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 | 1A0KM | GJ4ICD | 14:24:00 | 20-07-1990 | | 3A | Monaco | 3A2MD | GJ8BCG/P | 14:10:00 | 19-05-2005 | | 3C | Equatorial Guinea | 3C5I | GJ4ICD | 16:44:00 | 07-06-1998 | | 3D | Swaziland | 3DA0BK | GJ4ICD | 15:50:00 | 20-09-1990 | | 3V | Tunisia | 3V8BB | GJ4ICD | 11:03:00 | 25-10-1995 | | 3X | Guinea | 3X1SG | GJ4ICD | 17:17:00 | 08-10-1990 | | 4J | Malyj Vysotskij Is | 4J1FS | GJ4ICD | 17:16:00 | 24-05-1991 | | 4K | Azerbaijan | 4K6D | GJ4ICD | 07:17:00 | 20-06-1995 | | 4L | Georgia | 4L6PA | GJ4ICD | 12:04:00 | 21-06-1996 | | 4U | ITU Geneva | 4U1ITU | GJ4ICD | 00:28:00 | 08-06-1990 | | 4X | Israel | 4X1IF | GJ4ICD | 09:51:00 | 02-06-1991 | | 5A | Libya | 5A28 | GJ4ICD | 09:45:00 | 07-09-1997 | | 5B | Cyprus | 5B4/ZC4VHF | GJ0FTZ | 18:15:00 | 08-06-1987 | | 5H | Tanzania | 5H1HK | GJ4ICD | 18:00:00 | 16-05-1989 | | 5N | Nigeria | 5N0/G3GJQ | GJ4ICD | 13:51:00 | 23-10-1988 | | 5T | Mauritania | 5T5JC | GJ4ICD | 17:37:00 | 10-10-1993 | | 5V | Togo | 5V7JG | GJ4ICD | 14:14:00 | 28-09-1991 | | 5X | Uganda | 5X1T | GJ4ICD | 13:12:00 | 21-10-2000 | | 6W | Senegal | 6W1/F6CBC | GJ4ICD | 10:19:00 | 12-11-1989 | | 7P | Lesotho | 7P8SR | GJ4ICD | 15:06:00 | 12-04-1992 | | 7Q | Malawi | 7Q7RM | GJ4ICD | 17:57:00 | 24-07-1990 | | 7X | Algeria | 7X/FC1EAN | GJ4ICD | 16:19:00 | 15-06-1989 | | 8P | Barbados | 8P6JW | GJ4ICD | 15:35:00 | 18-10-1989 | | 8Q | Maldives | 8Q7TT | GJ4ICD | 09:11:00 | 11-03-1989 | | 8R | Guyana | 8R1/G4SMC | GJ4ICD | 18:42:00 | 07-05-1992 | | 9A | Croatia | YT2AQ (9A) | GJ4ICD | 13:39:00 | 12-01-1992 | | 9G | Ghana | 9G1BJ | GJ4ICD | 18:03:00 | 05-06-1998 | | 9H | Malta | 9HICG | GJ0FTZ | 16:20:00 | 31-05-1987 | | 9J | Zambia | 9J2HN | GJ4ICD | 17:05:00 | 21-06-1991 | | 9K | Kuwait | 9K2ZR | GJ4ICD | 13:19:00 | 20-06-1992 | | 9L | Sierra Leone | 9L1SL | GJ4ICD | 16:33:00 | 04-02-1990 | | 9M2 | Malaysia | 9M2TO | GJ4ICD | 09:33:00 | 25-10-2000 | | 9Y | Trinidad & Tobago | 9Y4VU | GJ4ICD | 12:51:00 | 14-02-1989 | | A2 | Botswana | A22KZ | GJ4ICD | 16:43:00 | 08-10-1989 | | A4 | Oman | A45XR | GJ8BCG/P | 15:39:00 | 15-05-2005 | | C3 | Andorra | C31HK | GJ4ICD | 09:00:00 | 19-05-1993 | | C5 | Gambia | C56/OH2FQ | GJ4ICD | 09:44:00 | 26-11-1989 | | C6 | Bahamas | C6A/KM1E | GJ4ICD | 14:30:00 | 04-01-1992 | | CN | Morocco | CN2CW | GJ4ICD | 11:37:00 | 28-10-1990 | | CT | Portugal | CT4KQ | GJ3YHU | | 14-06-1986 | | CT3 | Madeira Is | CT3BX | GJ4ICD | 19:12:00 | 04-07-1987 | | CU | Azores | CU1EZ | GJ4ICD | 14:56:00 | 16-06-1990 | | CX | Uruguay | CX4HS | GJ1EXC | 18:53:00 | 03-06-1989 | | CY0 | Sable Is | CY0AA | GJ4ICD | 17:34:00 | 01-07-1996 | | D4 | Cape Verde | D44BC | GJ4ICD | 11:25:00 | 10-12-1989 | | DL | Germany | DL3RBH | GJ0JSY | 15:33:00 | 14-05-1990 | | DU | Philippines | DU3/KJ6UH | GJ4ICD | 10:02:00 | 06-02-1991 | | E3 | Eritrea | E30GA | GJ4ICD | 13:40:00 | 15-11-1998 | | EA | Spain | EH5CJ | GJ4ICD | 16:02:00 | 10-07-1992 | | EA6 | Balearic Is | EH6VQ | GJ4ICD | 09:19:00 | 18-07-1992 | | EA8 | Canary Is | EA8/G3JVL | GJ4ICD | 18:15:00 | 08-07-1989 | | EA9 | Ceuta & Melilla | EH9IB | GJ4ICD | 14:42:00 | 18-07-1992 | | EI | Ireland | EI0RTS | GJ3YHU | 03:00:00 | 05-07-1984 | | EK | Armenia | EK6AD | GJ4ICD | 11:52:00 | 09-06-1998 | | EL | Liberia | EL2FO | GJ4ICD | 15:16:00 | 08-11-1989 | | ER | Moldova | ER5OK | GJ4ICD | 17:16:00 | 17-06-1994 | | ES | Estonia | ES0SM | GJ4ICD | 12:16:00 | 11-08-1991 | | EV | Belarus | EV9A | GJ4ICD | 17:32:00 | 27-05-1993 | | EY | Tajikistan | EY8MM | GJ4ICD | 10:01:00 | 22-10-2000 | | F | France | F6CSX | GJ4ICD | 17:12:00 | 27-06-1988 | | FM | Martinique | FM5WD | GJ4ICD | 12:47:00 | 05-04-1991 | | FP | St Pierre & Miquelon | FP/KA3B | GJ4ICD | 23:36:00 | 06-06-1988 | | FR | Reunion | FR5EL | GJ4ICD | 15:53:00 | 19-05-1990 | | FR/G | Glorioso Is | FR/G/DJ3OS | GJ4ICD | 17:05:00 | 18-05-1992 | | FY | French Guiana | FY5AU | GJ4ICD | 12:25:00 | 19-01-1989 | | GD | Isle of Man | GB4GD | GJ4ICD | 18:41:00 | 13-08-1987 | | GI | Northern Ireland | GI3RXV | GJ3YHU | | 13-08-1984 | | GJ | Jersey | GJ3RAX | GJ3YHU | 00:55:00 | 06-02-1983 | | GM | Scotland | GM4DIJ | GJ3YHU | 07:06:00 | 05-05-1983 | | GU | Guernsey | GU2HML | GJ3RAX | | 11-06-1983 | | GW | Wales | GW4HXO | GJ3YHU | | 20-03-1983 | | HB0 | Liechtenstein | HB0/HB9QQ | GJ4ICD | 00:46:00 | 02-06-1990 | | HB9 | Switzerland | HB9CRQ | GJ4ICD | 23:20:00 | 08-02-1990 | | HC | Ecuador | HC2FG | GJ4ICD | 12:22:00 | 22-12-1988 | | HC8 | Galapagos Is | HC8K | GJ4ICD | 14:00:00 | 27-10-1989 | | HH | Haiti | HH7PV | GJ4ICD | 13:26:00 | 19-01-1989 | | HI | Dominican Rep | HI8W | GJ6TMM | 12:51:00 | 18-11-1989 | | HK | Colombia | HK3AVR | GJ4ICD | 12:25:00 | 15-11-1989 | | HR | Honduras | HR2/JA6WFM | GJ4ICD | 13:36:00 | 09-11-1989 | | HV | Vatican | HV3SJ | GJ4ICD | 17:39:00 | 11-07-1990 | | I | Italy | IK0JLO | GJ4ICD | 09:53:00 | 11-04-1990 | | IS0 | Sardinia | IM0/IK2GSO | GJ4ICD | 13:44:00 | 01-06-1990 | | J2 | Djibouti | J28NH | GJ4ICD | 13:10:00 | 21-10-2000 | | J5 | Guinea-Bissau | J52US | GJ4ICD | 16:16:00 | 13-12-1988 | | J6 | St Lucia | J6/W6JKV | GJ4ICD | 11:10:00 | 25-06-1997 | | JA | Japan | JH4IUO | GJ4ICD | 09:14:00 | 26-02-1989 | | JX | Jan Mayen | JX7DFA | GJ4ICD | 12:04:00 | 11-08-1996 | | JY | Jordan | JY7SIX | GJ8ORH | 12:17:00 | 30-05-1994 | | K | USA | WA1OUB | GJ3YHU | | 01-07-1983 | | KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | KG4SM | GJ4ICD | 12:53:00 | 12-11-1989 | | KH2 | Guam | KG6DX | GJ4ICD | 07:42:00 | 15-10-1989 | | KP2 | Virgin Is | KP2A | GJ4ICD | 12:15:00 | 22-12-1988 | | KP4 | Puerto Rico | KP4EIT | GJ4ICD | 11:50:00 | 07-06-1988 | | LA | Norway | LA6QBA | GJ3YHU | | 13-06-1985 | | LU | Argentina | LU9AEA | GJ4ICD | 12:04:00 | 29-03-1989 | | LX | Luxembourg | LX1JX | GJ4ICD | 15:10:00 | 03-03-1990 | | LY | Lithuania | LY2WR | GJ4ICD | 13:36:00 | 07-06-1992 | | LZ | Bulgaria | LZ1KDP | GJ4ICD | 17:16:00 | 22-06-1992 | | OA | Peru | OA8ABT | GJ4ICD | 13:16:00 | 04-11-1989 | | OD | Lebanon | OD5SK | GJ4ICD | 16:22:00 | 03-06-1992 | | OE | Austria | OE6AHD | GJ4ICD | 18:18:00 | 03-02-1990 | | OH | Finland | OH1ZAA | GJYHU | 14:17:00 | 24-06-1988 | | OH0 | Aaland Is | OH0BT | GJ4TAF | 07:32:00 | 08-06-1990 | | OJ0 | Market Reef | OH0M/OH2BOZ | GJ4ICD | 17:42:00 | 11-06-1989 | | OK | Czech Republic (Post 1993) | OK2ZW | GJ4ICD | 09:59:00 | 03-01-1993 | | OK | Czechoslovakia (Pre 1993) | OK1DIG | GJ4ICD | 14:44:00 | 04-01-1992 | | OM | Slovakia | OM3PC | GJ4ICD | 17:07:00 | 12-05-1993 | | ON | Belgium | ON4PS | GJ4ICD | 14:21:00 | 22-02-1990 | | OX | Greenland | OX3LX | GJ4ICD | 20:09:00 | 07-07-1995 | | OY | Faroe Is | OY9JD | GJ0JSY | 16:45:00 | 16-01-1990 | | OZ | Denmark | OZ4VV | GJ4ICD | 14:22:00 | 15-01-1990 | | P4 | Aruba | P43AS | GJ4ICD | 12:16:00 | 22-12-1988 | | PA | Netherlands | PA0OOS | GJ4ICD | 17:19:00 | 03-06-1988 | | PJ7 | St Maarten, Saba, St Eus | PJ7/W6JKV | GJ4ICD | 13:44:00 | 03-11-1991 | | PJ9 | Neth Antilles | PJ9EE | GJ4ICD | 10:57:00 | 19-11-1989 | | PY | Brazil | PT7NK | GJ4ICD | 10:57:00 | 01-02-1991 | | PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | ZW0F | GJ4ICD | 11:12:00 | 22-11-1989 | | PZ | Surinam | PZ1AP | GJ4ICD | 13:40:00 | 18-11-1989 | | S0 | Western Sahara | 4U/KC0PA (S0) | GJ4ICD | 10:46:00 | 18-06-1995 | | S5 | Slovenia | S51EU (YU3EU) | GJ4ICD | 08:41:00 | 16-06-1991 | | SM | Sweden | SM6PU | GJ4ICD | 09:41:00 | 21-05-1989 | | SP | Poland | 3Z4PAR | GJ4ICD | 14:39:00 | 05-06-1992 | | ST | Sudan | ST2SA | GJ4ICD | 11:02:00 | 27-10-2000 | | SU | Egypt | SU1ER | GJ4ICD | 16:44:00 | 22-05-1997 | | SV | Greece | SV0FE | GJ4ICD | 17:00:00 | 04-06-1988 | | SV5 | Dodecanese | SV5/SVIDH | GJ4ICD | 15:42:00 | 13-06-1993 | | SV8 | Crete | SV9ANJ | GJ4ICD | 08:36:00 | 15-08-1993 | | T7 | San Marino | T77C | GJ4ICD | 12:12:00 | 11-02-1989 | | T9 | Bosnia-Hercegovina | T95VO | GJ4ICD | 09:25:00 | 08-06-1993 | | TA | Turkey | TA5ZA | GJ4ICD | 19:46:00 | 29-05-1992 | | TF | Iceland | TF1T | GJ3YHU | | 01-07-1983 | | TI | Costa Rica | TI2HL | GJ4ICD | 14:34:00 | 23-01-1989 | | TK | Corsica | TK/PA0ERA | GJ4ICD | 16:12:00 | 02-08-1989 | | TL | Central African Rep | TL8MB | GJ4ICD | 10:52:00 | 10-02-1991 | | TR | Gabon | TR8CA | GJ4ICD | 13:11:00 | 21-02-1989 | | TT | Chad | TT8AQ | GJ4ICD | 11:12:00 | 11-08-1991 | | TU | Ivory Coast | TU2MA | GJ4ICD | 12:34:00 | 16-02-1989 | | TZ | Mali | TZ6VV | GJ4ICD | 16:42:00 | 07-10-1998 | | UA | European Russia | UX1A | GJ4ICD | 10:13:00 | 05-07-1992 | | UA2 | Kaliningrad | UZ2FWA (UA2) | GJ4ICD | 17:29:00 | 19-06-1992 | | UN | Kazakhstan | UL7GCC/P (UN) | GJ4ICD | 10:44:00 | 29-01-1992 | | UR | Ukraine | UB5UW | GJ4ICD | 09:19:00 | 13-06-1993 | | V2 | Antigua, Barbuda | V2A/W6JKV | GJ3YHU | | 14-06-1987 | | V3 | Belize | V31PC | GJ4ICD | 12:51:00 | 16-11-1989 | | V4 | St Kitts, Nevis | V47SIX | GJ4ICD | 11:27:00 | 19-11-1989 | | V5 | Namibia | V5/ZS3AT | GJ6TMM | 17:32:00 | 09-09-1988 | | VE | Canada | VE1YX | GJ3RAX | 22:40:00 | 19-06-1983 | | VK | Australia | VK4DDG | GJ4ICD | 08:46:00 | 12-08-1989 | | VP5 | Turks & Caicos Is | VP5D | GJ4ICD | 12:12:00 | 22-02-1989 | | VP9 | Bermuda | VP9/WB4NFS | GJ4ICD | 20:26:00 | 25-06-1994 | | VQ9 | Chagos | VQ9ZX | GJ4ICD | 11:20:00 | 23-10-2000 | | VS | Hong Kong | VS6WV | GJ4ICD | 10:51:00 | 15-11-1989 | | XU | Cambodia | XU7AAP | GJ4ICD | 09:08:00 | 27-10-2000 | | XX9 | Macao | XX9JN | GJ4ICD | 10:23:00 | 19-10-1991 | | YB | Indonesia | YC2BSA | GJ4ICD | 10:21:00 | 20-10-1991 | | YL | Latvia | YL/ES9C | GJ4ICD | 11:10:00 | 18-07-1992 | | YN | Nicaragua | YN3CC | GJ4ICD | 14:29:00 | 23-11-1989 | | YO | Romania | YO2IS | GJ4ICD | 12:12:00 | 28-07-1990 | | YU | Yugoslavia | YU3EU | GJ4ICD | 08:41:00 | 16-06-1991 | | YV | Venezuela | YV5/DL3ZM | GJ4ICD | 11:54:00 | 19-11-1989 | | Z2 | Zimbabwe | Z23JE | GJ4ICD | 16:46:00 | 23-07-1989 | | Z3 | Macedonia | Z32BU | GJ4ICD | 13:13:00 | 17-05-1994 | | ZA | Albania | ZA1ZLZ | GJ4ICD | 10:17:00 | 31-10-1991 | | ZB | Gibraltar | ZB2BL | GJ3YHU | | 03-06-1983 | | ZC | Cyprus SBA | ZC4MK | GJ4ICD | 09:36:00 | 29-10-1989 | | ZD8 | Ascension Is | ZD8MB | GJ4ICD | 16:59:00 | 22-01-1989 | | ZF | Cayman Is | ZF1RC | GJ4ICD | 13:15:00 | 12-11-1989 | | ZP | Paraguay | ZP6XDW | GJ4YBM | 13:14:00 | 10-03-1991 | | ZS | Republic of South Africa | ZS6XJ | GJ4ICD | 17:17:00 | 28-08-1988 | | ZS9 | Walvis Bay | ZS1IS (ZS9) | GJ4ICD | 15:14:00 | 18-03-1989 | | | |
| 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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