This list of firsts has been compiled from information in the public domain. I do not
claim it to be 100% accurate and I am aware that there are a few omissions.
If you find a "first" missing from the list and you have information to share, please email the
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.
This list is produced in good faith and is not copyright. |
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| Sorted by Prefix |  | | Prefix | Country | Call | Worked By | Time | Date | | 1A | Sovereign Military Order Malta | IA0KM | GI6ATZ | 09:49:00 | 15-07-2000 | | 3A | Monaco | 3A/OH2BC | GI0KOW | 14:58:00 | 03-07-2000 | | 3C | Equatorial Guinea | 3C5I | GI6ATZ | 12:50:00 | 29-10-2000 | | 3D | Swaziland | 3DA0BK | GI0OTC | | 05-04-1991 | | 3X | Guinea | 3X1SG | GI8YDZ | 14:34:00 | 29-10-1990 | | 4L | Georgia | 4L5O | GI0KOW | 10:04:00 | 19-06-1999 | | 4U | ITU Geneva | 4U1ITU | GI8YDZ | 09:29:00 | 04-08-1990 | | 4X | Israel | 4X4IF | GI8YDZ | 08:58:00 | 15-02-1991 | | 5A | Libya | 5A1A | GI6ATZ | 19:31:00 | 09-08-2001 | | 5B | Cyprus | 5B4/ZC4VHF | GI8YDZ | 11:10:00 | 07-06-1987 | | 5T | Mauritania | 5T5JC | GI4OWA | 15:02:00 | 21-05-1994 | | 5V | Togo | 5V7JG | GI4OWA | 15:16:00 | 28-09-1991 | | 6W | Senegal | 6W1/F6CBC | GI8YDZ | 09:32:00 | 12-11-1989 | | 7Q | Malawi | 7Q7RM | GI4OWA | 16:37:00 | 04-05-1991 | | 7X | Algeria | 7X/FC1EAN | GI4GPC | 21:25:00 | 17-06-1989 | | 8P | Barbados | 8P6JW | GI8YDZ | 12:16:00 | 19-11-1989 | | 9A | Croatia | YU2SB (9A) | GI0DVU | 19:25:00 | 26-07-1991 | | 9G | Ghana | 9G4AN | GI0OTC | 15:32:00 | 28-10-2001 | | 9H | Malta | 9HICG | GI8YDZ | 18:53:00 | 06-06-1987 | | 9J | Zambia | 9J2BO | GI0KOW | 18:08:00 | 13-06-1999 | | 9L | Sierra Leone | 9L1SL | GI8YDZ | 12:10:00 | 11-02-1990 | | 9M2 | Malaysia | 9M2TO | GI0OTC | 10:04:00 | 27-10-2001 | | 9V | Singapore | 9V1UV | GI6ATZ | 09:53:00 | 09-11-2001 | | 9Y | Trinidad & Tobago | 9Y4VU | GI4GPC | 11:46:00 | 11-11-1989 | | A2 | Botswana | A22BW | GI8YDZ | 12:20:00 | 10-03-1990 | | A6 | United Arab Emirates | A61Q | GI6ATZ | 15:41:00 | 29-05-2005 | | BY | China | BG7OH | GI0OTC | 12:04:00 | 12-11-2001 | | C3 | Andorra | C31HK | GI4XFS | 16:50:00 | 04-06-1993 | | C5 | Gambia | C56/OH2FQ | GI8YDZ | 11:02:00 | 28-11-1989 | | C6 | Bahamas | C6A/KM1E | GI0OTC | 15:00:00 | 16-12-1991 | | CN | Morocco | CN8ST | GI0OTC | 15:31:00 | 18-06-1991 | | CO | Cuba | CO2KK | GI0OTC | 16:05:00 | 11-01-1992 | | CT | Portugal | CT4KQ | GI4GPC | 17:49:00 | 04-06-1986 | | CT3 | Madeira Is | CT3/G4VXE | GI8YDZ | 14:06:00 | 12-06-1989 | | CU | Azores | CU1EZ | GI8YDZ | 12:43:00 | 07-06-1990 | | CX | Uruguay | CX4HS | GI8YDZ | 13:01:00 | 29-03-1989 | | D4 | Cape Verde | D44BC | GI8YDZ | 11:32:00 | 10-12-1989 | | DL | Germany | DL8HCZ | GI8YDZ | 10:32:00 | 10-04-1990 | | DU | Philippines | DU3/KJ6WO | GI8YDZ | 09:39:00 | 15-10-1989 | | E3 | Eritrea | E30NA | GI0OTC | 11:46:00 | 30-10-2001 | | EA | Spain | EH3KU | GI0OTC | 16:28:00 | 12-07-1992 | | EA6 | Balearic Is | EH6VQ | GI0OTC | 16:34:00 | 12-07-1992 | | EA8 | Canary Is | EH8ACW | GI8FLQ | 18:45:00 | 08-06-1994 | | EA9 | Ceuta & Melilla | EH9IB | GI4OWA | 12:58:00 | 09-06-1993 | | EI | Ireland | EI0RTS | GI3ZSC | 11:10:00 | 24-06-1984 | | EL | Liberia | EL2FO | GI4GPC | 14:57:00 | 06-11-1989 | | ER | Moldova | ER1LW | GI0OTC | 22:03:00 | 06-06-1995 | | ES | Estonia | ES0SM | GI4OWA | 08:27:00 | 10-08-1991 | | EV | Belarus | EV8A | GI4OWA | 16:45:00 | 31-05-1993 | | EY | Tajikistan | EY8MM | GI0OTC | 11:50:00 | 04-11-2000 | | F | France | F9HS | GI4GPC | 19:56:00 | 05-06-1986 | | FG | Guadeloupe | FG5BG | GI6ATZ | 13:09:00 | 02-11-2001 | | FP | St Pierre & Miquelon | FP/K3AB | GI8YDZ | 21:28:00 | 06-06-1988 | | FR | Reunion | FR1GZ | GI0OTC | 16:14:00 | 02-06-1999 | | FY | French Guiana | FY5DG | GI8YDZ | 12:17:00 | 15-11-1989 | | G | England | G4GLT | GI3ZSC | 06:30:00 | 15-04-1983 | | GD | Isle of Man | GD3HQR | GI4GPC | 21:41:00 | 14-07-1986 | | GI | Northern Ireland | GI3RVX | GI3ZSC | 00:32:00 | 02-03-1983 | | GJ | Jersey | GJ3YHU | GI3RXV | | 13-08-1984 | | GM | Scotland | GM3WCS | GI3ZSC | 07:00:00 | 14-04-1983 | | GU | Guernsey | GU2HML | GI3ZSC | 08:05:00 | 14-03-1984 | | GW | Wales | GW4IIL | GI3RXV | 07:58:00 | 03-04-1983 | | HA | Hungary | HA3UU | GI4OWA | 08:05:00 | 01-08-2005 | | HB0 | Liechtenstein | HB0/HB9QQ | GI8YDZ | 16:19:00 | 11-08-1990 | | HB9 | Switzerland | HB9BZA | GI3ZSC | 18:24:00 | 03-06-1988 | | HC | Ecuador | HC5K | GI8YDZ | 12:44:00 | 21-12-1988 | | HC8 | Galapagos Is | HC8GR | GI8YDZ | 13:44:00 | 04-11-1990 | | HH | Haiti | HH7PV | GI6ATZ | 12:26:00 | 12-11-1989 | | HI | Dominican Rep | HI8W | GI8YDZ | 12:57:00 | 12-11-1989 | | HK | Colombia | HK3AVR | GI8YDZ | 12:30:00 | 15-11-1989 | | HP | Panama | HP3XUH | GI8YDZ | 13:47:00 | 11-11-1989 | | HV | Vatican | HV3SJ | GI0OTC | 11:26:00 | 16-06-1991 | | I | Italy | I0AMU | GI4GPC | 10:27:00 | 04-05-1990 | | IS0 | Sardinia | IM0/IK2GSO | GI8YDZ | 10:52:00 | 04-06-1990 | | J3 | Grenada | J3/K5AND | GI6ATZ | 20:32:00 | 29-06-2005 | | J5 | Guinea-Bissau | J52US | GI8YDZ | 12:11:00 | 08-02-1989 | | J6 | St Lucia | J68AS | GI6ATZ | 20:27:00 | 29-06-2005 | | J8 | St Vincent | J87AB | GI0OTC | 21:13:00 | 20-06-2000 | | JA | Japan | JA2BZY | GI8YDZ | 08:36:00 | 27-09-1990 | | JX | Jan Mayen | JX3EX | GI0SFX | 20:24:00 | 28-06-1993 | | JY | Jordan | JY7SIX | GI0OTC | 11:10:00 | 16-06-1994 | | K | USA | KA1PE | GI3ZSC | 20:17:00 | 01-07-1983 | | KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | KG4SM | GI4OWA | 13:23:00 | 05-11-1989 | | KP2 | Virgin Is | KP2A | GI8YDZ | 13:16:00 | 21-12-1988 | | KP4 | Puerto Rico | WP4G | GI8YDZ | 14:32:00 | 22-12-1988 | | LA | Norway | LA9DL | GI3ZSC | 16:38:00 | 09-06-1985 | | LU | Argentina | LU8MBL | GI4GPC | 13:49:00 | 20-03-1989 | | LX | Luxembourg | LX1JX | GI8YDZ | 23:52:00 | 12-03-1990 | | LY | Lithuania | LY2WR | GI0OTC | 12:00:00 | 01-01-1992 | | LZ | Bulgaria | LZ1KDP | GI0OTC | 19:42:00 | 22-12-1992 | | OA | Peru | OA8ABT | GI8YDZ | 12:43:00 | 09-10-1989 | | OD | Lebanon | OD5SK | GI0OTC | 12:18:00 | 31-01-1992 | | OE | Austria | OE9ERC | GI4OWA | 10:27:00 | 11-05-1990 | | OH | Finland | OH2TI | GI4GPC | 14:47:00 | 17-06-1986 | | OH0 | Aaland Is | OH0BT | GI8YDZ | 15:36:00 | 08-06-1990 | | OJ0 | Market Reef | OJ0/OH1VR | GI4OWA | 18:18:00 | 10-07-1993 | | OK | Czech Republic (Post 1993) | OK2ZW | GI1JLA | 15:52:00 | 15-05-1993 | | OK | Czechoslovakia (Pre 1993) | OK2ZZ | GI0OTC | 12:36:00 | 03-01-1992 | | OM | Slovakia | OK3LQ (OM) | GI0OTC | 16:55:00 | 06-01-1992 | | ON | Belgium | ON4PS | GI8YDZ | 10:45:00 | 23-02-1990 | | OX | Greenland | OX3LX | GI3PDN | | 11-08-1996 | | OY | Faroe Is | OY9JD | GI8YDZ | 18:45:00 | 01-02-1990 | | OZ | Denmark | OZ4VV | GI8YDZ | 17:25:00 | 14-01-1990 | | P4 | Aruba | P43AS | GI8YDZ | 12:50:00 | 22-12-1988 | | PA | Netherlands | PA3DOL | GI8YDZ | 15:05:00 | 04-04-1988 | | PJ7 | St Maarten, Saba, St Eus | PJ7/W6JKV | GI0OTC | 14:41:00 | 15-11-1991 | | PJ9 | Neth Antilles | PJ9EE | GI8YDZ | 12:49:00 | 19-11-1989 | | PY | Brazil | PY2DM | GI8YDZ | 21:32:00 | 24-08-1989 | | PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | ZW0F(PY0) | GI4GPC | 11:28:00 | 22-11-1989 | | PZ | Surinam | PZ1AP | GI8YDZ | 11:38:00 | 11-11-1989 | | S0 | Western Sahara | SO7URE | GI4OWA | 17:37:00 | 13-06-1995 | | S5 | Slovenia | S54M (YU3ZM) | GI4OPH | 11:57:00 | 16-06-1991 | | S9 | Sao Tome & Principe | S92DX | GI0OTC | 11:20:00 | 27-11-2000 | | SM | Sweden | SM6PU | GI8YDZ | 00:21:00 | 13-03-1989 | | SP | Poland | 3Z4PAR | GI0OTC | 11:35:00 | 06-06-1992 | | ST | Sudan | ST2SA | GI6ATZ | 11:10:00 | 27-10-2000 | | SU | Egypt | SU1SK | GI0OTC | 13:25:00 | 02-11-2000 | | SV | Greece | SV0FE | GI3ZSC | 18:25:00 | 03-06-1988 | | SV5 | Dodecanese | SV5BYR | GI0OKW | 14:06:00 | 22-06-1999 | | SV8 | Crete | SV9ANK | GI0OTC | 12:15:00 | 03-06-1998 | | T2 | Tuvalu | T20JT | GI4GPC | 11:40:00 | 11-04-1989 | | T7 | San Marino | T77C | GI3ZSC | 20:32:00 | 12-06-1989 | | T9 | Bosnia-Hercegovina | T97V | GI6ATZ | 10:55:00 | 11-06-2000 | | TA | Turkey | TA5ZA | GI0OTC | 18:45:00 | 08-07-1992 | | TF | Iceland | TF1T | GI3ZSC | 02:00:00 | 25-06-1983 | | TG | Guatemala | TG9NX | GI6ATZ | 14:56:00 | 31-10-2001 | | TI | Costa Rica | TI2HL | GI8YDZ | 13:07:00 | 09-11-1989 | | TK | Corsica | TK5BF | GI8YDZ | 10:50:00 | 02-11-1988 | | TL | Central African Rep | TL8MB | GI8YDZ | 12:26:00 | 12-02-1991 | | TR | Gabon | TR8CA | GI8YDZ | 11:18:00 | 26-02-1989 | | TT | Chad | TT8JE | GI6ATZ | 10:16:00 | 21-07-2001 | | TU | Ivory Coast | TU2OJ | GI8YDZ | 10:38:00 | 26-12-1989 | | TZ | Mali | TZ6VV | GI6ATZ | 17:51:00 | 02-09-1999 | | UA | European Russia | UX1A | GI0OTC | 08:00:00 | 09-07-1992 | | UA2 | Kaliningrad | UZ2FWA | GI4OWA | 17:45:00 | 22-06-1992 | | UN | Kazakhstan | UL7GCC/P | GI8YDZ | 11:03:00 | 15-02-1992 | | UR | Ukraine | UR5ZEL | GI0OTC | 08:00:00 | 02-06-1998 | | V2 | Antigua, Barbuda | V29OA | GI8YDZ | 13:05:00 | 12-11-1989 | | V4 | St Kitts, Nevis | V47SIX | GI8YDZ | 11:35:00 | 19-11-1989 | | V5 | Namibia | ZS3E | GI8YDZ | 13:06:00 | 18-10-1988 | | VE | Canada | VE1YX | GI3RXV | 22:45:00 | 19-06-1983 | | VK | Australia | VK8ZLX | GI4OPH | 09:09:00 | 12-10-1989 | | VP2E | Anguilla | VP2E/W6JKV | GI0OTC | 17:53:00 | 04-07-1999 | | VP2M | Montserrat | VP2MJJ | GI0OTC | 14:13:00 | 10-11-2000 | | VP2V | British Virgin Is | VP2VI | GI4OWA | 12:49:00 | 30-11-1989 | | VP5 | Turks & Caicos Is | VP5D | GI8YDZ | 13:47:00 | 10-11-1989 | | VP9 | Bermuda | VP9IB | GI8YDZ | 14:30:00 | 19-11-1989 | | VS | Hong Kong | VS6WV | GI0OTC | 11:03:00 | 19-10-1991 | | VU | India | VU2ZAP | GI0OTC | 09:45:00 | 30-10-2001 | | XT | Burkina Faso | XT2OW | GI0OTC | 13:26:00 | 13-10-2000 | | XU | Cambodia | XU7ABW | GI0OTC | 09:07:00 | 02-11-2001 | | XW | Laos | XW0X | GI0OTC | 09:34:00 | 31-10-2001 | | YL | Latvia | YL/ES9C | GI4WVN | 09:59:00 | 18-07-1992 | | YO | Romania | YO2IS | GI4GPC | 10:16:00 | 19-07-1986 | | YU | Yugoslavia | YU3EY | GI3ZSC | 12:33:00 | 18-06-1991 | | YV | Venezuela | YV5/DL3ZM | GI8YDZ | 11:35:00 | 11-11-1989 | | Z2 | Zimbabwe | Z23JO | GI8YDZ | 11:45:00 | 14-03-1990 | | Z3 | Macedonia | Z32BU | GI4OWA | 18:58:00 | 15-06-1994 | | ZA | Albania | ZA/OK1JR | GI0OTC | 11:21:00 | 27-05-2000 | | ZB | Gibraltar | ZB2BL | GI3ZSC | 22:30:00 | 03-06-1983 | | ZC | Cyprus SBA | ZC4MK | GI4GPC | 09:43:00 | 29-10-1989 | | ZD7 | St Helena | ZD7VC | GI0OTC | 17:54:00 | 28-05-2000 | | ZD8 | Ascension Is | ZD8MB | GI4OPH | 22:26:00 | 11-04-1989 | | ZF | Cayman Is | ZF1RC | GI8YDZ | 13:17:00 | 11-11-1989 | | ZP | Paraguay | ZP6XDW | GI0OTC | 12:50:00 | 06-04-1991 | | ZS | Republic of South Africa | ZS6XJ | GI8YDZ | 11:36:00 | 22-02-1989 | | ZS9 | Walvis Bay | ZS9H | GI8YDZ | 18:07:00 | 23-08-1990 | | | |
| 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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