Amateur radio transmitting licenses

Licenses issued by United Kingdom are valid in Guernsey.  Holders of licenses issued by CEPT countries may also operate in Guernsey.

Holders of licenses issued outside CEPT should see information about how to make application for a reciprocal licence published by The Radiocommunications Agency.

As elsewhere in UK, any licensed amateur may operate a station under a licensed resident host's supervision, using the host's callsign, and for this type of operation no application for a UK licence is needed.

Tourist information

  The Guernsey Tourist Information Bureau,
  North Esplanade,  St Peter Port,  Guernsey GY1 3AN
  Tel +44 (0) 1481 723557,   FAX +44 (0) 1481 729442
will send a free Guernsey tourist, travel & accommodation brochure.
See also the Holiday Guernsey web pages.

Travel

Alderney has direct scheduled air services from Guernsey, Jersey and Southampton.

Guernsey has direct scheduled air services from Alderney, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels, Cardiff, Dinard, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, East Midlands, Exeter, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Hannover, Jersey, Leeds, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Paderborn/Munster, Plymouth, Rotterdam, Southampton and Zurich. Some of these routes are seasonal.

Guernsey has high speed catamaran car ferry services from Poole & Jersey operated by Condor Ltd, tel +44 (0) 1305 761551.
Emeraude Lines operate high speed catamaran car ferries (seasonal) from St Malo in France, tel +33 99 (2) 40 48 40.

Sark has boat services from Guernsey.

Accommodation

Visitors should beware of wide-open hotel TV distribution systems which have in the past curtailed operation by visiting radio amateurs.

Proprietor Jim Gethings GUØELF offers guest-house accommodation at

Guernsey Cottage Holidays,
La Douce Chaumière, Rue du Mont Marché, Forest, Guernsey GY8 0HB
Tel +44 (0) 1481 66487; FAX +44 (0) 1481 66857

Visiting groups have camped at

Fauxquets Camp Site,
Castel, Guernsey GY5 7QA
Tel +44 (0) 1481 55460

Refer to the tourist brochure for information about self-catering apartments.

QSLs

Please help maintain Guernsey's high reputation for QSLing by replying to all direct and bureau cards.  Visitors with UK licenses should ensure envelopes are held by the GU QSL sub-manager, since cards will inevitably arrive, even if an alternative route was specified at the time of QSO.

Radio club

The Guernsey Amateur Radio Society welcomes visitors to its meetings on Tuesday and Friday evenings.

Visitors who observe good operating practice, and who operate within the terms of their licenses will find a warm welcome in Guernsey. Enjoy your visit to Guernsey!