If you’re interested in a callsign to show your support for the Queen’s Jubilee, or for the 2012 Olympic Games, then from today, you can apply for a Notice of Variation to get a special temporary callsign. (More on this Jubilee & Olympics Callsigns)
For the Olympics, your callsign could include an O (Oscar), e.g. MO6XXX, 2O0XXX or MO0XXX, and you can use the callsign from 21 July to 09 September 2012.
For the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, your callsign could include a Q (Quebec), e.g. MQ6XXX, 2Q0XXX or MQ0XXX, and you can use the callsign from 05 May to 10 June 2012.
This year’s agreement to offer O and Q callsigns under an NoV follow last year’s Royal Wedding callsign, where the letter “R” was available.
On successful application, you’ll be sent a one-page PDF Ofcom NoV from the RSGB.
How to apply
The process of getting a Notice of Variation is very straightforward, and takes less than a minute. You need to visit the RSGB’s site and enter your callsign, licence number, name, address and email address. If your details are correct, you’ll have the NoV in your email inbox within a minute.
For the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee NoV go to www.rsgb.org/operating/novapp/jubilee
For the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games NoV go to www.rsgb.org/operating/novapp/olympics
Got your NoV? Let us know in the comments below…
Hi Just quick one if you get your special calls and members of R.S.G.B I am the special prefix manager so don’t forget your envelopes for the events check out my webpage and the shop page as i do a posting and packing service all done for you
http://www.g0vxc.co.uk
regards
Martin
Martin, Why would I send envelopes to you, my normal G8′ manager would get the cards surely, the same as if I were to go to GD/GI/GM etc. Otherwise it’s another expense.
Bob G8HGN
Hi bob all cards will be coming to me as if you was 2e0 2w 2m they become 2q or 2o and GM, GW will be GQ or go. MM, MW become MQ or MO so would take long time sorting all the calls out as you can finding out if they GM or GW
martin
HI
During the periods when we have the NOV callsigns, can we still use our normal M6/M3
callsigns ?
Yes
When I go MD or MW (or MQ1DDD / MO1DDD) etc then instruction on air or on QRZ.com is “via M1DDD” and usual hence buro should sort out via my usual manager. Anyway lets see how much I use the NOV ! I guess there will be some stray cards and have made a note of your call-sign Martin just in case
Cheers
NICK M1DDD
Indeed if you log in to your QRZ.COM account and add in some aliases then they become searchable….try and search for MQ1DDD on qrz.com and see what happens…….. Cheers N