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| These prefixes are used for UK and Crown Dependency (CD) amateur radio call signs, unless otherwise stated suffixes may be one, two or three characters in length: | These prefixes are used for UK and Crown Dependency (CD) amateur radio call signs, unless otherwise stated suffixes may be one, two or three characters in length: | ||
| - | * Foundation M3, M6, M7 + three character suffix | + | * Foundation |
| - | * Intermediate 2#0, 2#1, M8, M9 + three letter suffix, two letter suffix 2#0/2#1 calls were issued in 2018-19 | + | * Intermediate |
| - | * Full G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, M0, M1, M5 + three letter suffix, two letter suffix calls issued prior to 2020 | + | * Full (Individual, |
| * Short Contest Call sign with single character suffix, format Gnx or Mnx where n=0-9 and x=A-Z | * Short Contest Call sign with single character suffix, format Gnx or Mnx where n=0-9 and x=A-Z | ||
| * Special Event Station MB5 issued in 2015 now format is GBnccccl, MBn where n=numeral (0-9), c=character (a-z,0-9 or null), l=letter. Suffix may be 1-4 characters or no suffix at all e.g. GB50 issued in 2002 | * Special Event Station MB5 issued in 2015 now format is GBnccccl, MBn where n=numeral (0-9), c=character (a-z,0-9 or null), l=letter. Suffix may be 1-4 characters or no suffix at all e.g. GB50 issued in 2002 | ||
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| Call signs that may be available for issue include all valid format individual callsigns that **don' | Call signs that may be available for issue include all valid format individual callsigns that **don' | ||
| - | In addition all those callsigns that have been in the Reserved state for more than 5 years as indicated by the Last Modified Date field in [[https:// | + | In addition all those callsigns that have been in the **Reserved** state for more than 5 years as indicated by the Last Modified Date field in [[https:// |
| Ofcom Spectrum Licensing Tel: 0300 123 1000 - [[https:// | Ofcom Spectrum Licensing Tel: 0300 123 1000 - [[https:// | ||
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| An easy way to see at a glance which amateur radio callsigns are available for issue is to use the M0PYL Callsign Lookup. | An easy way to see at a glance which amateur radio callsigns are available for issue is to use the M0PYL Callsign Lookup. | ||
| - | Use ? As a wildcard, e.g. entering P?? in the suffix will highlight all Available callsigns with a suffix starting with P. | ||
| - | Note: All callsigns marked as Reserved with a Last Modified Date of either blank or more than 5 years old are available for issue, you just need to ring Ofcom Spectrum Licensing (0300 123 1000) and ask them to change it to Available status. | + | First select the required callsign type e.g. Foundation, Intermediate or Full, then enter the suffix using the ? character as a wildcard, e.g. entering P?? in the suffix will highlight all Available callsigns with a suffix starting with P. |
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| + | Note: All callsigns marked as Reserved with a Last Modified Date of either blank or more than 5 years old are available for issue, you just need to ring Ofcom Spectrum Licensing (0300 123 1000) and ask them to change it to Available status. | ||
| * [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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| In 2000 Short Contest Callsigns with MZ and GZ prefixes were introduced for use in the Shetland Islands, {{ : | In 2000 Short Contest Callsigns with MZ and GZ prefixes were introduced for use in the Shetland Islands, {{ : | ||
| - | In 2008 Ofcom said they did not regard the RSL as being part of the core UK callsign and in 2013 stated the words in the licence actually meant the Main Station RSL should be used when visiting other regions but they were happy for amateurs to continue with existing practice of changing RSL if they wished. | + | In 2008 Ofcom said they did not regard the RSL as being part of the core UK callsign and in 2013 stated the words in the licence actually meant the Main Station RSL should be used when visiting other regions but they were happy for amateurs to continue with existing practice of changing RSL if they wished. |
| In 2014 Ofcom proposed making it clear in the licence that the RSL was optional, this generated opposition from the RSGB so Ofcom decided not to add clarity to the licence at that time but Ofcom continued to consider that amateurs with M or G callsigns could either omit the RSL or give the RSL for the region they were visiting if they wished. | In 2014 Ofcom proposed making it clear in the licence that the RSL was optional, this generated opposition from the RSGB so Ofcom decided not to add clarity to the licence at that time but Ofcom continued to consider that amateurs with M or G callsigns could either omit the RSL or give the RSL for the region they were visiting if they wished. | ||
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| The spreadsheet shows Individual, Club and Temporary Reciprocal licence call signs that are either Allocated or Reserved along with a few call signs marked as Available but any call sign that **does not** appear in the spreadsheet (or in Forbidden) is also Available. | The spreadsheet shows Individual, Club and Temporary Reciprocal licence call signs that are either Allocated or Reserved along with a few call signs marked as Available but any call sign that **does not** appear in the spreadsheet (or in Forbidden) is also Available. | ||
| - | None of the callsigns are shown with an RSL so 2E0ABC would appear as 20ABC but Ofcom has been transitioning " | + | None of the callsigns are shown with an RSL so 2E0ABC would appear as 20ABC but Ofcom has been transitioning " |
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| - | Note the Foundation M3 call series shows thousands of callsigns with Reserved status despite having been in that state for well over the required 5 years. | + | **Note:** The Foundation M3 call series shows thousands of callsigns with Reserved status despite having been in that state for well over the required 5 years. |
| The spreadsheet released in June 2026 included the missing " | The spreadsheet released in June 2026 included the missing " | ||
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