Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ


TAAF, aka Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, is an overseas territory of France, created 1955-08-06. Until 2007, TAAF was comprised of Adelie Land (Antarctica), Crozet I, Kerguelen, Amsterdam I &  Saint-Paul I. France also administered these islands prior to 1955-08-06. In 2007, Europa I, Glorioso Is, Juan de Nova I, Tromelin I and Bassas da India also became part of TAAF. This article is restricted to Adelie Land, Crozet I, Kerguelen, Amsterdam I &  Saint-Paul I.


DXCC History

Antarctica has been a DXCC entity since 1945-11-15.

Crozet was added to the DXCC list in 1964 (QST April, 1964), but QSOs count from 1945-11-15.

Kerguelen has been a DXCC entity since 1945-11-15.

Amsterdam & St Paul Islands were originally grouped with Kerguelen (QST November, 1950). In 1951, ARRL announced that Amsterdam & St. Paul Is would, in fact, be counted as a separate DXCC entity (QST April, 1951). QSOs count from 1945-11-15.


Prefix history

Entity Prefix Start date End date Source Notes
Crozet FB8W 1945-11-15 1984-12-31 DXNS #1111, 1984-04-03
Kerguelen FB8X 1945-11-15 1984-12-31
 DXNS #1111, 1984-04-03
Adelie Land FB8Y 1945-11-15
 1984-12-31
 DXNS #1111, 1984-04-03
Amsterdam & St Paul FB8Z 1945-11-15
 1984-12-18
 DXNS #1111, 1984-04-03
Crozet FT[1-5,7-8]W
 1985-01-01 Current French callsign changes - January, 1985
 Although FT0W is not listed as a possible prefix in the source article, FT0WA was QRV in March & October, 1987.

Kerguelen

 FT[1-5,7-8]X
 1985-01-01 Current French callsign changes - January, 1985
 There were two operations in December, 1984 (FT8XA & FT8XB) which are mapped via callsign exceptions.
Although FT0X is not listed as a possible prefix in the source article, FT0XD was QRV in October, 1987.
Adelie Land
(Antarctica)		 FT[1-5,7-8]Y
 1985-01-01 Current  French callsign changes - January, 1985  
Amsterdam & St Paul FT[1-5,7-8]Z  1985-01-01  Current  French callsign changes - January, 1985
 Although FT0Z is not listed as a possible prefix in the source article, FT0ZA was QRV in October, 1987 and FT0ZB was QRV in March and May, 1988.


Related articles

FB8X FT#X Kerguelen Island

TAAF - Les îles Eparses


Acknowledgements

Wikipedia

RSGB DX News Sheet

QST

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