Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ


Individual callsigns - 2Q, GQ, MQ, ZQ

To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in 2012, UK radio amateurs could apply to use a special temporary callsign during the period 00:00 2012-05-05 to 23:59 2012-06-10. Dates are British Summer Time (GMT+1). Sucessful applicants were issued with a Notice of Variation (NOV).


Unlike the GR callsigns issued for the Royal Wedding in 2011, the Diamond Jubilee callsigns were available to clubs, as well as to individuals.


Approximately 2,600 NOVs were issued.


In addition, some stations from Gibraltar (ZB) were authorised to use the ZQ 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 2Q prefixes.
  • G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW prefix callsigns all used GQ prefixes.
  • M, MD, MI, MJ, MM, MU, MW prefix callsigns all used MQ prefixes.
  • ZB stations used the ZQ prefix.

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


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 2012-05-04 as the start date, to allow for QSOs in the period 0000-0059 BST on 2012-05-05, which is 2300-2359 GMT on 2012-05-04.


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

The following is believed to be final list of exceptions for Diamond Jubilee 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. Last update: 2013-08-08.


Call Operator DXCC Notes
2Q0ARE 2U0ARE Guernsey  
2Q0BSA 2I0BSA Northern Ireland  
2Q0BSE 2M0BSE Scotland  
2Q0BZB 2M0BZB Scotland  
2Q0CDY 2W0CDY Wales  
2Q0CGM 2W0CGM  Wales  
2Q0CLJ 2W0CLJ Wales  
2Q0CVE 2W0CVE Wales  
2Q0DAA 2W0DAA Wales  
2Q0ETB 2I0ETB Northern Ireland  
2Q0FER 2U0FER Guernsey  
2Q0FYG 2M0FYG Scotland  
2Q0HJS 2M0HJS Scotland  
2Q0HRV 2I0HRV Northern Ireland  
2Q0IDT 2W0IDT Wales  
2Q0IMP 2M0IMP Scotland  
2Q0IOB 2M0IOB Scotland  
2Q0JOK 2M0JOK Scotland  
2Q0LDO 2M0LDO Scotland  
2Q0MFB 2I0MFB Northern Ireland  
2Q0MKG 2W0MKG Wales  
2Q0NIE 2I0NIE Northern Ireland  
2Q0OJA 2W0OJA Wales  
2Q0OTL 2W0OTL Wales  
2Q0RMR 2W0RMR  Wales  
2Q0RWF 2W0RWF Wales  
2Q0SVW 2W0SVW Wales  
2Q0SXG 2I0SXG Northern Ireland  
2Q0TAX 2M0TAX Scotland  
2Q9TOK 2M0TOK Scotland  
2Q0TRR 2W0TRR Wales  
2Q0TWA 2I0TWA Northern Ireland  
2Q0UAA 2W0UAA Wales  
2Q0VAY 2W0VAY Wales  
2Q0VEP 2I0VEP Northern Ireland  
2Q0VIM 2I0VIM Northern Ireland  
2Q0YCG 2M0YCG Scotland  
2Q0WDS 2W0WDS Wales  
2Q0XYL/P 2E0XYL Wales SOTA various, from 2012-05-21
2Q0YLX 2D0YLX Isle of Man  
2Q0YYY/P 2E0YYY Wales SOTA 2012-05-16 & 2012-05-18
2Q0ZXM 2I0ZXM Northern Ireland  
2Q1MIC 2M1MIC Scotland  
2Q1SJB 2M1SJB Scotland  
GQ0ANA GW0ANA  Wales   
GQ0AQD GI0AQD Northern Ireland  
GQ0AEG GM0AEG Scotland  
GQ0AIR GM0AIR Scotland  
GQ0BJH GI0BJH  Northern Ireland  
GQ0BKC GM0BKC Scotland  
GQ0DBW GM0DBW Scotland  
GQ0DEQ GM0DEQ Scotland  
GQ0DIV GW0DIV Wales  
GQ0GMN GM0GMN Scotland  
GQ0NCA GI0NCA Northern Ireland  
GQ0MNP GW0MNP Wales  
GQ0NPL GW0NPL Wales  
GQ0OGN GM0OGN Scotland  
GQ0OUD GD0OUD Isle of Man  
GQ0PUP GW0PUP Wales  
GQ0RQK GI0RQK Northern Ireland  
GQ0TJV GI0TJV Northern Ireland  
GQ0TQM GW0TQM Wales On QRZ.COM but not on official NOV list supplied
GQ0UVD GI0UVD Northern Ireland  
GQ0VKW GW0VKW Wales  
GQ0VML GW0VML Wales  
GQ0VRP GM0VRP Scotland  
GQ0VSW GW0VSW Wales  
GQ0WEZ GM0WEZ Scotland  
GQ0WNR GM0WNR Scotland  
GQ0WVL GW0WVL Wales  
GQ1BAN GM1BAN Scotland  
GQ1BKF GM1BKF Scotland   
GQ1CET GI1CET Northern Ireland  
GQ1FKY GW1FKY Wales  
GQ1FOA/P G1FOA Wales SOTA various, 2012-05-20/24
GQ1IOT GW1IOT Wales  
GQ1JFV GW1JFV Wales  
GQ1MQE GM1MQE Scotland  
GQ1MVL GW1MVL Wales  
GQ1NRS GW1NRS Wales  
GQ1TBW GM1TBW Scotland  
GQ1WRV GW1WRV Wales  
GQ1ZKN GW1ZKN  Wales   
GQ3JIJ GM3JIJ Scotland  
GQ3KVD GI3KVD Northern Ireland  
GQ3MMF GI3MMF Northern Ireland  
GQ3NIG GM3NIG Scotland  
GQ3PLB GW3PLB Wales  
GQ3SG GI3SG Northern Ireland  
GQ3UOF GW3UOF Wales  
GQ3UZJ GI3UZJ Northern Ireland  
GQ3VTB GM3VTB Scotland  
GQ3VKL GC3VKL Wales Club station
GQ3WSU GW3WSU Wales  
GQ3XJQ GW3XJQ Wales  
GQ3XRQ GI3XRQ Northern Ireland  
GQ4AZM G4AZM/KD4QFT USA See note here
GQ4BKG GW4BKG Wales  
GQ4BLE GW4BLE Wales  
GQ4BLO GM4BLO Scotland  
GQ4CAU GM4CAU Scotland  
GQ4CFS GM4CFS Scotland  
GQ4CQZ GW4CQZ Wales  
GQ4CXM GM4CXM Scotland  
GQ4DOH GI4DOH Northern Ireland  
GQ4EMX GM4EMX Scotland  
GQ4EZW GW4EZW Wales  
GQ4FAU GM4FAU Scotland  
GQ4GID GI4GID Northern Ireland  
GQ4GSH GW4GSH Wales  
GQ4GTI GW4GTI Wales  
GQ4GUH GI4GUH  Northern Ireland  
GQ4JOJ GM4JOJ Scotland  
GQ4JKR GW4JKR Wales  
GQ4JPZ GM4JQZ Scotland  
GQ4JR GM4JR Scotland  
GQ4JTF GI4JTF Northern Ireland  
GQ4JUN GW4JUN Wales  
GQ4JUW GW4JUW Wales  
GQ4LKG GI4LXL  Northern Ireland   
GQ4LXL GI4LXL Northern Ireland  
GQ4MSL GM4MSL Scotland  
GQ4MVA GW4MVA Wales  
GQ4NKB GI4NKB Northern Ireland  
GQ4NOO GW4NOO Wales  
GQ4OKT GW4OKT Wales  
GQ4ONL GI4ONL Northern Ireland  
GQ4OYM GI4OYM Northern Ireland  
GQ4PRB EI7CC/GM4PRB Scotland  
GQ4SUE GW4SUE Wales  
GQ4SZW GI4SZW Northern Ireland  
GQ4VTB GM4VTB Scotland  
GQ4WXM GC4WXM Wales Club Station
GQ4WZG GM4WZG Scotland  
GQ4XQJ GM4XQJ Scotland  
GQ6IMS GW6IMS Wales  
GQ6ITJ GW6ITJ Wales  
GQ6JEP GM6JEP Scotland  
GQ6JPO GI6JPO Northern Ireland  
GQ6JRX GM6JRX Scotland  
GQ6LYJ GM6LYJ Scotland   
GQ6KON GM6KON Scotland  
GQ6MTL GI6MTL Northern Ireland  
GQ6NKG GW6NKG Wales  
GQ6UKO GW6UKO Wales  
GQ7AXB GI7AXB Northern Ireland  
GQ7DWR GW7DWR Wales  
GQ7FBV GW7FBV  Wales   
GQ7GAX GM7GAX Scotland  
GQ7GDE GM7GDE Scotland  
GQ7HUD GM7HUD Scotland  
GQ7KMC GI7KMC Northern Ireland  
GQ7SBO GW7SBO Wales  
GQ7TUD GM7TUD Scotland  
GQ7UED GM7UED Scotland  
GQ7UNV GW7UNV Wales  
GQ7VJK GW7VJK Wales  
GQ7VQD GW7VQD Wales  
GQ7WEF GM7WEF Scotland  
GQ8BQK GW8BQK Wales  
GQ8CBQ GM8CBQ Scotland  
GQ8FBO GU8FBO Guernsey  
GQ8IQC GW8IQC Wales  
GQ8JOY GW8JOY Wales  
GQ8MHU GM8MHU Scotland  
GQ8OKR GW8OKR Wales  
GQ8PLR GM8PLR Scotland  
GQ8PVL GJ8PVL  Jersey  
GQ8RQI GI8RQI Northern Ireland  
GQ8SVB GM8SVB Scotland  
GQ8TTD GM8TTD Scotland  
GQ8YYM GI8YYM Northern Ireland  
MQ0ALS MI0ALS Northern Ireland  
MQ0AQZ MW0AQZ Wales  
MQ0ASP MJ0ASP Jersey  
MQ0ATI MW0ATI Wales  
MQ0BDZ MI0BDZ Northern Ireland  
MQ0BNN/P M0BNN Scotland QRV from EU-008 2012-05-16
MQ0BPB MI0BPB Northern Ireland  
MQ0CVT MW0CVT Wales  
MQ0CXA MM0CXA Scotland  
MQ0CYR MM0CYR Scotland  
MQ0DNX MM0DNX Scotland  
MQ0DXD MM0DXD Scotland  
MQ0EPC MM0EPC  England QRV from the QTH of M0YDK
MQ0EQE MM0EQE Scotland  
MQ0EQL MW0EQL Wales  
MQ0FMF MM0FMF Scotland  
MQ0GXE MW0GXE Wales  
MQ0GGB MI0GGB Northern Ireland  
MQ0GXE MW0GXE Wales  
MQ0GXQ MQ0GXQ Scotland  
MQ0GYV NW0GYV  Wales   
MQ0GYX MM0GYX Scotland  
MQ0GYX/P MM0GYX Scotland SOTA GM/ES-082
MQ0HCX MW0HCX Wales  
MQ0IBZ MW0IBZ Wales  
MQ0IML MW0IML Wales  
MQ0IRZ MI0IRZ Northern Ireland
 
MQ0JFC MI0JFC Northern Ireland
 
MQ0JST MI0JST Northern Ireland  
MQ0KJG MM0KJG Scotland  
MQ0KSS MM0KSS Scotland  
MQ0KYE MI0KYE Northern Ireland  
MQ0LDJ MW0LDJ Wales  
MQ0LLK MW0LLK Wales  
MQ0LUK MW0LUK Wales  
MQ0LZZ MW0LZZ Wales  
MQ0MAU MW0MAU Wales  
MQ0MOD MI0MOD Northern Ireland  
MQ0MSR MI0MSR Northern Ireland  
MQ0MUM MW0MUM Wales  
MQ0MVP MI0MVP Northern Ireland  
MQ0MWZ MW0MWZ Wales  
MQ0NFC MS0NFC Scotland Club Station
MQ0NJC MM0NJC Scotland  
MQ0OWW MC0OWW Wales Club station
MQ0PAD MW0PAD Wales  
MQ0RHD MW0RHD  Wales   
MQ0RMD MI0RMD Northern Ireland  
MQ0RRE MI0RRE Northern Ireland  
MQ0RUC MI0RUC Northern Ireland  
MQ0RYL MI0RYL Northern Ireland  
MQ0SGD MW0SGD Wales  
MQ0SGR MW0SGR     
MQ0SJT MM0SJT Scotland  
MQ0TBB MW0TBB Wales  
MQ0TGO MI0TGO Northern Ireland  
MQ0TMI MW0TMI Wales  
MQ0TSG MM0TSG Scotland  
MQ0TTU MW0TTU Wales  
MQ0UPH MW0UPH Wales  
MQ0UPH/P MW0UPH Wales  
MQ0VAX MI0VAX Northern Ireland  
MQ0VVO MW0VVO Wales  
MQ0WKC MM0WKC Scotland  
MQ0XMC/P M0XMC Wales SOTA various, QRV 01-05 June. On 2012-06-01 was QRV from G & GW
MQ0XXW MM0XXW Scotland  
MQ0ZBH MM0ZBH Scotland  
MQ0ZXZ MI0ZXZ Northern Ireland  
MQ1AWV MM1AWV Scotland  
MQ1CFA MW1CFA Wales  
MQ1CFN MW1CFN Wales  
MQ1CLV MD1CLV Isle of Man  
MQ1EYO/P M1EYO Wales SOTA GW-NW/028 on 2012-06-02
MQ1HMV MM1HMV Scotland  
MQ1JWF MM1JWF Scotland  
MQ1LCR MW1LCR Wales  
MQ3BCA MM3BCA Scotland  
MQ3BRR MM3BRR Scotland  
MQ3DAO MW3DAO Wales  
MQ3GHW MI3GHW Northern Ireland  
MQ3GKI MW3GKI Wales  
MQ3OJA MW3OJA Wales  
MQ3RLA MI3RLA Northern Ireland  
MQ3STV MI3STV Northern Ireland  
MQ3UIX MM3UIX Scotland  
MQ3UVL MM3UVL Scotland  
MQ3WPH MW3WPH Wales  
MQ3YHA MM3YHA Scotland  
MQ3YMU MM3YMU Scotland  
MQ3ZCB/P M3ZCB Wales SOTA operation, home QTH Cambridge
MQ3ZRF MM3ZRF Scotland  
MQ5PSL MM5PSL Scotland  
MQ6AQM MM6AQM Scotland  
MQ6AOX MI6AOX Northern Ireland  
MQ6BJG MI6BJG Northern Ireland  
MQ6BJJ MM6BJJ Scotland  
MQ6BWA/P M6BWA Wales SOTA GW/NW-011 2012-05-21, GW/MW-34 2012-05-22
MQ6CCS MM6CCS Scotland  
MQ6CHM MM6CHM Scotland  
MQ6CRQ MM6CRQ Scotland   
MQ6DGZ MM6DGZ Scotland  
MQ6DVP MW6DVP  Wales   
MQ6GDN MI6GDN Northern Ireland   
MQ6HUT MM6HUT Scotland  
MQ6KAJ MM6KAJ Scotland  
MQ6KAU MM6KAU Scotland On QRZ.COM.Not on official list
MQ6KLL MW6KLL Wales  
MQ6KSJ MM6KSJ Scotland  
MQ6KUA MM6KUA Scotland Not on QRZ.COM. Busted MQ6KAU?
MQ6LMP MM6LMP Scotland  
MQ6MAU MW6MAU Wales  
MQ6MCV MM6MCV Scotland  
MQ6PAM MW6PAM Wales  
MQ6PLC MW6PLC Wales  
MQ6RHD MW6RHD  Wales   
MQ6SEF MW6SEF Wales  
MQ6TBD MW6TBD Wales  
MQ6TBP MW6TBP Wales  
MQ6WAG MI6WAG Northern Ireland  
MQ6WDB MI6WDB Northern Ireland  
MQ6WGM MI6WGM Northern Ireland