Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ
Wake Island has been on the DXCC list since 1945. QSOs count for Wake Island from 1945-11-15.
The DXCC enitity of Wake Island consists of Wake Island, and two other small islands, and a reef.
Wake Island lies not far north of the Marshall Islands.
Wake Island is administered by the US Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.
All activities are managed by the U.S. Air Force.
The IOTA reference for Wake Island is OC-053.
The KW6 prefix was used for Wake Island until the US callsign revision of 1978-03-24, from which date the prefix became KH9, with AH9, NH9 & WH9 also being used.
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Wake Island is a whitelisted DXCC entity, currently for QSOs on or after 1978-03-24. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Wake Island , and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones in the whitelist period that Club Log will map to Wake Island , and only for QSO dates within the exception date range. These callsigns have been taken from QSL cards and other sources.
Callsigns in the whitelist period that are not listed below, or QSOs outside the exception date range, will be not be mapped to Wake Island , but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing Wake Island callsigns, to Alan, 5B4AHJ, email address on QRZ.COM, or via the Help Desk.
Call | Date/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
KH6JLG/KH9 | 1979 - May |
WD6CDU/KH9 (WD6CDU/KW6 also allowed) | 1979 - July |
KH6GB/KH9 | 1979 - November |
W4WDR/KH9 | 1980 - January |
W7KHN/KH9 | 1980 - February to April |
KH6GB/KH9 | 1980 - May & July |
KH6GB/KH9 | 1981 - January |
WH9AAA | 1981 - February to 1983 - October QSL REQUIRED |
K6XT/NH9, KT6V/AH9 | 1981 - June |
WD6CDU/KH9 (WD6CDU/KW6 also allowed) | 1981 - September |
AH6DY | 1982 - May to September |
AH9AA | 1982 - October to 1983 - June |
W8LCZ/KH9 | 1982 - December to 1992 |
KE4UX/KH9 | 1983 - October to December QSL REQUIRED |
AH9AB | 1983 - September to 1984 - December |
KH9AA | 1983 - November to 1991 - January QSL REQUIRED |
KT6V/AH9 | 1983 - December |
AH9AB | 1984 - January to December |
AH3AA/KH9 | 1984 - January to 1985 - April |
AH9AD | 1984 - June to 1988 - April? QSL REQUIRED |
WB4NCW/KH9 | 1985 - February - Definitive dates required |
WH9AAD | 1985 - February to unknown date |
WH9AAE | 1985 - March to unknown date QSL REQUIRED |
AH9AC | 1985 - June to September, November to December |
KB6DAW/KH9 | 1985 - October QSL REQUIRED |
WD4KET/KH9 | 1986 - March. Possibly also October, QSL REQUIRED |
NH6FU/KH9 | 1986 - April to July QSL REQUIRED |
AH9AC | 1986 - April to 1993 - June - confirmation of QRT date required. |
KH9AC | 1986 - August to 1991 - January |
WK6T/KH9 | 1986 - October |
WH9AAF | 1986 - November to 1989 - November QSL REQUIRED |
KH9AD | 1986 - December to unknown date QSL REQUIRED |
WH9AAG | 1987 - June to unknown date. QSL REQUIRED |
WH9AAH | 1987 - September to 1997 - May QSL REQUIRED |
N7GGH/KH9 | 1987 - November to December QSL REQUIRED |
AH9A | 1988 - September to 1999 - January QSL REQUIRED |
AH2BE/KH9, N8BJQ/AH9, N8BJQ/KH9, N8BJQ/NH9, N8BJQ/WH9 | 1989 - October to November |
AA4NP/AH9 | 1990 - September/October |
AH9AC | 1990 - November |
KB5LRO/KH9, K2FJ/KH9 | 1991 - April |
AD1S/KH9, WE5I/KH9 | 1991 - October |
WH9AAI | 1992 - March to unknown date/ QSL image required |
KB5LRO/KH9 | 1992 - April |
N1MPB/KH9 | 1992 - June |
WR1Z/KH9 | 1992 - June/July and October |
KK4DK/KH9 | 1992 - July/August |
AD6E/KH9 | 1992 - November |
AH9/W3HUV | 1992 - December QSL image required |
KK4DK/KH9 | 1993 - January/February |
AB6EV/AH9, AH6ML/NH9, AH6MM/WH9, AH9B, KC6CEX/WH9, NH6UY/NH9 | 1993 - September |
AL7EL/KH9 | 1995 - May |
W4PGX/KH9 | 1995 December to 1996 - January QSL REQUIRED |
AL7EL/KH9 | 1996 - February |
KC7FWZ/KH9 | 1996 - July |
KC7FWZ/KH9 | 1997 - February QSL REQUIRED |
K8XP/KH9 N2OO/KH9 N2WB/KH9 N6MZ/KH9 | 1998 - February to March |
K7ASU/KH9 | 1999 - August/September |
K7ASU/KH9 | 2001 January/February and April/May |
AC4G/KH9 | 2001 - February |
K7ASU/KH9 | 2002 - April/May |
N6XIV/KH9 | 2002 - August to September |
N4BQW/KH9 | 2002 - October/November |
N4BQW/KH9 | 2003 - January and June |
N6XIV/KH9 | 2003 - April to August |
KH9/AH8H | 2003 - November to December |
KH9/AH8H | 2004 - July to October |
K7ASU/KH9 | 2004 - September/October |
W3MR/KH9 | 2005 - July |
KH9/W0CN | 2005 - September |
G4GIR/KH9 | 2007 - September |
WA2YUN/KH9 | 2008 - March to 2014 - July |
K9W | 2013 - November |
KH9/KJ6GHN | 2014 - May to Junè |
KH9/WW6RG | 2015 - October |
KH9/WW6RG | 2016 - January & June |
KH9/WW6RG | 2017 - March, July, August |
K7ASU/KH9 | 2017 - August, September |
KH9/N7NVK | 2018 - April-June, August - October, ......etc. QSL REQUIRED |
KH9/WW6RG | 2018 - April, August |
KH9/WW6RG | 2020 - July |
NL7RR/KH9 | 2020 - October |
NL7RR/KH9 | 2021 - February-May |
KH9/WW6RG | 2021 - March, April |
NL7RR/KH9 | 2023 - February |
NL7RR/KH9 | 2024 - October/November |
Uncertain operations - did they take place? Currently not whitelisted | More information required |
W2CKF/KH9 | 1 QSO in Club Log May, 1986. Confirmation required that the call is not busted. |
WD4KET/KH9 | 1 QSO in Club Log October, 1986. He was QRV in March 86. Was he also QRV in October? |
KH9AL | 1 QSO in Club Log in September, 1987. Confirmation required that the call is not busted. |
KH9AV | 1 QSO in Club Log in April, 1989. Confirmation required that the call is not busted. |
KH9/WB4CSK | 1 QSO in Club Log in September, 1990. Confirmation required that the call is not busted. |
Call | Ones that didn't count |
KH9/KF7TQ | 1979 - no documentation received |