Individual callsigns - 2R, GR, MR, ZR

To celebrate the coronation of H. M. King Charles III on 2023-05-06, UK and Crown Dependency radio amateurs could apply to use a special temporary callsign during the period 00:00 2023-05-01 to 23:59 2023-06-30. Dates are British Summer Time (GMT+1). Successful applicants were issued with a Notice of Variation (NOV).


In addition, some stations from Gibraltar (ZB) were authorised to use the ZR prefix, in the same period. 

 

Callsign format

The normal prefix of an individual callsign was replaced 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.

 

In addition, stations could sign /23C using their regular call.

 

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 the British callsigns to England, unless a callsign exception exists for the station. All ZR callsigns are mapped to Gibraltar, so callsign exceptions are not necessary for these stations.

 

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

The following  list of exceptions is not yet complete for Coronation 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 Desk


Call

Operator

DXCC

Notes

2R0FLW, 2R0FLW/P2W0FLWWales
2R0JWN2W0JYNWales

2R0KAU/P2M0KAUScotland
2R0XZA2M0XZAScotland
2R0WMN2I0WMNNorthern Ireland
2R0YLW2W0YLWWales
GR0ANAGW0ANAWales
GR0AZCGM0AZCScotland
GR0OPSGM0OPSScotland
GR3SGGI3SGNorthern Ireland
GR3WUXGM3WUXScotland
GR3ZZAGM3ZZAScotland
GR4BML, GR4BML/PGW4BMLWales
GR4CVTGW4CVTWales
GR4NOOGW4NOOWales
GR5DXGM5DXScotlandContest call of MM0NDX
GR5AUGGM5AUGScotland
GR6ICRGD6ICRIsle of Man
GR6YMLGW6YMLWales
GR6ZAKGM6ZAKScotland
GR8VLGS8VLScotland
MR0DXMW0DXWales
MR0DHQMM0DHQScotland
MR0FALMU0FALGuernsey
MR0GORMM0GORScotland
MR0HVUMM0HVUScotland
MR0ILEMI0ILENorthern Ireland

MR0IONMW0IONWales
MR0JNLMM0JNLScotland
MR0KFRMM0KFRScotland
MR0NORMI0NORNorthern Ireland
MR0PJEMW0PJEWales
MR0TGM3WUXScotlandContest call
MR0TLGMI0TLGNorthern Ireland
MR3DDQMM3DDQScotland
MR3JFMMM3JFMScotland
MR3SVKMM3SVKScotland
MR6IUTMW6IUTWales
MR6JUYMW6JUYWales
MR7DXL, MR7DXL/QRPMI7DXLNorthern Ireland
MR7KJCMW7KJCWales

MR7OFS

MW7OFS

Wales


MR7RVPMM7RVPScotland