Macquarie Island QSOs count for DXCC on or after 1945-11-15.
QST, dated July 1949, reports:
"COUNTRIES-LIST CHANGES
Since the adoption of the ARRL Postwar Countries List, the official standard used in connection with the annual DX Competition
and the DX Century Club, several changes have been reported in this department". See page 40 of March, 1949, QST for the
latest revised list. We are pleased to announce the addition of one more country to the list; Macquarie Island, VK1". <snip>
By Uwe Dedering (Own work)
See Ranking in "Most Wanted" league.
The prefix VK1 was allocated to Australain Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and Macquarie Island until 1956-05-31, when the prefix was re-allocated to Australian Capital Territory, and the VK0 prefix was allocated to Australain Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and Macquarie Island.
The IOTA reference for Macquarie Island is AN-005.
Whitelisting
Macquarie Island is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Macquarie Island, and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to Macquarie Island. 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 Macquarie Island, but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid Macquarie Island callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.
| Call | Date/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
| VK1AE | 1948/49 - confirmation required that this activity took place |
| VK1ADS | 1949 |
| VK1AJT | 1950 |
| VK1RB | 1950 |
| VK1RD | 1950 |
| VK1RF | 1950 |
| VK1WO | 1951 - 1952 |
| VK1BS | 1951 - April to 1952 - April |
| VK1AE, VK1EM, VK1RG, VK1RR | 1952 - April to 1953 - April |
| VK1AF, VK1RL | 1952 - December to 1953 - December |
| VK1BA | 1953 - May to December |
| VK1CI | 1953 - December to 1954 - December |
| VK1DJ | 1954 |
| VK1AC | 1954 - exact QRV dates required. QSLs seen dated 28 March & 28 November. |
| VK1DC | 1955 |
| VK1ZM | 1955 |
| VK1IJ | 1956 |
| VK1RD | 1956 |
| VK0KT | 1957-58 |
| VK0TC | 1957-58 |
| VK0CC | 1959 |
| VK0DS | 1959 |
| VK0IT | 1960 |
| VK0WH | 1960 |
| VK0FZ | 1961 |
| VK0BB | 1962 |
| VK0JR | 1962 |
| VK0DM | 1963 |
| VK0DS | 1963 - March |
| VK0GW | 1964? |
| VK0PK | 1964 - May to ? |
| VK0TO | 1964 - December to 1965 - December |
| VK0WH | 1966 |
| VK0MI, VK0FO | 1966 - March to December |
| VK0CR | 1966 - December to 1967 - December |
| VK0MI | 1968 - December to 1969 - December |
| VK0KJ | 1968 - December to 1969 - March |
| VK0IA | 1968-69 |
| VK0KW | 1969 - ? |
| VK0LD | 1969 - December to 1970 - April |
| AX0LD | 1969 - December to 1970 - December |
| AX0KW | 1969 - December to 1970 - December |
| VK0TM | 1971 |
| VK0KA | 1971 - December to 1972 - December |
| VK0ZVS | 1972 - December |
| VK0RC | 1972-73 |
| VK0WW | 1972 - December to 1973 - December |
| VK0DM | 1974 |
| VK0DA | 1975 - August to 1976 - December |
| VK0AC | 1976-81? |
| VK0KH | 1977-80? |
| VK0JC | 1978 - November |
| VK0PK | 1979 |
| VK0JC | 1979 - October |
| VK0ML | 1980 |
| VK0DB | 1980 - March to December? |
| VK0AN | 1981 - October to 1982 - October |
| VK0SJ | 1981 - October to November |
| VK0SJ | 1982 |
| VK0AN/0 | 1982 - April |
| VK0AP | 1982 - November to 1983 - November |
| VK0GC | 1982 - November to 1983 - October |
| VK0CK | 1983 - October to 1985 January |
| VK0GC, VK0AH | 1984 - October to 1985 - December |
| VK0YL | 1984 -November to 1985 - December? |
| VK0SJ | 1986 - March to 1987 - January |
| VK0GC | 1986 - December to 1990 - December |
| VK0DS | 1987 |
| VK0ML | 1987? to 1989 - February |
| VK0NE, AX0NE | 1987 - December to 1988 - December |
| VK9YQS/0 | 1988 - December to 1989 - November |
| VK0AE | 1988 - November to 1989 - December |
| VK0AI | 1989 - March |
| VK0JR | 1989 - December to 1990 - April |
| VK0CC | 1991 |
| VK0ML | 1991 - September, October, November |
| VK0WH | 1995 - November to 1996 - October |
| VK0GW | 1996 - November to 1997 - December |
| VK0TS, VK0KBB | 1996 - December to 1997 - December |
| VK0GC | 1997 |
| AX0TS | 1997 - January |
| VK0ANARE | 1997 - October |
| VK0YQS | 1997 - December to 1998 - January |
| VK0LD | 1999 - October to 2000 - January |
| VK0MM | 1999 - December to 2000 -December |
| AX0LD | 2000 - January |
| VK0MQI | 2002 - April to 2003 - January |
| AX0MQI | 2003 - January |
| AX0MT | 2005 - January |
| VK0MT | 2005 - January to 2005 - March |
| VK0AVT | 2005 - November |
| VK0KEV | 2010 - October to 2011 - October |
| VK0TH, AX/VK0TH | 2011 - September to 2012 - April |
| VK0KEV/P? | 2011 |
| AX0TH | 2012 - January |
| VK0AI | 2018 - March to 2019 - March |
| VK0MQ | 2022 - June to December |
Operations that didn't happen
| Call | Date/Note |
| VK0/ZL4DB | no access to rig |
Acknowledgements & References
DXNS - various issues
Ham Gallery by K8CX: Macquarie Islan, Oceania VK0
QST July 1949
Wikipedia Macquarie Island
Les Nouvelles DX by F6AJA VK0 Station de recherche à Macquarie
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