US hams were allowed to use a special prefix, instead of their normal one, throughout 1976, for the 1976 US Bicentennial celebrations.
Some of these prefix mappings are non-intuitive!
Some logging programs do not map these prefixes correctly.
Here is a list of the correct mappings:
| Special Prefix | Normal Prefix | DXCC | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | WA | USA | |
| AB | WB | USA | |
| AC | W | USA | |
| AD | K | USA | |
| AE | WD | USA | |
| AF | WR | USA | Repeater |
| AK | WN | USA | Novice |
| AG1 | WW6 | Wake I | Novice |
| AG2 | KB6 | Baker & Howland Is | |
| AG3 | WB6 | Baker & Howland Is | Novice |
| AG5 | WG6 | Guam | Novice |
| AG6 | KG6 | Guam | |
| AG7 | KW6 | Wake I | |
| AH1 | WH6 | Hawaii | Novice |
| AH2 | WM6 | Midway I | Novice |
| AH3 | KS6 | American Samoa | |
| AH4 | KS4 | Serrana Bank & Roncador Cay (deleted) | |
| AH5 | WS6 | American Samoa | Novice |
| AH6 | KH6 | Hawaii | |
| AH7 | KM6 | Midway I | |
| AI0 | KP6 | Palymyra I | |
| AJ1 | WJ6 | Johnston I | Novice |
| AJ2 | WV4 | Virgin Is | Novice |
| AJ3 | KV4 | Virgin Is | |
| AJ4 | KP4 | Puerto Rico | |
| AJ7 | KJ6 | Johnston I | |
| AJ8 | WP4 | Puerto Rico | Novice |
| AL1 | WL7 | Alaska | Novice |
| AL4 | KC4 | Navassa I | |
| AL7 | KL7 | Alaska |