW1MCDWales 
GR1MWKGM1MWKScotland 
GR1SGGGW1SGGWales 
GR1TBWGM1TBWScotland 
GR1WVYGW1WVYWales 
GR1ZIVGM1ZIVScotland 
GR3GTRGI3GTRNorthern Ireland 
GR3JFGGM3JFGScotland 
GR3KDRGI3KDRNorthern Ireland 
GR3MZXGM3MZXScotland 
GR3NIGGM3NIGScotland 
GR3OFTGM3OFTScotland 
GR3PPEGM3PPEScotland 
GR3PYUGM3PYUScotland 
GR3SBGW3SBWales 
GR3SFCGW3SFCWales 
GR3SGGI3SGNorthern Ireland 
GR3TKHGW3TKHWales 
GR3VTBGM3VTBScotland 
GR3WEMGI3WEMNorthern Ireland 
GR3WFJGM3WFJScotland 
GR3UOFGW3UOFWales 
GR3XJQGW3XJQWales 
GR3YXJGM3YXJScotland 
GR3ZDHGM3ZDHScotland 
GR4AAMGI4AAMNorthern Ireland 
GR4AZMKD4QFTUSAThis station reportedly has approval from Ofcom and FCC
to use GR4AZM from USA (FL), providing he clarifies his QTH
by giving his ZIP code! Info from GW4BLE.
GR4BDJGM4BDJScotland 
GR4BKGGW4BKGWales 
GR4BLEGW4BLEWales 
GR4BLOGM4BLOScotland 
GR4CAUGM4CAUScotland 
GR4CFSGM4CFSScotland 
GR4CMIGM4CMIScotland 
GR4CQZGW4CQZWales 
GR4CXMGM4CXMScotland 
GR4DHWGI4DHWNorthern Ireland 
GR4DOHGI4DOHNorthern Ireland 
GR4DLGGM4DLGScotland 
GR4EMXGM4EMXScotland 
GR4EOUGM4EOUScotland 
GR4FQEGM4FQEScotland 
GR4FUEGI4FUENorthern Ireland 
GR4FUMGI4FUMNorthern Ireland 
GR4GIDGI4GIDNorthern Ireland 
GR4GIFGM4GIFScotland 
GR4GNYGW4GNYWales 
GR4GOSGI4GOSNorthern Ireland 
GR4GTIGW4GTIWales 
GR4GUHGI4GUHNorthern Ireland 
GR4JOJGM4JOJScotland 
GR4JUNGW4JUNWales 
GR4JUWGW4JUWWales 
GR4KQUGI4KQUNorthern Ireland 
GR4NKBGI4NKBNorthern Ireland 
GR4NSZGM4NSZScotland 
GR4OGOGW4OGOWales 
GR4PRBEI7CCScotlandQTH: Glasgow
GR4SQMGM4SQMScotland 
GR4SUEGW4SUEWales 
GR4VSS/PG4VSSWales 
GR4VTBGM4VTBScotland 
GR4XAWGM4XAWScotland 
GR4XMDGM4XMDScotland 
GR4XQJGM4XQJScotland 
GR4XXJGW4XXJWales 
GR4YMMGM4YMMScotland 
GR4ZOMGW4ZOMWales 
GR5PHGW5PHWales 
GR6AFBGD6AFBIsle of Man 
GR6JEPGM6JEPScotland 
GR6JNJGM6JNJScotland 
GR6JPOGI6JPONorthern Ireland 
GR6NKGGW6NKGWales 
GR6SIXGW6SIXWales 
GR6STKGW6STKWales 
GR6TMMGJ6TMMJersey 
GR6UKOGW6UKOWales 
GR6ZDHGW6ZDHWales 
GR7AAJGM7AAJScotland 
GR7AAVGW7AAVWales 
GR7AXBGI7AXBNorthern Ireland 
GR7GAXGM7GAXScotland 
GR7GDEGM7GDEScotland 
GR7GMCGM7GMCScotland 
GR7GPLG7GPL 
GR7HHBGM7HHBScotland 
GR7HOCGW7HOCWales 
GR7HUDGM7HUDScotland 
GR7IBYG7IBY 
GR7KMCGI7KMCNorthern Ireland 
GR7LNOGM7LNOScotland 
GR7NAUGW7NAUWales 
GR7NZIGM7NZIScotland 
GR7TKZGW7TKZWales 
GR7TUDGM7TUDScotland 
GR7UNVGW7UNVWales 
GR7VQDGW7VQDWales 
GR7VSBGM7VSBScotland 
GR8BQKGW8BQKWales 
GR8CBQGM8CBQScotland 
GR8IQCGW8IQCWales 
GR8KJOGM8KJOScotland 
GR8KPHGM8KPHScotland 
GR8MHUGM8MHUScotland 
GR8MIAG8MIA Scotland/England Scotland 1st week of May, otherwise England. 
GR8OGIGW8OGIWales 
GR8RKCGI8RKCNorthern Ireland 
GR8RQIGI8RQINorthern Ireland 
GR8SVBGM8SVBScotland 
GR8TROGW8TROWales 
GR8YYMGI8YYMNorthern Ireland 
MR0AQZMW0AQZWales 
MR0ASPMJ0ASPJersey 
MR0BJMMD0BJMEnglandAlthough MD0BJM is QRV from IOM,
MR0BJM was QRV from Bolton, England.
MR0BQNMM0BQNScotland 
MR0BXJMW0BXJWales 
MR0CCEMD0CCEIsle of Man 
MR0CVTMW0CVTWales 
MR0CWBMM0CWBScotland 
MR0CXAMM0CXAScotland 
MR0DHQMM0DHQScotland 
MR0DWFMM0DWFScotland 
MR0DXDMM0DXDScotland 
MR0DXHMM0DXHScotland 
MR0EPCSee rotaScotland & EnglandEuropean PSK Club. NOV issued.
MR0EQEMM0EQEScotland 
MR0FALMU0FALGuernsey 
MR0FMEMM0FMEScotland 
MR0FMFMM0FMFScotland 
MR0GGBMI0GGBNorthern Ireland 
MR0GCFMM0GCFScotland 
MR0GGGMM0GGGScotland 
MR0GORMM0GORScotland 
MR0GUKMW0GUKWales 
MR0GXEMW0GXEWales 
MR0HAIMM0HAIScotland 
MR0IDXMW0IDXWales 
MR0JFCMI0JFCNorthern Ireland 
MR0JGEMW0JGEWales 
MR0KQUMI0KQUNorthern Ireland 
MR0LAOMW0LAOWales 
MR0LDJMW0LDJWales 
MR0LPOMI0LPONorthern Ireland 
MR0MAUMW0MAUWales 
MR0MODMI0MODNorthern Ireland 
MR0MSRMI0MSRNorthern Ireland 
MR0OILMM0OILScotland 
MR0OVL/MM0OVLEnglandMaybe QRV outside England.
MR0MVPMI0MVPNorthern Ireland 
MR0RUCMI0RUCNorthern Ireland 
MR0PODMM0PODScotland 
MR0RDMMM0RDMScotland 
MR0RLDMW0RLDWales 
MR0RZDMJ0RZDJersey 
MR0SAIMI0SAINorthern Ireland 
MR0SGQMM0SGQScotland 
MR0SJTMM0SJTScotland 
MR0SMKMI0SMKNorthern Ireland 
MR0TAIMM0TAIScotland 
MR0TFKMI0TFKNorthern Ireland 
MR0TMWMI0TMWNorthern Ireland 
MR0TSGMM0TSGScotland 
MR0TSSMM0TSSScotland 
MR0TTRMW0TTRWales 
MR0TTUMW0TTUWales 
MR0VAXMI0VAX Northern Ireland  
MR0VTVMM0VTVScotland 
MR0WEIMM0WEIScotland 
MR0XAFMM0XAFScotland 
MR0XXPMM0XXPScotland 
MR0XXWMM0XXWScotland 
MR0YADMC0YADWalesCwmbran and District ARS - NOV issued
MR0ZAPMW0ZAPWales 
MR1AWVMM1AWVScotland 
MR1CCUMI1CCUNorthern Ireland 
MR1EAAMW1EAAWales 
MR1HMVMM1HMVScotland 
MR1JWFMM1JWFScotland 
MR1LCRMW1LCRWales 
MR1MAJ/PM1MAJWales 
MR1MDHMW1MDHWales 
MR1VTBMM1VTBScotland 
MR3AVBMW3AVBWales 
MR3AVCMW3AVCWales 
MR3BRRMM3BRRScotland 
MR3LJBMD3LJBIsle of Man 
MR3MLDMD3MLDIsle of Man 
MR3NYRMW3NYRWales 
MR3OBLMW3OBLWales 
MR3PTSMM3PTSScotland 
MR3RLAMI3RLANorthern Ireland 
MR3SET/PM3SETWalesEnglish home call, but MR3SET/P was QRV from Twyn, Wales.
MR3TFFMI3TFFNorthern Ireland 
MR3UFNMW3UFNWales 
MR3UIXMM3UIXScotland 
MR3UVLMM3UVLScotland 
MR3WHMMI3WHMNorthern Ireland 
MR3WJZMM3WJZScotland 
MR3XGPMM3XGPScotland 
MR3XZPMW3XZPWales 
MR3YHAMM3YHAScotland 
MR3YKLMW3YKLWales 
MR3YLOMW3YLOWales 
MR3YPHMM3YPHScotland 
MR3YVOMW3YVOWales 
MR3ZCB/PM3ZCBWales 
MR3ZCSMM3ZCSScotland 
MR5AMOMI5AMONorthern Ireland 
MR5HOCMW5HOCWales 
MR5PSLMM5PSLScotlandShetland Isles, IOTA EU-012.
MR6ADZMW6ADZWales 
MR6AHBMM6AHBScotland 
MR6ARNMM6ARNScotland 
MR6ATUMM6ATUScotland 
MR3CBFMW3CBFWales 
MR6CCUMI6CCUNorthern Ireland 
MR6CHMMM6CHMScotland 
MR6CTHMM6CTHScotland 
MR6CTLMM6CTLScotland 
MR6CWCMI6CWCNorthern Ireland 
MR6GDNMI6GDNNorthern Ireland 
MR6KDAMW6KDAWales 
MR6MCVMM6MCVScotland 
MR6MMEMI6MMENorthern Ireland 
MR6MRJMI6MRJNorthern Ireland 
MR6OKSMI6OKSNorthern Ireland 
MR6OLAMI6OLANorthern Ireland 
MR6PUXMI6PUXNorthern Ireland 
MR6RLLMM6RLLScotland 
MR6TMSMM6TMSScotland 
MR6VHFMW6VHFWales 
MR6WAGMI6WAGNorthern Ireland 
MR6YDPMW6YDPWales 


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