Guernsey & Dependencies, Jersey, and Channel Islands

Until 1963-04-30, the all the islands of the Channel Islands counted for a single DXCC entity, Channel Islands.

In the March, 1963 issue of QST, ARRL announced that the single entity of Channel Islands would be dropped, and replaced by two entities, Guernsey & Dependencies and Jersey.

This change was not considered a deletion. Credits which had already been made for Channel Islands were automatically credited to Guernsey or Jersey upon presentation of the appropriate confirmation.

Until 1976-12-31, the prefix for Channel Islands/Guernsey/Jersey was GC. Up to that date, Club Log maps the GC prefix to Jersey, unless a callsign exception exists.

From 1977-01-01, the prefix for Guernsey became GU, and for Jersey GJ, and is now 2U/GU/MU and 2J/GJ/MJ respectively..

The DXCC entity of Guernsey & Dependencies comprises the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Brecqhou, Burhou, Les Casquets, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Lihou and a number of smaller islands..

The DXCC entity of Jersey comprises the islands of Jersey, Elizabeth, Les Ecrehous, Les Minquiers, Maitresse and a number of smaller islands.

The IOTA reference for the islands of Guernsey and Dependencies is EU-114.

The IOTA reference for the islands of Jersey is EU-013, excluding Les Minquiers and Maitresse.

The IOTA reference for the islands of Les Minquiers and Maitresse is EU-099.

Acknowledgements

ARRL/QST

RSGB IOTA