The addition of the DXCC entity of Annobon Island to the DXCC Countries List was announced in the October 1971 QST, p107, the anouncement in "DXCC Notes" is as follows:
"An announcement is hereby made of the addition to the Countries List of Annobon Island. Annobon Island is located off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea and is territory belonging to Equatorial Guinea. The consideration of Annobon Island as separate from Equatorial Guinea comes under point 2(a) of the criteria (see page 88, February 1969, QST). Confirmations for contacts with Annobon Island may be submitted for contacts with Annobon Island may be submitted for DXCC credits starting September 1, 1971."
Location map (credit: World Factbook 2002):
Island map (credit
Prefix: 3C0
Ranking in "Most Wanted" league.
The IOTA reference for Annobon Island is AF-039.
Whitelisting
Annobon Island is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Annobon Island and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to Annobon 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 Annobon Island but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid Annobon callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.
Call | Date/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
3C0AN | 1971 - July |
3C0AB | 1979 - October |
3C0AB, 3C0AC | 1982 - January |
3C0A | 1986 - June |
3C0GD | 1989 - November |
3C0CW | 1991 - August |
3C0R | 1999 - September |
3C0V | 2003 - September/October |
3C0M | 2006 - October/November |
3C0C | 2010 - June |
3C0E | 2012 - February/March |
3C0BYP | 2014 - February/March |
3C0L | 2017 - October |
3C0W | 2018 - March |
The ones that didn't count | |
3C0N/D2SA, D2SA/3C0 | 1994/95 Pirate operation |
3C0A | Pirate operation except for June 1986 |
Acknowledgements and references
Dokufunk
Hamgallery Annobon Island, Africa, 3C0
Les Nouvelles DX
Wikipedia Annobón