Jan Mayen, named after Dutch sea captain Jan Jacobsz May who visited the island in 1614, , is a volcanic island located in the Arctic Ocean at 70°59′N 8°32′W. Jan Mayen is an outlying part of Norway, having held Norwegian sovreignty since 1929. A meteorological station has been operational since 1922, and a Loran station was established on Jan Mayen in 1960.
Jan Mayen QSOs count for DXCC on or after 1945-11-15.
See Ranking in "Most Wanted" league.
The IOTA reference for Jan Mayen is EU-022.
The current prefix for Jan Mayen is JX, which has been in use since July 1966. Prior to that, Norwegian licensees used their LA calls /P.
The LB prefix was used for Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Bouvet and Queen Maud Land up to at least 1963.
Whitelisting
Jan Mayen is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Jan Mayen, and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to Jan Mayen. These callsigns have been taken from QSL cards and other sources.
Callsigns that are not listed below, or QSOs outside the exception date range, will be not be mapped to Jan Mayen, but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid Jan Mayen callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.
| Call | Date/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
| LB5ZC | 1951 - April? to July? |
| LB8CH | 1951 - August/September. QSL image required |
| LA6XD | 1951 - September, maybe also later. |
| LB6ZD | 1952 - January until June. QSL image required |
| LB6XD | 1952/1953 |
| LB8YB | 1953/1954 |
| LB6IE | 1954 - January until 1955 January. |
| LA3SG/P | 1959 - August until 1960 - December |
| LA1NG/P | 1959 - August until 1961 - May |
| LA8YB/P | 1960 - November until 1962 - July |
| LA1LG/P | 1960 - November until 1964 - July |
| LA7JF/P | 1960 - December until 1962 - March. |
| LA2NG/P | 1960 - December until 1963 - May |
| LA4WH/P | 1961 - May until 1964 - July? QSL image required |
| LA7IH/P | 1961 - July until 1964 - July QSL image required |
| LA1LP/P | 1961 - December until 1962 - March. QSL image required |
| LA1LI/P | 1962 - February until 1962 - April |
| LA8SE/P | 1962 - August until 1963 - July |
| LA9MI/P | 1963 - December until 1964 - July |
| LA9FG/P | 1964 January until July. QSL image required |
| LA5CI/P | 1964 - January until 1966 - July |
| LA8FI/P | 1964 - July until 1965 - July |
| LA3IJ/P | 1964 - July until 1965 - December. QSL image required |
| LA9PI/P | 1964 - January until July |
| LA2QJ/P | 1964 - August until 1965 - August |
| LA4EJ/P | 1964 - September until 1965 - September |
| LA2AJ/P | 1964 - September until 1965 - December. QSL image required |
| LA5AJ/P | 1964 - December until 1966 - March |
| LA3P, LA3P/P | 1964 - October until 1966 - May |
| LA8FG/P | 1965 - July until 1966 - July |
| LA5ZJ/P | 1965 - October until 1966 - December? |
| LA2QP/P | 1965 - April until 1966 - March. QSL image required |
| LA4SI/P | 1965 - July? until 1965 - December? QSL image required |
| LA1MA.P | 1965 - May until December. QSL image required |
| LA2JK/P | 1966 - January until May |
| LA2IK/P | 1966 - January until 1966 - July. |
| LA5ZP/P | 1965 - April until 1965 - December? QSL image required |
| LA6XF/P | 1965 - December until 1966 - June |
| LA5AK/P | 1966 - June until July? QSL image required |
| LA5HE/P | 1966 - July |
| JX2IK | 1966 - July until December? |
| JX5HE | 1966 - August (perhaps later also). |
| JX2XF, JX6XF | 1966 - August until 1967 - October. JX2FX QSL images required (could JX2XF be a busted JX6XF?) |
| JX5CI | 1966 - August until 1972 - March |
| JX3P | 1966 - September until 1999 - June |
| JX5AK | 1966 - November until 1967 - July. |
| JX3XK | 1967 - November until 1969 - May. |
| JX6RL | 1968 - January until July |
| JX6QL | 1968 - January until 1968 - April |
| JX4EJ | 1958 - July until October |
| JX2BH | 1968 - July until 1969 - May |
| JX3DH | 1968 - July until 1973 - May |
| JX1OM | 1968 - August until 1969 - November |
| JX3NM | 1969 - February until July. |
| JX4XM | 1969 - February until November. |
| JX4YM | 1969 - May until 1970 - May |
| JX3NM | 1970 - January |
| JX8IL | 1969 - August until 1971 - April. |
| JX3XI | 1969 - October |
| JX2QJ | 1969 - November until 1970 - October |
| JX3NM | 1970 - January and possibly earlier/later - info required |
| JX4GN | 1970 - January until 1979 - March |
| JX3EN | 1970 - January until May |
| JX3MN | 1970 - January until June |
| JX2HK | 1970 - June/July |
| JX1LL | 1970 - June until November QSL image required |
| JX8YN | 1970 - July until 1971 - April |
| JX1AK | 1970 - July until 1973 - April. |
| JX4RI | 1970 - September until 1971 - April |
| JX6RE | 1971 - February until 1972 July |
| JX6QO | 1971 - March until December. |
| JX6RL | 1971 - December until 1973 - April. |
| JX9TM | 1972 - March until 1973 - May. |
| JX6VO | 1972 - June until 1973 - November. |
| JX3EN | 1972 - July until December? |
| JX7HL | 1972 - September until 1973 - August. |
| JX9XP | 1973 - February until August. QSL image required |
| JX2IK | 1973 - January until March |
| JX6CS | 1973 - May? until 1974 - January? |
| JX2FL | 1973 - November until 1974 - August |
| JX6DS | 1973 - December until 1974 - November. |
| JX5AJ | 1974 - September. QSL image required |
| JX3MN | 1975 - October |
| JX6DS | 1975 - December until 1976 - June |
| JX2FL, JX5YI | 1976 - July until 1977 - April |
| JX6XF | 1976 - August until November. |
| JX9WT | 1977 - November until 1978 - February |
| JX6VO | 1978 - June until 1979 - January. QSL image required |
| JX9WT | 1978 - November until 1979 - March |
| JX9WT | 1979 - December until 1980 - March |
| JX3DH | 1980 - September |
| JX9WT | 1980 - December and possibly earlier/later - info required |
| JX2AY | 1981 - January. QSL image required |
| JX2BZ | 1981 - May until July |
| JX5VAA | 1981 - May until 1982 - April |
| JX6BAA | 1981 - May until 1984 - April |
| JX7FD | 1981 - August until November |
| JX1CY | 1982 - May until 1983 - March. |
| JX7FD | 1982 - July until September |
| JX6RE | 1982 - October until 1983 - December |
| JX5DW | 1983 - April until 1984 - November |
| JX9VCA | 1983 - July until November. QSL image required |
| JX5AA | 1983 - July until 1984 - January. QSL image required |
| JX8EH | 1984/85 (dates wanted). QSL image required |
| JX3NE | 1984 - November until 1985 - April. QSL image required |
| LB2YC/JX, JX3BW, JX3DH, JX3EN | 1984 - November until 1985 - April. LB2YC/JX & JX3BW QSL images required |
| JX8KY | 1986 - September until 1988 - August |
| JX2LP | 1986 - October. QSL image required |
| JX9CAA | 1987 - May until October |
| JX3AG | 1988 - March. QSL image required |
| JX1UG | 1988 - October until 1989 - April |
| JX8KY | 1988 - December until 1989 - May |
| JX7DFA, JX7DFA/P | 1989 - April until 2002 - September |
| JX1AB | 1989 - May. QSL image required |
| JX1UG | 1989 - September until December |
| JX9CAA | 1989 - October until 1990 - October |
| JX8KY | 1989 - December until 1990 - February |
| JX2FL | 1990 - April until 1991 - May |
| JX7XL | 1990 - June until October. QSL image required |
| JX8XM | 1990 - November |
| JX1UG | 1991 - April |
| JX3EX | 1991 - April until 1993 - November |
| JX5OCA | 1991 - September until 1991 - November |
| JX9EHA | 1991 - October until 1992 - October |
| JX8XM | 1991 - November. |
| JX3PF | 1993 - June. QSL image required |
| JX3EX, JX4CJA | 1995 - September until 1996 - April |
| JX2GV | 1996 - April |
| JX9ZP | 1995 - October until 1996 - April. |
| JX/LA9ZP | 1996 - April/May. QSL image required |
| JX6RHA, JX6RHA/P | 1997 - July/August. |
| JX3EX | 1997 - October until 1998 - April |
| JX5AA | 1997 - November until 1998 - May. QSL image required |
| JX/OE2DMP | 1997 - July |
| JX5AA | 1999 - March QSL image required |
| JX0LMJ | 1999 - April. |
| JX3DI | 1999 - September. QSL image required |
| JX9SN | 2000 - October |
| JX3EX | 2000 - October until 2001 - September |
| JX9LAA | 2000 - October until 2003 - March. QSL image required |
| JX8XM | 2001 - March/April. |
| JX9ZP | 2001 - July/August. QSL image required (2001) |
| JX2IJ | 2002 - April & July. |
| JX9NOA, JX9NOA/M | 2005 - October until 2006 - September |
| JX3EX | 2007 - July |
| JX9JKA | 2008 - April until September |
| JX/G7VJR, JX/SQ4MP | 2008 - June/July |
| JX5O | 2011 - July |
| JX9JKA | 2012 - April until 2013 - April |
| JX9JKA | 2013 - June until December |
| JX3TUA | 2013 - October until 2014 - March |
| JX7GIA | 2019 - April |
| JX2US | 2020 - October until 2021 - March |
| JX/LB4MI | 2022 - March until October QSL image required |
| JX/LB5SH | 2022 - June QSL image required |
| Call | The ones that didn't count |
| JX1AC | 1986 - September/October/November. Pirate. |
| JX5AG | 1986 - September/October. Pirate. |
| JX1Q, JX1AQ | 1987. Pirate. |
| JX5TJ | 1989 - March. Pirate. |
| JX0A | 1989 - April. QRV from drifting ice floes, Arctic Ocean, north of Jan Mayen. |
| JX3PF | 1989 - July. Pirate. |
| JX1XA | 1989 - June/July. Pirate (tnx LA7DFA). |
| JX0S | 1992 - October. Pirate. |
| JX3DI | 1994 - September until November.Pirate (tnx LA7DFA). |
| JX0DX | 2002 - March. Pirate. |
| JX7D | 2005 - December. Pirate. |
| JX4A | 2008 - March. Pirate. |
| Call | Those with uncertain status - information required |
| JX0A | 1998 - January. May have been QRV from drifting ice floes, Arctic Ocean, north of Jan Mayen. QSL image required (not a 1989 card with a 1998 QSO). |
| JX1CL | 2005-10-7. May be busted or pirate. |
| JX0X | 2024 - December. Pirate. |
| JX0X | 2013-02-24. May be busted or pirate. |
| JX2AA | 2013-07-13. May be busted or pirate. |
Acknowledgements & References
CQ Magazine, August 1963: Norwegian Prefixes
Ham Gallery by K8CX: Jan Mayen Island
Les Nouvelles DX by F6AJA: LA/P - Jan Mayen
Members of the Yahoo group "QSL Card Collectors"
Numerous individuals
RSGB IOTA - Activations credited for EU-022
Wikipedia: Jan Mayen
Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC of DokuFunk