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 | GM4ISM | 08:53:00 | 15-07-2000 | | 3A | Monaco | 3A/OH2BC | MM0AMW | 16:04:00 | 02-07-2000 | | 3C | Equatorial Guinea | 3C51 | MM0AMW | 11:31:00 | 08-11-2000 | | 3X | Guinea | 3X1SG | GM1ZCD | 12:31:00 | 11-02-1990 | | 4J | Malyj Vysotskij Is | R1MVI(4J) | GM3WOJ | 18:27:00 | 10-06-1997 | | 4K | Azerbaijan | 4K6D | GW3WOJ | 06:41:00 | 20-06-1995 | | 4L | Georgia | 4L5O | GM4DGT | 14:18:00 | 21-06-1998 | | 4U | ITU Geneva | 4U1ITU | GM3WOJ | 18:25:00 | 24-06-1986 | | 4X | Israel | 4X1IF | GM6VXB | 11:40:00 | 31-01-1992 | | 5A | Libya | 5A1A | GM4PLM | 18:55:00 | 07-08-2001 | | 5B | Cyprus | 5B4/C4VHF | GM4DGT | 16:57:00 | 13-06-1987 | | 5H | Tanzania | 5H3US | GW3WOJ | 17:57:00 | 10-06-1999 | | 5R | Madagascar | 5R8FU | GM3WOJ | 17:21:00 | 20-08-2000 | | 5T | Mauritania | 5T5JC | GM3WOJ | 19:12:00 | 25-06-1994 | | 5V | Togo | 5V7JG | GM8MBP | 15:15:00 | 27-09-1991 | | 6W | Senegal | 6W/F6CBC | GM1ZCD | 09:17:00 | 11-11-1989 | | 7Q | Malawi | 7Q7RM | GM3WOJ | 17:27:00 | 21-08-1990 | | 7X | Algeria | 7X/FC1EAN | GM4IGS | 11:54:00 | 16-06-1989 | | 8P | Barbados | 8P6JW | GM1XOG | 12:18:00 | 19-11-1989 | | 9A | Croatia | YU2EZA (9A) | GM8MBP | 10:30:00 | 21-07-1991 | | 9H | Malta | 9H1CG | GM3TSL | 18:32:00 | 31-05-1987 | | 9J | Zambia | 9J2CR | GM6VXB | 08:24:00 | 07-06-1988 | | 9K | Kuwait | 9K2ZR | GM4ISM | 17:47:00 | 17-06-1994 | | 9L | Sierra Leone | 9L1SL | GM4DGT | 12:20:00 | 11-02-1990 | | 9M2 | Malaysia | 9M2TO | GM0EFT | 10:40:00 | 31-10-2001 | | 9Q | Dem Rep Congo | 9Q1D | MM0AMW | 20:07:00 | 23-05-2007 | | 9U | Burundi | 9U5D | GM1PKN | 12:00:00 | 22-02-2001 | | 9Y | Trinidad & Tobago | 9Y4VU | GM4DGT | 11:45:00 | 11-11-1989 | | A2 | Botswana | A22KZ | GM4GDT | 15:46:00 | 22-10-1987 | | A4 | Oman | A45XR | MM0AMW | 08:45:00 | 06-07-2005 | | A6 | United Arab Emirates | A61Q | MM5AJW | 09:30:00 | 06-07-2005 | | A7 | Qatar | A71MA | MM0AMW | 10:09:00 | 26-02-2002 | | BY | China | BG7OH | GM3WOJ | 12:10:00 | 12-11-2001 | | C3 | Andorra | C31HK | GM4BIT | 10:34:00 | 12-05-1993 | | C5 | Gambia | C56/OH2FQ | GM3WOJ | 11:21:00 | 26-11-1989 | | C6 | Bahamas | C6/KM1E | GM3WYL | 16:07:00 | 01-01-1990 | | CN | Morocco | CN8ST | GM3WOJ | 13:52:00 | 15-09-1990 | | CT | Portugal | CT4KQ | GM4DGT | 09:29:00 | 31-05-1987 | | CT3 | Madeira Is | CT3/W6JKV | GM8MBP | 11:55:00 | 21-11-1989 | | CU | Azores | CU1EZ | GM0GEI | 17:32:00 | 03-06-1990 | | CX | Uruguay | CX4HS | GM4IGS | 13:00:00 | 29-03-1989 | | CY0 | Sable Is. | CY0X | MM0AMW | 14:31:00 | 27-06-2008 | | D4 | Cape Verde | D44BC | GM0GEI | 11:23:00 | 10-12-1989 | | D6 | Comoros | D68BR | GM4WJA | 16:30:00 | 23-05-1992 | | DL | Germany | DJ2RE | GM4DGT | 18:04:00 | 10-04-1990 | | DU | Philippines | DU1/KG6UH | GM4DGT | 10:24:00 | 16-02-1991 | | E3 | Eritrea | E30TA | GM4WJA | 11:13:00 | 27-10-2000 | | EA | Spain | EH3IH | GM3WOJ | 16:48:00 | 12-07-1992 | | EA6 | Balearic Is | EH6VQ | GM3WOJ | 09:11:00 | 18-07-1992 | | EA8 | Canary Is | EH8ACW | GM1PKN | 19:00:00 | 15-06-1994 | | EA9 | Ceuta & Melilla | EH9IB | GM0BWU | 12:56:00 | 09-06-1993 | | EI | Ireland | EI8EF | GM3WOJ | 17:47:00 | 11-06-1987 | | EL | Liberia | EL2FO | GM4DGT | 14:51:00 | 06-11-1989 | | ER | Moldova | ER5OK | GM3WOJ | 18:11:00 | 25-06-1994 | | ES | Estonia | ES0SM | GM4ISM | 08:45:00 | 10-08-1991 | | EY | Tajikistan | EY8MM | GM4YHU | 10:35:00 | 04-11-2000 | | F | France | F1GXY | GM3WOJ | 10:24:00 | 07-05-1988 | | FG | Guadeloupe | FG5FR | GM4PLM | 18:32:00 | 07-09-2001 | | FH | Mayotte | FH/TU5AX | MM0AMW | 16:46:00 | 14-06-2000 | | FJ | St. Barthelemy | FJ5DX | MM0AMW | 17:46:00 | 08-05-2008 | | FP | St Pierre & Miquelon | FP/KA3B | GM8COX | 22:17:00 | 06-06-1988 | | FR | Reunion | FR1GZ | GM3WOJ | 16:42:00 | 27-05-2000 | | FS | St. Martin | FS/K9EL | MM0AMW | 22:30:00 | 12-06-2010 | | FY | French Guiana | FY5DG | GM4IPK | 11:56:00 | 14-11-1989 | | G | England | G4IJE | GM3WOJ | 06:00:00 | 26-02-1983 | | GD | Isle of Man | GB4GD | GM4DGT | 19:12:00 | 10-08-1987 | | GI | Northern Ireland | GI3ZSC | GM3WCS | 07:00:00 | 14-04-1983 | | GJ | Jersey | GJ3YHU | GM4DIJ | 07:06:00 | 05-05-1983 | | GM | Scotland | GM4IHJ | GM4DIJ | 00:25:00 | 07-02-1983 | | GU | Guernsey | GU4IUW | GM4ISM | 17:25:00 | 18-06-1987 | | GW | Wales | GW3LDH | GM3WOJ | 07:10:00 | 30-03-1983 | | HA | Hungary | HA3UU | MM5AJW | 06:50:00 | 01-08-2005 | | HB0 | Liechtenstein | HB0/HB9QQ | GM4ISM | 23:30:00 | 11-08-1990 | | HB9 | Switzerland | HB9AOF | GM0GEI | 10:15:00 | 20-05-1990 | | HC | Ecuador | HC2FG | GM3WOJ | 12:54:00 | 21-12-1988 | | HC8 | Galapagos Is | HC8N | MM0AMW | 13:36:00 | 23-11-2000 | | HH | Haiti | HH7PV | GM4DGT | 12:48:00 | 11-11-1989 | | HI | Dominican Rep | HI8W | GM1ZCD | 13:02:00 | 12-11-1989 | | HK | Colombia | HK3AVR | GM4ISM | 12:27:00 | 15-11-1989 | | HP | Panama | HP2CWB | MM0AMW | 13:45:00 | 31-10-2001 | | HR | Honduras | HR3/JA6WFM | MM0AMW | 13:50:00 | 24-12-2001 | | HV | Vatican | HV3SJ | GM1ZCD | 08:27:00 | 16-06-1991 | | I | Italy | I4UJB | GM3WOJ | 19:06:00 | 23-04-1990 | | IS0 | Sardinia | IM0/IK2GSO | GM8BZX | 11:54:00 | 01-06-1990 | | J5 | Guinea-Bissau | J52US | GM1KHU | 12:26:00 | 20-02-1989 | | J7 | Dominica | J79KV | GM0EFT | 20:45:00 | 25-06-2004 | | J8 | St Vincent | J8/W6JKV | MM0AMW | 21:29:00 | 03-07-2007 | | JA | Japan | JR2HOG | GM3WOJ | 09:05:00 | 17-10-1991 | | JX | Jan Mayen | JX3EX | GM1MBZ | | 15-06-1993 | | JY | Jordan | JY7SIX | GM4WJA | 09:32:00 | 09-06-1994 | | K | USA | KITOL | GM4TXX | 13:25:00 | 07-06-1987 | | KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | KG4SM | GM4WJA | 13:17:00 | 11-11-1989 | | KH2 | Guam | KG6DX | GM3WOJ | 11:41:00 | 03-03-1991 | | KP2 | Virgin Is | KP2A | GM3WOJ | 11:43:00 | 19-11-1989 | | KP4 | Puerto Rico | KP4EOR | GM0EWX | 12:34:00 | 22-12-1988 | | LA | Norway | LA8AK | GM3WOJ | 23:30:00 | 13-02-1985 | | LU | Argentina | LW1EKH | GM4IGS | 12:23:00 | 29-03-1989 | | LX | Luxembourg | LX1SI | GM3WOJ | 07:58:00 | 21-03-1990 | | LY | Lithuania | LY2WR | GM4ISM | 12:22:00 | 01-01-1992 | | LZ | Bulgaria | LZ2FT | GM3WOJ | 18:19:00 | 19-06-1995 | | OA | Peru | OA8ABT | GM1KHU | 13:16:00 | 01-11-1989 | | OD | Lebanon | OD5SK | GM3WYL | 10:43:00 | 01-02-1992 | | OE | Austria | OE6DGG | GM0GEI | 12:26:00 | 13-05-1990 | | OH | Finland | OH2HK | GM8BZX | 13:18:00 | 21-06-1988 | | OH0 | Aaland Is | OH0BT | GM4DGT | 17:56:00 | 02-06-1990 | | OJ0 | Market Reef | OJ0/DJ5IO | GM4ISM | 18:35:00 | 31-05-1997 | | OK | Czech Republic (Post 1993) | OK2ZW | GM0BWW | 14:19:00 | 15-05-1993 | | OM | Slovakia | OM3PC | GM3WOJ | 15:29:00 | 17-05-1994 | | ON | Belgium | ON4PS | GM3WOJ | 10:44:00 | 24-03-1990 | | OX | Greenland | OX3LX | GM1PKN | 18:48:00 | 10-08-1996 | | OY | Faroe Is | OY9JD | GM3WOJ | 17:59:00 | 20-01-1990 | | OZ | Denmark | OZ4VV | GM3WOJ | 11:22:00 | 07-01-1990 | | P4 | Aruba | P43AS | GM0EWX | 12:29:00 | 22-12-1988 | | PA | Netherlands | PA0RDY | GM3WOJ | 16:11:00 | 11-09-1988 | | PJ2 | Neth Antilles | PJ0M | GM3POI/A | 21:44:00 | 09-07-1988 | | PY | Brazil | PY2DM | GM0EWX | 21:25:00 | 24-08-1989 | | PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | ZW0F(PY0) | GM3XOQ | 11:26:00 | 22-11-1989 | | PZ | Surinam | PZ1AP | GM0EFT | 11:28:00 | 19-11-1989 | | S0 | Western Sahara | 4U/KC0PA (S0) | GM3WOJ | 11:00:00 | 03-06-1995 | | S5 | Slovenia | S57A (YU3AN) | GM6BIG | 11:05:00 | 16-06-1991 | | S9 | Sao Tome & Principe | S92DX | MM0AMW | 11:36:00 | 27-11-2000 | | SM | Sweden | SM7BHK | GM3WOJ | 13:51:00 | 19-03-1989 | | SP | Poland | 3Z4PAR (SP) | GM4WJA | 15:42:00 | 06-06-1992 | | ST | Sudan | ST2A | MM0AMW | 18:46:00 | 15-05-2007 | | SU | Egypt | SU1SK | GM3WOJ | 09:14:00 | 23-12-2000 | | SV | Greece | SZ2DH | GM3WYL | 17:43:00 | 27-05-1988 | | SV5 | Dodecanese | SV5TS | GM3WOJ | 17:52:00 | 15-06-1993 | | SV8 | Crete | SV9ANK | GM3WOJ | 08:38:00 | 17-07-1994 | | T7 | San Marino | T77C | GM0GEI | 12:44:00 | 16-06-1989 | | T9 | Bosnia-Hercegovina | T97V(4N4) | GM3WOJ | 17:48:00 | 17-06-1997 | | TA | Turkey | TA5ZA | GM4ISM | 19:20:00 | 06-06-1992 | | TF | Iceland | TF3EJ | GM3WOJ | 17:41:00 | 05-06-1990 | | TI | Costa Rica | TI2HL | GM0EFT | 14:00:00 | 14-11-1989 | | TK | Corsica | TK/HB9CXZ | GM4IGS | 17:45:00 | 06-07-1989 | | TL | Central African Rep | TL8MB | GM3WOJ | 12:50:00 | 12-02-1991 | | TR | Gabon | TR8CA | GM3WOJ | 11:15:00 | 26-02-1989 | | TT | Chad | TT8JE | MM5AJW | 17:45:00 | 02-08-2001 | | TU | Ivory Coast | TU2OJ | GM3WOJ | 11:17:00 | 10-12-1989 | | TZ | Mali | TZ6VV | GM4DGT | 17:31:00 | 06-10-1999 | | UA | European Russia | UX1A | GM3WOJ | 09:03:00 | 08-07-1992 | | UA2 | Kaliningrad | UZ2FWA(UA2) | GM0FKP | 20:00:00 | 22-06-1992 | | UN | Kazakhstan | UL7GCC | GM4ISM | 11:27:00 | 14-02-1992 | | UR | Ukraine | UXOFF | GM3WOJ | 19:19:00 | 20-06-1995 | | V2 | Antigua, Barbuda | V290A | GM0GEI | 13:45:00 | 01-12-1989 | | V4 | St Kitts, Nevis | V47SIX | GM3WOJ | 12:06:00 | 19-11-1989 | | V5 | Namibia | V5/ZS3AT | GM3WOJ | 17:27:00 | 20-09-1988 | | VE | Canada | VE1YX | GM4NFC | 20:15:00 | 18-06-1987 | | VK | Australia | VK6HK | GM4DGT | 10:01:00 | 28-02-1990 | | VP2E | Anguilla | VP2E/W6JKV | MM0AMW | 16:08:00 | 04-07-1999 | | VP2M | Montserrat | VP2MJJ | MM0AMW | 14:15:00 | 10-11-2000 | | VP2V | British Virgin Is | VP2VI | GM3WOJ | 13:11:00 | 19-11-1989 | | VP5 | Turks & Caicos Is | VP5D | GM4WJA | 13:20:00 | 11-11-1989 | | VS | Hong Kong | VR2LC | MM0AMW | 11:17:00 | 12-11-2001 | | VU | India | VU2ZAP | GM0EFT | 12:21:00 | 30-10-2001 | | XE | Mexico | XE2MX | MM0AMW | 16:58:00 | 04-11-2001 | | XT | Burkina Faso | XT2OW | MM0AMW | 13:15:00 | 13-10-2000 | | YA | Afghanistan | YA4F | MM0AMW | 16:01:00 | 02-07-2008 | | YL | Latvia | YL/ES9C | GM4WJA | 09:42:00 | 18-07-1992 | | YN | Nicaragua | YN3CC | GM4ISM | 14:24:00 | 19-11-1989 | | YO | Romania | YO2IS | GM3WOJ | 20:00:00 | 01-08-1990 | | YS | El Salvador | YS1RR | MM0AMW | 13:35:00 | 16-11-2001 | | YU | Yugoslavia | YU3AN | GM6BIG | 11:05:00 | 16-06-1991 | | YV | Venezuela | YV5/DL3ZM | GM0GEI | 12:35:00 | 19-11-1989 | | Z2 | Zimbabwe | Z23JO | GM4DMA | | 21-07-1989 | | Z3 | Macedonia | Z32ZM | GM3WOJ | 20:12:00 | 30-05-2000 | | ZA | Albania | ZA/OK1JR | GM4ISM | 18:31:00 | 17-05-2000 | | ZB | Gibraltar | ZB2IQ | GM4DGT | 14:44:00 | 03-06-1988 | | ZC | Cyprus SBA | ZC4MK | GM4WJA | 10:14:00 | 29-10-1989 | | ZD7 | St Helena | ZD7VC | GM3WOJ | 18:51:00 | 30-05-2000 | | ZD8 | Ascension Is | ZD8MB | GM3WOJ | 10:40:00 | 19-11-1989 | | ZF | Cayman Is | ZF1RC | GM4DGT | 13:30:00 | 11-11-1989 | | ZP | Paraguay | ZP6XDW | GM0GEI | 13:20:00 | 06-04-1991 | | ZS | Republic of South Africa | ZS6WB | GM3WOJ | 11:51:00 | 18-10-1988 | | ZS9 | Walvis Bay | ZS1IS(ZS9) | GM4DGT | 17:28:00 | 19-08-1989 | | | |
| 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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