[UK-CONTEST] GQ prefix news item

[Mike Farmer]

Sorry forgot to include the news item!!

Wednesday the 6th of February marked the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The Queen's Golden Jubilee is of course being celebrated later this year, in June, and the RSGB has negotiated with the Radiocommunications Agency the use of the 'GQ' prefix for all UK amateurs from the 1st of June until the 30th of June inclusive. Further details will be published in RadCom and will be broadcast on GB2RS news later


Hi

Found this on the RSGB web site. its says 6 Feb marked (past tense) so that
suggests it was published after 6 Feb.  Trouble with using GQ in contest is
that you will have to keep repeating which country you are in and even
explain what the GQ means - both things you do not want to do during a
contest.  (personal experience I put 9V0SN on the air in the SeaNet contest
in the 70s)

73 all
Mike G3VAO will probably be G3VAO in contest as well!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Field" <g3xtt at lineone.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GQ pfx


> Just like 25 years ago when we used the letter E rather than Q Tim (that's
> dates me!). G3XTT becomes GQ3XTT, M5ACC becomes MQ5ACC, 2E1XYZ becomes
> 2Q1XYZ, GW3NJW becomes GQ3NJW, etc. After all, GB prefixes don't
distinguish
> between GW, GM, etc. either.
>
> All this has actually been published somewhere, but blwoed if I can track
it
> down right now.
>
> 73 Don G3XTT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim-M5ACC" <m5acc at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:39 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] GQ pfx
>
>
> >
> > On a similar topic to G3KNU's post, how will the GQ applied,
> > e.g.
> > will M5ACC = GQ5ACC or MQ5ACC
> >
> > and what happens to the other lads.
> > GW3ABC = GQ3ABC or GQW3ABC or GWQ3ABC
> > 2E0ABC =   GQ0ABC or 2QE0ABC or 2EQ0ABC etc etc.
> > Is there any more info floating about yet?
> >
> > Tim-M5ACC.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "peter.jackson17" <peter.jackson17 at ntlworld.com>
> > To: "contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:22 AM
> > Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Jubilee Contest
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Can we use the GQ prefix in the Jubilee Contest? 73 Pete G3KNU
> > >
> > >
> > >
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