Revillagigedo QSOs count for DXCC on or after 1945-11-15.
QST, dated August 1956, reports:
"Announcement is hereby made of the following addition to the ARRL Countries List. The addition will be RevillaGigedo. This group of islands is located approximately 420 miles west of Colima, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean and includes the islands of San Bernedicto, Socorro and Roca Partida.
DXCC credit will be given for Revilla Gigedo starting October 1, 1956, for confirmations dated on or after November 15, 1945." <snip>
Revillagigedo location map, credit Holger Behr - Wikipedia
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The entity of Revillagigedo .comprises the islands of Roca Partida, San Benedicto, Socorro (aka San Tomas, Benito Juarez).and Clarion (aka Santa Rosa).
The IOTA reference for the Revillagigedo group is NA-030, and the remote Clarion Island is NA-115.
Whitelisting
Revillagigedo is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Revillagigedo, and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to Revillagigedo. These callsigns have been taken from QSL cards and other sources.
Callsigns that are not listed below, or QSOs outside the exception date range, will be not be mapped to Revillagigedo, but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid Revillagigedo callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.
| Call | Island | Date/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
| XE4A | Socorro | 1956 - June |
| XE4B | Socorro | 1959 - July |
| XE1CV/XF4, XE1YJ/XF4 | Socorro | 1961 - November |
| XE5L | Socorro | 1965 - December |
| XE1PJL/XF4 | Socorro & San Benedicto | 1967 - August |
| XE1PJL/4A4 | Socorro | 1968 - October. |
| XE1PJL/XF4 | Socorro | 1968 - December |
| XF4EB, XF4J, XF4KS | Socorro | 1969 - December |
| 6D4EB, 6D4FFC, 6D4IX, 6D4J | Socorro | 1972 - March |
| XF4FFC, XF4IX, XF4J | Socorro | 1973 - March XF4FFC QSL image required |
| XF4YK | Socorro | 1973 - September/October |
| XF4JJ | Socorro | 1977 - October |
| XF4MDX | Socorro | 1979 - June |
| XF4EH, XF4IX, XF4J | Socorro | 1979 - July |
| 4A4MDX, 4B4MDX | Socorro | 1980 - July |
| XE1JJU/XF4 | San Benedicto | 1982 - February |
| XF4MDX, 6J5LM | Socorro | 1982 - February |
| XF4MDX | QTH required | 1985 - April |
| XF4DX | Socorro | 1987 - February |
| XF4CIS | Socorro | 1987 - December |
| XE2HUM/XF4 | Clarion | 1988 - March/April |
| XF4C | Socorro | 1988 - December |
| XF4L | Socorro | 1989 - April |
| XF4F | Socorro? | 1989 - 1993 (resident military commander) QSL image required |
| XF4T | Socorro | 1989 - November/December |
| XF4/AA7AF | QTH required | 1990 - February QSL image required |
| XF0C | Clarion | 1991 - February/March |
| XF0C | Clarion | 1992 - February/March |
| XF4JC | Socorro | 1993 - January |
| XF4CI | Socorro | 1993 - December until 1994 - January |
| XF4C | Clarion | 1994 - February/March |
| XF4M | Socorro | 1994 - October |
| XF1IAB | Socorro | 1995 - February |
| XF0C | Clarion | 1995 - March |
| XF4RTD | Socorro | 1995 - June QSL image required |
| XE1CCB/XF4, XE1IGR/XF4 | QTH required | 1995 - December QSL image required |
| XF4CA | Clarion | 1997`- January |
| XF4MX | Socorro | 1999 - March |
| XF4LWY | Socorro | 2000 - March |
| XF4IH | Socorro | 2004 - March |
| XE1AY/XF4 | Socorro | 2004 - November QSL image required |
| XF4DL | Socorro | 2006 - October/November |
| XF4K | Clarion | 2006 - November |
| 6E4LM, XF4YK, XF4YW | Socorro | 2007 - November/December |
| 6E4LM, XF4YK, XF4YW | Clarion | 2007 - December |
| 4A4A | Socorro | 2011 - March |
| 4B4B | Socorro | 2018 - March |
| Operations that didn't count or didn't happen | ||
| XE1PJL/XF4 | 1968 - March - aborted at the last minute. | |
| XF4/XE2HUM | 1988 - Maritime Mobile before operating from Clarion Island | |
| XF4T | 1992 - February - pirate operation | |
| XF4IH | Cacaluta | 2002 - Mexico |
Acknowledgements & References
DXNS - various issues
DXXE Gaceta #1, #12, #13, #17
Ham Gallery by K8CX: Revillagigedo, North America
QST August 1956
Wikipedia Revillagigedo Islands