Deleted DXCC Countries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zone Notes Prefix Country Continent ITU CQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Blenheim Reef AF 41 39 3 Geyser Reef AF 53 39 4 Abu Ail Is. AS 39 21 1, 5 1M Minerva Reef OC 62 32 6 4W Yemen Arab Rep. AS 39 21 7 7J1 Okino Tori-shima AS 45 27 8 8Z4 Saudi Arabia/Iraq Neut. Zone AS 39 21 9 8Z5,9K3 Kuwait/Saudi Arabia Neut. Zone AS 39 21 10 9S4 Saar EU 28 14 11 9U5 Ruanda-Urundi AF 52 36 1,12 AC3 Sikkim AS 41 22 1,13 AC4 Tibet AS 41 23 14 C9 Manchuria AS 33 24 15 CN2 Tangier AF 37 33 16 CR8 Damao, Diu AS 41 22 16 CR8 Goa AS 41 22 17 CR8,CR10 Portuguese Timor OC 54 28 18 DA-DM Germany EU 28 14 19 DM,Y2-9 German Dem. Rep. EU 28 14 20 EA9 Ifni AF 37 33 21 FF French West Africa AF 46 35 22 FH,FB8 Comoros AF 53 39 23 FI8 French Indo-China AS 49 26 24 FN8 French India AS 41 22 25 FQ8 Fr. Equatorial Africa AF 47,52 36 26 HKØ Bajo Nuevo NA 11 08 26 HKØ, KP3, KS4 Serrana Bank & Roncador Cay NA 11 07 27 I1 Trieste EU 28 15 28 I5 Italian Somaliland AF 48 37 29 JZØ Netherlands N. Guinea OC 51 28 30 KR6,8,JR6,KA6 Okinawa (Ryukyu Is.) AS 45 25 31 KS4 Swan Is. NA 11 07 32 KZ5 Canal Zone NA 11 07 33 OK-OM Czechoslovakia EU 28 15 34 P2, VK9 Papua Territory OC 51 28 34 P2, VK9 Terr. New Guinea OC 51 28 35 PK1-3 Java OC 54 28 35 PK4 Sumatra OC 54 28 35 PK5 Netherlands Borneo OC 54 28 35 PK6 Celebe & Molucca Is. OC 54 28 36 UN1 Karelo-Finnish Rep. EU 19 16 37 VO Newfoundland, Labrador NA 09 02,05 38 VQ1, 5H1 Zanzibar AF 53 37 39 VQ6 British Somaliland AF 48 37 40 VQ9 Aldabra AF 53 39 40 VQ9 Desroches AF 53 39 40 VQ9 Farquhar AF 53 39 41 VS2, 9M2 Malaya AS 54 28 41 VS4 Sarawak OC 54 28 42 VS9A, P, S People's Dem. Rep. of Yemen AS 39 21 43 VS9H Kuria Muria I. AS 39 21 44 VS9K Kamaran Is. AS 39 21 41 ZC5 British North Borneo OC 54 28 45 ZC6, 4X1 Palestine AS 39 20 46 ZD4 Gold Coast, Togoland AF 46 35 47 ZSØ, 1 Penguin Is. AF 57 38 48 ZS9 Walvis Bay AF 57 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: 1 Unofficial prefix. 2 (Blenheim Reef) Only contacts made from May 4, 1967, to June 30, 1975, count for this counrty. Contacts made July 1, 1975, and after, count as Chagos (VQ9). 3 (Geyser Reef) Only contacts made from May 4, 1967, to February 28, 1978, count for this country. 4 (Abu Ail Is.) Only contacts made March 30, 1991, and before, count for this country. 5 (1M) Only contacts made from July 15, 1972, and before, count for this country. Contacts made July 16, 1972, and after, count as Tonga (A3). 6 (4W) Only contacts made May 21, 1990, and before, count for this country. 7 (7J1) Only contacts made May 30, 1976, to November 30, 1980, count for this country. Contacts made December 1, 1980, and after, count as Ogasawara (JD1). 8 (8Z4) Only contacts made December 25, 1981, and before, count for this country. 9 (8Z5, 9K3) Only contacts made December 14, 1969, and before, count for this country. 10 (9S4) Only contacts made March 31, 1957, and before, count for this country. 11 (9U5) Only contacts made from July 1, 1960, to June 30, 1962, count for this country. Contacts made July 1, 1962, and after, count as Burundi (9U) or Rwanda (9X). 12 (AC3) Only contacts made April 30, 1975, and before, count for this country. Contacts made May 1, 1975, and after, count as India (VU). 13 (AC4) Only contacts made May 30, 1974, and before, count for this country. Contacts made May 31, 1974 and after, count as China (BY). 14 (C9) Only contacts made September 16, 1963, and before, count for this country. Contacts made September 15, 1963, and after, count as China (BY). 15 (CN2) Only contacts made June 30, 1960, and before, count for this country. Contacts made July 1, 1960, and after, count as Morocco (CN). 16 (CR8) Only contacts made December 31, 1961, and before, count for this country. 17 (CR8, CR10) Only contacts made September 14, 1976, and before, count for this country. 18 (DA-DM) Only contacts made September 16, 1973, and before, count for this country. Contacts made September 17, 1973, and after, count as either FRG (DA-DL) or GDR(Y2-Y9). 19 (DM, Y2-Y9) Only contacts made from September 17, 1973 and October 2, 1990 count for this country. On October 3, 1990 the GDRbecame part of the FRG. 20 (EA9) Only contacts made May 13, 1969, and before, count for this country. 21 (FF) Only contacts made August 6, 1960, and before, count for this country. 22 (FH, FB8) Only contacts made July 5, 1975, and before, count for this country. Contacts made July 6, 1975, and after, count as Comoros (D6) or Mayotte (FH). 23 (FI8) Only contacts made December 20, 1950, and before, count for this country. 24 (FN8) Only contacts made October 31, 1954, and before count for this country. 25 (FQ8) Only contacts made August 16, 1960, and before, will count for this country. 26 (HK0 , KP3, KS4) Only contacts made September 16, 1981, and before, count for this country. Contacts made September 17, 1981, and after, count as San Andres (HK0). 27 (I1) Only contacts made March 31, 1957, and before, count for this country. Contacts made April 1, 1957, and after, count as Italy (I). 28 (I5) Only contacts made June 30, 1960, and before, count for this country. 29 (JZ0) Only contacts made April 30, 1963, and before, count for this country. 30 (KR6, 8, JR6, KA6) Only contacts made May 14, 1972, and before, count for this country. Contacts made May 15, 1972, and after, count as Japan (JA). 31 (KS4) Only contacts made August 31, 1972, and before, count for this country. Contacts made September 1, 1972, and after, count as Honduras (HR). 32 (KZ5) Only contacts made September 30, 1979, and before, count for this country. 33 (OK-OM) Only contacts made December 31, 1992, and before, count for this country. 34 (P2, VK9) Only contacts made September 15, 1975, and before, count for this country. Contacts made September 16, 1975, and after, count as Papua New Guinea (P2). 35 (PK1-6) Only contacts made April 30, 1963, and before, count for this country. Contacts made May 1, 1963, and after, count as Indonesia. 36 (UN1) Only contacts made June 30, 1960, and before, count for this country. Contacts made July 1, 1960, and after, count as European RSFSR(UA). 37 (VO) Only contacts made March 31, 1949, and before, count for this country. Contacts made April 1, 1949, and after, count as Canada (VE). 38 (VQ1, 5H1) Only contacts made May 31, 1974, and before, count for this country. Contacts made June 1, 1974, and after, count as Tanzania (5H). 39 (VQ6) Only contacts made June 30, 1960, and before, count for this country. 40 (VQ9) Only contacts made June 28, 1976, and before, count for this country. Contacts made June 29, 1976, and after, count as Seychelles (S7). 41 (VS2, VS4, ZC5, 9M2) Only contacts made September 15, 1963, and before, count for this country. Contacts made September 16, 1963, and after, count as West Malaysia (9M2) or East Malaysia (9M6, 8). 42 (VS9A, P,S) Only contacts made May 21, 1990, and before, count for this country. 43 (VS9H) Only contacts made November 29, 1967, and before, count for this country. 44 (VS9K) Only contacts made on March 10, 1982, and before, count for this country. 45 (ZC6, 4X1) Only contacts made June 30, 1968, and before, count for this country. Contacts made July 1, 1968, and after, count as Israel (4X). 46 (ZD4) Only contacts made March 5, 1957, and before, count for this country. 47 (ZS0, 1) Only contacts made February 28, 1994, and before, count for this country. 48 (ZS9) Only contacts made from September 1, 1977, to February 28, 1994, count for this country.