The DXCC entity of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands is listed in the ARRL countries list published in February 1947.
Location map (credit: civilsdaily.com)
Prefix: zd9
Ranking in "Most Wanted" league.
Whitelisting
Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands Islands and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to Tristan da Cunha and Gough 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 Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.
| Call | Date/Note (see Call Tester entry to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
| ZD9AA | 1948 - May until 1949 - December |
| ZD9AB | 1954 - 1955 |
| ZD9AC | 1954 - October until 1959 - June |
| ZD9AD | 1955 - 1956 |
| ZD9AE | 1956 - June until 1957 - June |
| ZD9AM | 1960 - August until December |
| ZD9AM | 1962 - October/November |
| ZD9BB | 1964 - June until1972 - December |
| ZD8BC | 1965 - August until 1966 - May |
| ZD9BE | 1965 - November until 1971 - October |
| ZD9BI | 1967 - May until August |
| ZD9BJ | 1968 - March until July |
| ZD9BK | 1968 - July until 1969 -May |
| ZD9BL | 1968 - August until December |
| ZD9BN | 1969 - May until 1970 - December |
| ZD9BM | 1969 - May until 1971 - June |
| ZD9BQ | 1970 - February |
| ZD9BO | 1970 - May until November |
| ZD9BR | 1970 - December until 1971 - October |
| ZD9BM | 1971 - October until 1973 - October |
| ZD9GB | 1971 - September until 1972 - December QSL image required |
| ZD9GA | 1972 - January until August |
| ZD9GC | 1973 - February until November |
| ZD9GD | 1973 - December until 1974 = September |
| ZD9GE | 1973 - November until 1976 - April |
| ZD9GF | 1975 - March until 1976 - June |
| ZD9GG | 1977 - November until 1978 - November |
| ZD9GH | 1978 - November until 1980 - June |
| ZD9BV | 1980 - ongoing, resident |
| ZD9YL | 1982 - March until September |
| ZD9BX | 1982 - September until 1983 - November |
| ZD9BZ | 1983 - February until 1984 - March |
| ZD9CC | 1983 - June until 1985 - April |
| ZD9CJ | 1983 - June until 1984 - December QSL image required |
| ZD9CS | 1983 - June until 1991 - March |
| ZD9CA | 1983 - June until 1987 - December |
| ZD9WCY | 1983 - December QSL image required |
| ZD9CI | 1985 - May until 1986 - May |
| ZD9CF | 1986 - September until 1987 - October QSL image required |
| ZD9CK | 1986 - October until 1987 - October |
| ZD9CL | 1986 - October |
| ZD9CL | 1987 - October |
| ZD9CM | 1987 - November/December |
| ZD9Z | 1990 - June QSL image required |
| ZD9CN | 1990 - June until December |
| ZD9CO | 1990 - January until 2000 - December |
| ZD9CQ | 1993 - Febrary until August QSL image required |
| ZD9SXW | 1993 - September/October |
| ZD9CR | 1995 - October until 2000 - September |
| ZD7WRG/ZD9 | 1998 - January QSL image required |
| ZD9CX | 1986 - June until 1999 - September QSL image required |
| ZD9IL | 1987 - July until 1999 - November |
| ZD9JR | 1989 - August until 1996 - August QSL image required |
| ZD9CY | 1998 August/Septembe QSL image required |
| ZD9/ZS1B | 1998 - September QSL image required |
| ZD9HGW | 1999 - May until October |
| ZD9LA | 2000 - July QSL image required |
| ZD9IR | 2001 - September until 2002 - September |
| ZD9ATN | 2006 - February |
| ZD9AH | 2010 - October until December |
| ZD9GI | 2010 - October until 2011 - September |
| ZD9T | 2010 - November/December |
| ZD9UW | 2012 - September /October |
| ZD9KX | 2012 - November until October 2013 QSL image required |
| ZD9G | 2014 - February QSL image required |
| ZD9M | 2014 - March until October |
| ZD9A | 2014 - September until 2015 - September |
| ZD9XF, ZD9ZS | 2014 - September/October |
| ZD9CW | 2018 - September/October |
| ZD9VZV | 2023 - March QSL image required |
| ZD9W | 2023 - September/October |
| ZD9GJ | 2024 - August/September |
| The ones that didn't count | |
| ZD9HP | Pirate |
| ZD9BNA | Pirate |
| ZD9BU | Maritime Mobile operation |
| ZD9DW | 2000 - Pirate |
| ZD9HV | 2007 - Pirate |
| ZD9BCB | 2007 - No documentation received by ARRL |
| ZD9KN | 2012 - Pirate |
| ZD9PR | 2021 - Pirate |
| ZD9GVF | 2023 - Pirate |
Acknowledgements and references
Dokufunk Amateur Radio on Tristan da Cunha
Hamgallery Tristan da Cunha & Gough Island
Les Nouvelles DX
Wikipedia Tristan da Cunha
Wikipedia Gough Island