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claim it to be 100% accurate and I am aware that there are a few omissions.
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relevant information. If you are claming a QSO before an existing entry I would be happy to hear from you too. I do not need any proof other than time,
date and callsign worked. I do not wish to enter into any " disputes" regarding firsts, which can often be open to interpretation.
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| Sorted by Prefix |  | | Prefix | Country | Call | Worked By | Time | Date | | 1A | Sovereign Military Order Malta | 1A0KM | G4AHN | 16:31:00 | 21-07-1990 | | 3A | Monaco | 3A2HB | G3WOS | 11:09:00 | 01-07-2000 | | 3B6 | Agalega & St Brandon | 3B6RF | G4FUF | 16:58:00 | 12-05-2001 | | 3C | Equatorial Guinea | 3C5I | G3NVO | 07:50:00 | 14-06-1998 | | 3D | Swaziland | 3DA0BK | G4AHN | 11:06:00 | 10-03-1991 | | 3V | Tunisia | TS7N(3V) | G4FUF | 16:46:00 | 16-11-2000 | | 3X | Guinea | 3X1SG | G3CEG | 14:23:00 | 08-10-1990 | | 4J | Malyj Vysotskij Is | 4J1FS | G8VR | 17:00:00 | 24-05-1991 | | 4K | Azerbaijan | 4K6D | G3VMJ | | 02-06-1995 | | 4L | Georgia | 4L6PA | G4JCC | 09:32:00 | 21-06-1996 | | 4S | Sri Lanka | 4S7AB | G3FPQ | 08:50:00 | 10-11-2002 | | 4U | ITU Geneva | 4U1ITU | G3RFS | | 12-05-1990 | | 4X | Israel | 4X1IF | G3BJD | 09:14:00 | 15-02-1991 | | 5A | Libya | 5A28 | G3WOS | 09:10:00 | 07-09-1997 | | 5B | Cyprus | 5B4/ZC4VHF | G4IGO | 13:48:00 | 07-06-1987 | | 5H | Tanzania | 5H1HK | G4IGO | 17:45:00 | 16-05-1989 | | 5N | Nigeria | 5N3CPR | G3NVO | 08:33:00 | 19-11-1999 | | 5R | Madagascar | 5R8GJ | G3NVO | 18:41:00 | 25-10-1999 | | 5T | Mauritania | 5T5JC | G4IGO | 17:20:00 | 11-10-1993 | | 5U | Niger | 5U2K | G3NVO | 14:23:00 | 28-02-2001 | | 5V | Togo | 5V7JG | G3WOS | 13:50:00 | 28-09-1991 | | 5X | Uganda | 5X1GS | G4FUF | 14:03:00 | 20-10-2000 | | 6W | Senegal | 6W/F6CBC | G1KDF | 09:02:00 | 11-11-1989 | | 6Y | Jamaica | 6Y5/WS4F | G4FUF | 12:17:00 | 18-11-1991 | | 7P | Lesotho | 7P8SR | G3WOS | 12:36:00 | 12-04-1992 | | 7Q | Malawi | 7Q7RM | G3RFS | 17:10:00 | 25-07-1990 | | 7X | Algeria | 7X/FC1EAN | G4NDG | 17:56:00 | 13-06-1989 | | 8P | Barbados | 8P6JW | G3ZYY | 12:23:00 | 02-11-1989 | | 8Q | Maldives | 8Q7QQ | G4IGO | 09:10:00 | 26-10-2000 | | 8R | Guyana | 8R1AH | G4ASR | 15:00:00 | 11-06-1989 | | 9A | Croatia | 9A(YU2SB) | G4IFX | 10:59:00 | 29-06-1991 | | 9G | Ghana | 9G1BJ | G3FPQ | 17:47:00 | 05-06-1998 | | 9H | Malta | 9H1CG | G3CCH | 12:07:00 | 28-05-1987 | | 9J | Zambia | 9J2CR | G8FUO | 08:28:00 | 07-06-1988 | | 9K | Kuwait | 9K2ZR | G4AHN | 17:30:00 | 20-06-1992 | | 9L | Sierra Leone | 9L1SL | G4AHN | 16:37:00 | 04-02-1990 | | 9M2 | Malaysia | 9M2TO | G4IFX | 09:52:00 | 26-10-2001 | | 9M6 | East Malaysia | 9M6US | G3FPQ | 09:32:00 | 29-10-2001 | | 9Q | Dem Rep Congo | 9Q5EE | G3JVL | 19:13:00 | 26-10-1989 | | 9U | Burundi | 9U5D | G0RUZ | 11:23:00 | 22-02-2002 | | 9V | Singapore | 9V1UV | G0RUZ | 09:25:00 | 09-11-2001 | | 9X | Rwanda | 9X5NH | G4CCZ | 16:00:00 | 01-01-1991 | | 9Y | Trinidad & Tobago | 9Y4VU | G4AHN | | 14-02-1989 | | A2 | Botswana | A22KZ | G2ADR | 15:37:00 | 22-10-1987 | | A4 | Oman | A45ZN | G3HBR | | 02-06-1998 | | A6 | United Arab Emirates | A61AH | G0JHC | 17:42:00 | 07-06-1999 | | A7 | Qatar | A71MA | G1IOV | 10:07:00 | 26-02-2002 | | A9 | Bahrain | A92IO | G3WOS | 13:45:00 | 14-05-2010 | | BY | China | BG7OH | G3LAS | 10:24:00 | 12-11-2001 | | C3 | Andorra | C31HK | G0JHC | 10:30:00 | 12-05-1993 | | C5 | Gambia | C56/OH2FQ | G3XGS | 09:38:00 | 25-11-1989 | | C6 | Bahamas | C6ADV | G4AHN | 15:30:00 | 01-01-1990 | | C9 | Mozambique | C91CF | G3VYF | 13:50:00 | 13-04-2001 | | CE | Chile | CE8ABF | G4IFX | 14:05:00 | 28-04-1991 | | CN | Morocco | CN2CW | G4IGO | 11:29:00 | 28-10-1990 | | CO | Cuba | CO2KK | G3KOX | 12:27:00 | 02-11-1991 | | CT | Portugal | CT1LN | G4UPS | 17:09:00 | 09-05-1986 | | CT3 | Madeira Is | CT3BX | G4DJJ | | 04-07-1987 | | CU | Azores | CU/W6JKV | G3UHH | | 26-06-1986 | | CX | Uruguay | CX4HS | G3OUF | 17:16:00 | 21-04-1989 | | CY0 | Sable Is | CY0AA | G3WOS | 17:50:00 | 01-07-1996 | | CY9 | St Paul Is | CY9SS | G3ZSS | 11:49:00 | 16-06-2005 | | D2 | Angola | D2EB | G3NVO | 20:32:00 | 12-05-2002 | | D4 | Cape Verde | D44BC | G4NDG | 09:17:00 | 10-12-1989 | | D6 | Comoros | D68BR | G0JHC | 16:07:00 | 23-05-1992 | | DL | Germany | DJ2RE | G3PFM | 16:41:00 | 10-04-1990 | | DU | Philippines | DU3/KJ6WO | G3OIL | 09:17:00 | 15-10-1989 | | E3 | Eritrea | E30TA | G3WOS | 14:49:00 | 20-10-2000 | | EA | Spain | EH3ADW | G4IGO | 15:48:00 | 12-07-1992 | | EA6 | Balearic Is | EH6VQ | G0OYQ | 08:08:00 | 11-07-1992 | | EA8 | Canary Is | EH8ACW | G4IGO | 19:48:00 | 07-06-1993 | | EA9 | Ceuta & Melilla | EH9IB | G4IGO | 14:09:00 | 18-07-1992 | | EI | Ireland | EI2W | G3BJD | | 18-04-1957 | | EK | Armenia | EK6AD | G3SYC | 13:46:00 | 29-05-1998 | | EL | Liberia | EL2FO | G8JDX | 15:35:00 | 18-09-1989 | | ER | Moldova | ER5OK | G3SYC | 09:45:00 | 16-06-1994 | | ES | Estonia | ES0SM | G7DGH | 10:01:00 | 10-08-1991 | | ET | Ethiopia | 9E1S(ET) | G0RUZ | 10:45:00 | 27-10-2000 | | EX | Kyrgyzstan | EX8MLE | G4IGO | 17:50:00 | 02-08-2001 | | EY | Tajikistan | EY8MM | G3WOS | 11:56:00 | 28-05-2000 | | F | France | F8ZF | G6DH | 20:35:00 | 10-12-1947 | | FG | Guadeloupe | FG/N0JK | G4FUF | 12:01:00 | 27-11-2000 | | FH | Mayotte | FH/TU5AX | G4FUF | 16:34:00 | 06-05-2000 | | FJ | Saint Barthelemy | FJ5DX | G4IGO | 16:55:00 | 27-05-2008 | | FM | Martinique | FM5WD | G3IBI | 12:28:00 | 05-04-1991 | | FP | St Pierre & Miquelon | FP/KA3B | G4GLT | 21:43:00 | 06-06-1988 | | FR | Reunion | FR5DN | G3RFS | 17:39:00 | 12-10-1989 | | FR/G | Glorioso Is | FR/G/DJ3OS | G7FKG | 16:02:00 | 14-05-1992 | | FS | Saint Martin | FJ5DX | G4HBA | 22:40:00 | 10-06-2002 | | FY | French Guiana | FY5AU | G3COJ | 12:11:00 | 19-01-1989 | | GD | Isle of Man | GD3HQR | G4IFX | 15:07:00 | 27-07-1986 | | GI | Northern Ireland | GI3ZSC | G4GLT | 06:30:00 | 15-04-1983 | | GJ | Jersey | GJ3YHU | G6XM | | 16-03-1983 | | GM | Scotland | GM3WOJ | G4IJE | 06:00:00 | 06-02-1983 | | GU | Guernsey | GU2HML | G3NOX | | 08-06-1983 | | GW | Wales | GW3LDH | G4HUP | 01:30:00 | 05-02-1983 | | HA | Hungary | HA1YA | G4IGO | 22:39:00 | 31-07-2005 | | HB0 | Liechtenstein | HB0/HB9QQ | G2ADR | 03:10:00 | 02-06-1990 | | HB9 | Switzerland | HB9XAJ | G4VXE | 00:26:00 | 08-02-1990 | | HC | Ecuador | HC2FG | G4IJE | 13:48:00 | 30-11-1988 | | HC8 | Galapagos Is | HC8K | G8JDX | 14:04:00 | 27-10-1988 | | HH | Haiti | HH7PV | G3JVL | 12:54:00 | 19-01-1989 | | HI | Dominican Rep | HI8W | G2ADR | 12:53:00 | 19-11-1989 | | HK | Colombia | HK3AVR | G3ZYY | 12:10:00 | 18-11-1989 | | HK0 | San Andres & Providencia | HK0GU | G0RUZ | 14:45:00 | 22-11-2001 | | HL | South Korea | HL1XTF | G4FUF | 13:59:00 | 02-11-2000 | | HP | Panama | HP3XUH | G4XUM | 14:04:00 | 11-11-1989 | | HR | Honduras | HR3/JA6WFM | G4UPS | 13:42:00 | 09-11-1989 | | HV | Vatican | HV3SJ | G4IFX | 08:29:00 | 16-06-1991 | | HZ | Saudi Arabia | HZ1AB | G3HBR | 12:35:00 | 30-10-1990 | | I | Italy | IK2JUG | G0JHC | 14:17:00 | 18-04-1990 | | IS0 | Sardinia | IS0SZU | G6HCV | 18:32:00 | 14-05-1990 | | J2 | Djibouti | J28NH | G3NVO | 13:16:00 | 20-10-2000 | | J3 | Grenada | J37AE | G3UVR | 12:32:00 | 03-01-1990 | | J5 | Guinea-Bissau | J52US | G4GLT | 16:03:00 | 13-12-1988 | | J6 | St Lucia | J6/W6JKV | G0JHC | 13:33:00 | 24-06-1997 | | J7 | Dominica | J79AND | G3NVO | 17:40:00 | 27-10-1999 | | J8 | St Vincent | J87AB | M0BUT | 16:15:00 | 05-06-2000 | | JA | Japan | JH4IUO | G4UPS | 09:09:00 | 25-02-1989 | | JT | Mongolia | JT0YAB | G3ZSS | 17:30:00 | 06-06-2010 | | JW | Svalbard | JW7QIA | G3WOS | 21:19:00 | 10-07-1996 | | JX | Jan Mayen | JX3EX | G7LNO | | 15-06-1993 | | JY | Jordan | JY7SIX | G3HBR | 08:30:00 | 01-06-1994 | | K | USA | W1HDQ | G6DH | 13:02:00 | 05-11-1947 | | KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | KG4SM | G4PBP | 14:44:00 | 25-12-1988 | | KH2 | Guam | KG6DX | G3UKV | 08:13:00 | 15-10-1989 | | KH7 | Hawaii | KH7R | G4EAT | 10:57:00 | 27-03-2000 | | KL7 | Alaska | NL7Z | M0BCG | 04:34:00 | 27-01-2005 | | KP2 | Virgin Is | KP2A | G2ADR | 13:14:00 | 21-12-1988 | | KP4 | Puerto Rico | KP4EIT | G4IJE | 11:37:00 | 07-06-1988 | | LA | Norway | LA7Y | G5WB | | 03-07-1948 | | LU | Argentina | LU7DZ | G1PAM | 20:23:00 | 08-09-1988 | | LX | Luxembourg | LX1JX | G3KOX | 15:28:00 | 03-03-1990 | | LY | Lithuania | LY2WR | G3HBR | 17:06:00 | 03-01-1992 | | LZ | Bulgaria | LZ1BB | G3SYC | 13:25:00 | 22-06-1992 | | MD | SUEZ ZONE | MD5KW | G6DH | 08:55:00 | 10-11-1947 | | OA | Peru | OA8ABT | G2ADR | 12:35:00 | 02-11-1989 | | OD | Lebanon | OD5SK | G0JHC | 10:27:00 | 01-02-1992 | | OE | Austria | OE6AHD | G4AHN | 13:23:00 | 04-02-1990 | | OH | Finland | OH2NY | G5DB | 19:48:00 | 04-06-1948 | | OH0 | Aaland Is | OH0BT | G7AIC | 05:30:00 | 03-06-1990 | | OJ0 | Market Reef | OH0M/OH2BOZ | G3BDQ | 19:15:00 | 10-06-1989 | | OK | Czech Republic (Post 1993) | OK2ZW | G3KOX | 11:18:00 | 03-01-1993 | | OK | Czechoslovakia (Pre 1993) | OK1DIG | G4FUF | 01:50:00 | 15-12-1991 | | OM | Slovakia | OM3ID | G4IGO | 10:21:00 | 30-01-1993 | | ON | Belgium | ON4PS | G3KOX | 14:00:00 | 09-02-1990 | | OX | Greenland | OX/W6JKV | G3COJ | 23:08:00 | 24-06-1984 | | OY | Faroe Is | OY9JD | G4IGO | 17:00:00 | 16-01-1990 | | OZ | Denmark | OZ4VV | G4IJE | 00:18:00 | 05-01-1990 | | P2 | Papua New Guinea | P29NI | G4IGO | 00:35:00 | 22-10-2008 | | P4 | Aruba | P43AS | G4JCC | 15:20:00 | 30-11-1988 | | PA | Netherlands | PA0UN | G6DH | 07:50:00 | 10-03-1948 | | PJ5/7 | St Maarten, Saba, St Eus | PJ0M | G3SED | 21:50:00 | 07-09-1988 | | PY | Brazil | PY2DM | G3BJD | 21:15:00 | 24-08-1989 | | PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | ZW0F | G8VR | 11:10:00 | 22-11-1989 | | PY0T | Trindade & Martin Vaz Is | PW0T | G3FPQ | 21:15:00 | 27-02-2002 | | PZ | Surinam | PZ1AP | G4IJE | 11:28:00 | 25-12-1988 | | S0 | Western Sahara | 4U/KC0PA | G6YIN | 09:29:00 | 01-06-1995 | | S5 | Slovenia | S51EU (YU3EU) | G3IMV | 08:03:00 | 16-06-1991 | | S9 | Sao Tome & Principe | S92DX | G3KOX | 11:00:00 | 26-11-1999 | | SM | Sweden | SM6PU | G3IOI | 23:03:00 | 13-03-1989 | | SP | Poland | 3Z4PAR | G0JHC | 06:13:00 | 06-06-1992 | | ST | Sudan | ST2SA | G3FPQ | 11:04:00 | 27-10-2000 | | SU | Egypt | SU7HF | G5BM | | 16-11-1947 | | SV | Greece | SZ2DH | G6ATW | 17:12:00 | 27-05-1988 | | SV2/A | Mount Athos | SV2ASP/A | G3WOS | 18:31:00 | 26-06-2004 | | SV5 | Dodecanese | SV5/SV1DH | G8OQV | 16:53:00 | 17-06-1993 | | SV8 | Crete | SV9ANJ | G3WOS | 10:04:00 | 15-08-1993 | | T7 | San Marino | T70A | G4JCC | 15:53:00 | 06-01-1989 | | T8 | Belau | T88TU | M0BCG | 09:13:00 | 28-10-2000 | | T9 | Bosnia-Hercegovina | T95VO | G4IGO | 08:43:00 | 11-06-1993 | | TA | Turkey | TA5ZA | G3ZYY | 18:46:00 | 29-05-1992 | | TF | Iceland | TF1IT | G5KW | | 20-06-1983 | | TG | Guatemala | TG9NX | G0LCS | 15:09:00 | 31-10-2001 | | TI | Costa Rica | TI2HL | G3WOS | 14:32:00 | 25-11-1988 | | TK | Corsica | TK/HB9CXZ | G0JHC | 14:57:00 | 04-07-1989 | | TL | Central African Rep | TL8MB | G4AHN | 10:30:00 | 10-02-1990 | | TN | Congo | TN3B | M0BCG | 20:18:00 | 26-05-2002 | | TR | Gabon | TR8CA | G4IGO | 12:11:00 | 24-02-1989 | | TT | Chad | TT8JE | G3NVO | 14:03:00 | 26-04-1998 | | TU | Ivory Coast | TU2MA | G3ZYY | 12:38:00 | 16-02-1989 | | TY | Benin | TY68F | G3FPQ | 12:14:00 | 17-08-2001 | | TZ | Mali | TZ6VV | G3ZYY | 11:41:00 | 13-08-1998 | | UA | European Russia | UX1A | G3WOS | 09:39:00 | 05-07-1992 | | UA2 | Kaliningrad | UZ2FWA (UA2) | G2ADR | 10:37:00 | 20-06-1992 | | UA9 | Asiatic Russia | RX9FM (UA9) | G4FUF | 10:11:00 | 27-01-2002 | | UK | Uzbekistan | UK9AA | G4IFX | 07:29:00 | 29-10-2001 | | UN | Kazakhstan | UL7GCC/P (UN) | G4CVI | 10:55:00 | 29-01-1992 | | UR | Ukraine | UT6X | G4FUF | 16:51:00 | 27-06-1995 | | V2 | Antigua, Barbuda | V2A/W6JKV | G3KOX | 14:57:00 | 14-06-1987 | | V3 | Belize | V31PC | G2ADR | 15:28:00 | 01-01-1990 | | V4 | St Kitts, Nevis | V47SIX | G8VR | 14:53:00 | 17-11-1989 | | V5 | Namibia | V5/ZS3AT | G4IGO | 17:13:00 | 05-09-1988 | | VE | Canada | VE1QZ | G5BD | 16:20:00 | 06-11-1947 | | VK | Australia | VK6KXW | G4FJK | 08:33:00 | 20-03-1989 | | VP2E | Anguilla | VP2EHT | G4NDG | | 21-11-1989 | | VP2M | Montserrat | VP2MJD | G3FPQ | 15:05:00 | 05-11-2000 | | VP2V | British Virgin Is | VP2VI | G3KOX | 13:25:00 | 19-01-1989 | | VP5 | Turks & Caicos Is | VP5D | G2ADR | 11:30:00 | 30-11-1988 | | VP8 | Falkland Is | VP8CMT | G0JHC | 16:53:00 | 27-05-2000 | | VP9 | Bermuda | VP9IB | G3WOS | 14:36:00 | 18-11-1989 | | VQ9 | Chagos | VQ9IO | G3FPQ | 16:03:00 | 18-05-2001 | | VS | Hong Kong | VS6UP | G4UPS | 08:58:00 | 25-02-1989 | | VU | India | VU2ZAP | G3NVO | 07:59:00 | 30-11-2000 | | XE | Mexico | XE2MX | G0JHC | 17:18:00 | 04-11-2001 | | XT | Burkina Faso | XT2OW | G3HBR | 13:42:00 | 12-10-2000 | | XU | Cambodia | XU7AAP | G3WOS | 08:46:00 | 27-10-2000 | | XV | Vietnam | XV3AA | G3FPQ | 09:04:00 | 10-11-2001 | | XW | Laos | XW0X | G4FUF | 09:10:00 | 31-10-2001 | | XX9 | Macao | XX9JN | G8GVS | 09:49:00 | 19-10-1991 | | YA | Afghanistan | YA4F | G0FYD | 17:55:00 | 16-06-2003 | | YB | Indonesia | YB5QZ | G3VYF | 10:48:00 | 07-12-2000 | | YI | Iraq | YI9OM | G4IGO | 08:02:00 | 03-02-2002 | | YL | Latvia | YL/ES9C | G3MCS | 10:44:00 | 16-07-1992 | | YN | Nicaragua | YN3CC | G4IGO | 13:14:00 | 11-11-1989 | | YO | Romania | YO2IS | G3JVL | 15:12:00 | 22-07-1990 | | YS | El Salvador | YS1RR | G0LCS | 13:55:00 | 30-10-2001 | | YU | Yugoslavia | YU3EU | G4IGO | 09:25:00 | 16-06-1991 | | YU6 | Montenegro | YU6DZ | G4DEZ | 10:07 | 29-06-2006 | | YV | Venezuela | YV5/DL3ZM | G6HCV | 11:52:00 | 11-11-1989 | | YV0 | Aves Is | YV0/W6JKV | G4ASR | 17:20:00 | 23-06-1987 | | Z3 | Macedonia | Z32BU | G3ZYY | 14:30:00 | 16-05-1994 | | ZA | Albania | ZA1A | G3WOS | 11:15:00 | 05-10-1991 | | ZB | Gibraltar | ZB2BL | G5KW | | 06-05-1983 | | ZC | Cyprus SBA | ZC4MK | G4UPS | 09:35:00 | 29-10-1989 | | ZD7 | St Helena | ZD7VC | G3TJW | 17:45:00 | 28-05-2000 | | ZD8 | Ascension Is | ZD8MB | G4IGO | 21:04:00 | 12-12-1988 | | ZD9 | Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is | ZD9BV | M0BCG | 12:15:00 | 05-04-2000 | | ZE | Zimbabwe | ZE2EJ (Z2) | G4LX | | 01-01-1958 | | ZF | Cayman Is | ZF1RC | G3KOX | 13:06:00 | 11-11-1989 | | ZK1 | South Cook Is | E51SIX | G5WQ | 22:18:00 | 29-03-2009 | | ZL | New Zealand | ZL3NW | M0BCG | 16:07:00 | 24-01-2005 | | ZP | Paraguay | ZP6XDW | G4AHN | 12:50:00 | 10-03-1991 | | ZS9 | Walvis Bay | ZS1IS (ZS9) | G4IGO | 17:52:00 | 14-10-1989 | | ZS9 | Republic of South Africa | ZS1P | G5BY | 12:30:00 | 06-11-1947 | | | |
| Firsts List Notes |
| 4J1FS - special operation in 1990-1991 for MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ island. The current prefix is R1M. |
| This is a small enclave fortification between OH and ES in the Baltic and therefore qualified as a new DXCC at that time under the ARRL DXCC rule changes of 1990. |
| UT6X was a special permit for club station UT0AZA for June 1995 only - KO40bw grid. |
| UX1A (club station of the St. Petersburg aircraft institute) operated by OH2BC with special 50MHz permit in July 1992 to celebrate 50th year of Leningrad siege - KP40 grid. |
| KH7R - not Kure Island but Hawaii - LOC BL01xp. |
| YU6 - Montenegro valid from 28/06/2006. |
| FJ - St Barthelemy valid from 14/12/2007. |
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