The DXCC entity of South Orkney Islands is listed in the ARRL countries list published in February 1947.


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The IOTA reference for South Orkney Islands  is AN-008


Bases

All operations took place from one of the two bases:

- The British (VP8) Base "H" on Signy Island.

- The Argentinian (LU-Z) Destacamento Naval Orcadas del Sur Base (Navy) on Laurie Island.


Whitelisting

South Orkney Islands is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from South Orkney Islands and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to South Orkney Islands. 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 South Orkney Islands but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid South Orkney Islands  callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.


CallDate/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes)
LU1ZAContinuous from circa 1947, with the exception of March 1975
VP8AP1948 until 1952 - March
LU2ZA, LU3ZA1949
LU5ZA
1950 - QSL image required
VP8AD1950 - QSL image required
LU2ZA, LU3ZA1952
VP8AEFrom 1952 (generic base callsign) - QSL image required
VP8AQ1953 - 1954
LU7ZM1954 - May to September
VP8BT1956 - January to September
VP8BR1957 - QSL image required
VP8DT1958
LU3ZL1959 - June until December
VP8EG1959-61
VP8GQ1961 - November to 1963 - December
VP8SO
1964 - September to 1968 - December - QSL image required
LU6ZM1964 - October/November - QSL image required
LU3ZA, LU4ZA1965 - QSL image required
VP8EG
1966 - QSL image required
LU1ZG1966 - QSL image required
LU2ZG1966 - QSL image required
VP8JD1966 - October until 1968 - January
VP8JH1968 - January to 1969 - January
VP8KO1968 - November until 1970 - February
LU9ZM1968 -  to 1969 - January
LU3ZA, LU5ZA
1969 - QSL image required
VP8ME1972 - February to 1973 - March
LU2Z1972 - March QSL image required
VP8MH1973 - March to 1974 - January QSL image required
VP8PL1976 - February to 1978 - March
LU2ZA1976 - November to December QSL image required
VP8SO1979
VP8ZR1981 - April to 1982 - September
VP8AJL1981 - July until 1982 - January
VP8AJM1981 - August to 1982 - February
VP8AOB, VP8AOC, VP8AOD, VP8AOE,
VP8AOF, VP8AOG, VP9AOH
1982 - May until 1984 - November
LU5ZA1983 - January/February
VP8AQU1983 - January to March
VP8ALD1983 - April until October
AZ5ZA1983 - December until 1984 - January
AZ1A1986 - January until March
VP8BNC1988 - January until June QSL image required
LU5EAS/Z1988 - February until 1989 - March
VP8BRS, VP8BRT1988 - July until 1989 February
VP8BXK1988 - October until 1990 - December
VP8JM1989? Dates, QSL, operator name required. 
ED0BOD1991 - January/February
VP8CFM1991 - January until 1993 - February
LU1ZG
1992 - QSL image required
VP8CKC1992 - July to November
LU6Z1995 - December until 1996 - February
VP8SO1999 - June to September - QSL image required
VP8SIG
2001 - November
VP8SIG
2002 - February
AY1ZA
2004 - January/February
VP8SIG2004 - October
VP8ORK2011 - January/February
VP8PJ2020 - February/March



Unverifiable calls - information required

Call
Source
Note
LU4ZDWAP-WACA Directory
QSL image, QRV dates, op name required
VP8BQKWAP-WACA DirectoryQSL image, QRV dates, op name required
VP8BQOWAP-WACA Directory
QSL image, QRV dates, op name required
VP8BQPWAP-WACA Directory
QSL image, QRV dates, op name required


Acknowledgements

BAS Club Database of Winterers

DokuFunk South Orkney

Hamgallery South Orkney Islands, South America 

Les Nouvelles DX VP8 Base "H" Signy

LU-DX Certificado Antartico Argentino (Argentine Antarctic Award)

WAP-WACA Directory

Wikipedia - South Orkney Islands