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Special Contest Calls.
On 23rd February, Ofcom announced that the scheme was no longer limited to clubs and that individuals could now apply for special contest callsigns. See here for a link to Ofcom.
THE HOLDER of any UK Full Class A club licence may apply for a special short contest callsign. The callsign consists of 'G' or 'M', a regional locator (if operating outside England), a chosen digit and a single chosen suffix letter, eg G0A, M9B, GM8C, MW7D etc. The contest callsign may only be used during the contests specified in the NoV, and at no other times.
Contest callsigns are valid within a fixed 3 year period at the end of which all clubs will need to apply to renew the SCC if you wish to continue using it. Callsigns issued part way through the current 3 year period will be valid for the remainder of the period only at which point they may be renewed. Callsigns that are not renewed are held over for the following 3 year period during which only the immediate past holder may re-apply for it. At the end of this period the callsign becomes available for any UK club to apply for on a 'first come first served' basis. Should your club wish to change its SCC it can only do this when the callsign comes up for renewal at the end of each 3 year period. The relinquished callsign will be held over for the following 3 year period at which point it will become available to all.
If you hold a club licence and would like to apply for a special short contest callsign, please contact Ofcom via this link http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/spectrum/amateur-radio/apply-for-a-licence/ofw286.pdf
The list of valid contests is as follows:
- ARRL DX (CW and SSB).
- ARRL 1.8MHz (CW only).
- ARRL 28MHz (Multi-mode).
- ARRL RTTY Roundup.
- CQ WPX (CW, RTTY and SSB).
- CQ World Wide (CW, RTTY and SSB).
- CQ World Wide 160 (CW and SSB).
- IARU Championship (Multi-mode).
- RSGB IOTA (Multi-mode).
- WAE DX (CW, RTTY and SSB).
- BARTG RTTY.
- Russian DX.
- IARU 50MHz Trophy (Multi-mode).
- IARU 144MHz Trophy (Multi-mode).
- IARU 432MHz - 248GHz (Multi-mode).
- March 144 / 432MHz Contest.
- May 432MHz - 248GHz Contest.
- November Marconi Memorial 144MHz Contest.
Current Special ContestCalls.
| Contest Call | Club Call/Holder | Club Name |
| G0B (M) | GM0EGI | Scottish DX & Contest Club |
| G0D | M0CHW | QRZ Amateur Radio Grp of Sussex |
| G0F (M) | GM4ZUK | Aberdeen VHF Group |
| G0G (M) | GM0EEY | Stromness |
| G0W | G0VDZ | INDIVIDUAL |
| G1A | M0CLW | UK Young Contesters Group |
| G1F (M) | GM4FAM | INDIVIDUAL |
| G1J (M) | MM0BQI | INDIVIDUAL |
| G1N | G3MZV | INDIVIDUAL |
| G1T | G0RDH | Sands AR Contest Group |
| G1X (M) | MM0CCC | INDIVIDUAL |
| G2A (J) | MJ0JER | The Jersey ARS |
| G2B | G0GFQ | Bittern DX Group |
| G2C | G7MUD | Christchurch ARS |
| G2E | G0SWS | Eagle Radio Group |
| G2F | M0CKE | Wisbech Amateur Radio & Electronics Club |
| G2G (W) | GW4GJT | Rhymney Valley Amateur Radio Club |
| G2L | G8ATD | Luton VHF Group |
| G2R | M0AZZ | Stevenage & DARS |
| G2T (M) | GM4UYZ | Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC |
| G2V (M) | GM3WOJ | INDIVIDUAL |
| G2W | G0WXJ | Worcester Radio Amateurs Association |
| G2X | G0JLX | Hampshire Hilltoppers ARC |
| G2Y (M) | MM0DXH | INDIVIDUAL |
| G2Z (M) | MM0DFV | Scottish - Russian ARS |
| G3A (M) | GM0SHD | Strathmore ARC |
| G3B | G4YRF | Shefford ARC |
| G3C (M) | GM0NBM | INDIVIDUAL |
| G3F (M) | GM4AFF | INDIVIDUAL |
| G3H (W) | GW4ZRW | Hoover GW3RDB |
| G3P | G3WPH | INDIVIDUAL |
| G3Q | G5KC | Flaxton Moor Contest Group |
| G3R | G0DCK | INDIVIDUAL |
| G3S | M0TNX | Over Wyre ARG |
| G3T | G3LHJ | Torbay ARS |
| G3V | G3UJZ | Verulam ARC |
| G3W (M) | GM0HPK | Wigtownshire ARC |
| G3X (M) | GM3POI | INDIVIDUAL |
| G3Z | G3UKV | Telford & District ARS |
| G4A | ALLOCATED | INDIVIDUAL |
| G4B | G7GSX | Bolsover ARS |
| G4C | G4ZUL | Essex CW Club |
| G4D | G8FMJ | Channel Contest Group |
| G4F | G4DHF | Lincolnshire Poachers Contest Grp |
| G4O (M) | GM0IIO | INDIVIDUAL |
| G4P (W) | GW0GUY | INDIVIDUAL |
| G4W (M) | GM0NTL | Woodpecker Contest Group |
| G4Z | G4VVZ | A1 Contest Group |
| G5A (M) | GM3YTS | GM DX Group |
| G5B | G4ODA | Five Bells Group |
| G5C (M) | GM0DEQ | Crocodile Rock Amateur Group |
| G5D | G3UJE | Tall Trees Contest Group |
| G5E | G3RAU | INDIVIDUAL |
| G5G | M0NNH | KDARS |
| G5K (I) | MN0LDX | INDIVIDUAL |
| G5L | G5LP | Northants Expedition Group |
| G5M (M) | GM4ZNC | The Jaggy Thistles |
| G5N | M0BQD | Tynemouth ARC |
| G5O | G3SHF | Stockport RS |
| G5T | G1JKE | The Triode Technology Group |
| G5V (M) | GM3PMB | Windy Yett Contest Grp |
| G5W | G3BJ | WPX Contest Group |
| G5X (M) | GM4YXI | INDIVIDUAL |
| G5Y (Z) | GM4SSA | Eshaness Radio Club |
| G5Z | M0NOK | Rothwell Radio Club |
| G6A | G4NXG | The Northwest 320 DX Club |
| G6K (I) | GI0KOW | INDIVIDUAL |
| G6T | G4MKP | INDIVIDUAL |
| G6W (W) | GW3VVC | Dragon Amateur Radio Group |
| G6Z (M) | GM0GAV | INDIVIDUAL |
| G7A (M) | GM3OZB | Kilmarnock & Loudoun ARC |
| G7M (M) | MM0ERK | Montrose Amateur Radio Station |
| G7N | G3LLK | Newbury & District ARS |
| G7R (M) | GM0NAI | Inverclyde Contest Group |
| G7T | G3NYY | The Squarebashers |
| G7V (M) | GM4YXI | North of Scotland Contest Group |
| G7V (Z) | GM4YXI | North of Scotland Contest Group |
| G7X (W) | GW3NJW | Contest Cymru |
| G8A | G4WSE | South Wirral Contest Group |
| G8D | G3SJJ | Central Contest Association |
| G8K (W) | GW0JGJ | Barry Amateur Radio Society |
| G8M (M) | GM3POI | Orkney ARS |
| G8N | G4CZB | INDIVIDUAL |
| G8P | G4ECY | Parallel Lines Contest Group |
| G8T | G4MJS | Blacksheep Contest Group |
| G8W (M) | GM4XZZ | Border ARS |
| G9A | G4IAU | North Wakefield Radio Club |
| G9M | G3ZPU | THORPE CAMP MUSEUM RADIO GROUP |
| G9T (W) | GW6NLP | Wrexham ARS |
| G9W | M0DXR | INDIVIDUAL |
| G9Z | G4DEZ | Mudhoppers Contest Grp |
| M0B | M0BOX | Hadley Wood Contest Group |
| M0C | G3NUG | Chiltern DX Club |
| M0F (I) | MI0KPA | Windy Hill Contest Group |
| M0I (M) | GM0HBF | Island Radio Club |
| M0M (I) | MI0SAI | Northern Ireland Dxers Group |
| M0O | G4SSH | Scarborough Special Events Group |
| M0Q (M) | MM0BQI | Summer Isles R.C. |
| M0R (M) | MM0RKT | INDIVIDUAL |
| M0T | M0IPR | Simpson ARS |
| M0W | G4CLI | Wakefield & DARS |
| M0X | M0OXO | Oxo Contest Club |
| M1A | G4BAH | Martlesham DX Contest Group |
| M1B | G4FOH | INDIVIDUAL |
| M1D (M) | MM1DHU | Croy Hill ARC |
| M1M | G3VCQ | Sheffield DX Net |
| M1P | G3GAF | Crossways Contest Group |
| M1X (M) | MM0XXW | INDIVIDUAL |
| M2A | G3ORY | De Montfort University ARS |
| M2B | M1PRV | South Leeds ARS |
| M2C (D) | MD0CCE | INDIVIDUAL |
| M2D | G3LZQ | East Yorkshire Contest |
| M2F | G3BBR | Reigate ATS |
| M2G | G4RCG | INDIVIDUAL |
| M2H | G3VYE | Stratford Upon Avon & DRS |
| M2I (W) | G4FRE | Denzil Contest Grp |
| M2K (U) | GU0SUP | Guernsey ARS |
| M2M | G3ZRR | Croham Callers |
| M2R (M) | GM3YOR | Inverclyde Amateur Radio Group |
| M2T | G0IPU | Chelmsford ARS |
| M2V | G2FTK | Coventry ARS |
| M2W | G0OFN | Whitton ARG |
| M2X | G4RCG | Strictly Contest Club |
| M2Z | G0EVW | South Dorset RS |
| M3C | G0VQR | Reading University ARS |
| M3M | G0HSA | Sheffield ARC |
| M3T (M) | GM0ELP | Lanarkshire Contest Group |
| M3X | G4HBY | Burton ARC |
| M4A | G4EZN | Cambridge University Wireless Society |
| M4C (W) | GW4HSH | Swansea ARS |
| M4F | G3KPU | Finningley ARS |
| M4K (D) | G4XUM | The Northern Lights |
| M4R | G4AXX | Granta Contest Group |
| M4T | G0LHZ | Reading & District ARC |
| M4U | G0DVJ | Harwich (HARIG) |
| M4W | M0ACM | Swindon & District ARC |
| M5A | G3SXW | The Three A's Contest Group |
| M5B | G3WVG | Cross Border Contest Group |
| M5C | G3FIJ | Colchester Radio Amateurs |
| M5D | G3NLY | Lichfield ARS |
| M5E | G0CKV | INDIVIDUAL |
| M5M | G8BHE | Midland ARS |
| M5O | G3LET | INDIVIDUAL |
| M5S | G0TOG | Manchester Wireless Society |
| M5T | G4VSS | Warrington Radio Club |
| M5W | G0MTN | Wythall Contest Group |
| M5X | G3TDR | Echelford ARS |
| M6C | G0MVX | Ripon & DARS |
| M6M | G3ZYY | UK 6 metre Contest Group |
| M6Q | G4BUO | Gravesend Radio Society |
| M6T | G4PIQ | Martlesham Radio Society |
| M6V (D) | GD4GNH | Isle of Man DX Pedition Group |
| M6W | G0DEZ | INDIVIDUAL |
| M6X (I) | GI0BJH | Co.Antrim ARS DX Group |
| M7A | G1HIP | Newton-Le-Willows ARC |
| M7M | G0CKP | Medway Contest Group |
| M7T | G3YYD | INDIVIDUAL |
| M7Z | G4BWP | Mid Beds Contest Association |
| M8A (Z) | MM0XAU | Shetland Contest Group |
| M8C | G3SXE | Cray Valley Radio Society |
| M8M | G3LNP | MARCHES CONTESTERS |
| M8T (M) | MM0CWJ | INDIVIDUAL |
| M8Y | M0JSE | Otley Amateur Radio Society |
| M9C | G4RRM | South Cheshire ARS |
| M9D | G7DMO | Dudley & District ARS |
| M9M (M) | MM0CWJ | NA FIR CHLIS ARC |
| M9R | G4AFJ | Rushey Mead School |
| M9T | G0GVI | Moors Contest Club |
| M9W (W) | MW0RLJ | Strumble Head DX & Contest Group |
| M9X | M0MCX | Dorridge Scout Group |
| M9Y (D) | GD4XOD | Manpak Club |
| M9Z | G4WMH | Sierra Hotel ARCG |
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