Africa

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African states - independence dates and prefix changes
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ This article documents the changes in administration of African states, trust territories and administrative regi...
Wed, 10 Dec, 2014 at 7:08 AM
British and Italian Somaliland 1945-1960
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland were separate DXCC entities from the start of the modern post-war DXCC, until they be...
Tue, 5 Aug, 2014 at 4:41 AM
Allied Forces military & civilian prefixes, North Africa and Middle East from 1947
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ In the immediate post-WWII periof, the MD prefix was used by British and American military personnel from North and North-East Afri...
Sat, 21 Aug, 2021 at 6:20 AM
CN - Morocco, CN8 - French Morocco, EA9 - Spanish Morocco, EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla, CN2 - Tangier and EA9 - Ifni
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Morocco The Kingdom of Morocco comprises the old territories of French Morocco, Spanish Morocco, Tangier and Ifni. The Ki...
Mon, 15 Feb, 2016 at 1:21 PM
CR6, D2 Angola
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Before independence, the main prefix for Angola was CR6, with CQ6 and XX6 also used. XX6 was not used before October, 1971, ...
Mon, 29 Dec, 2014 at 2:28 PM
CR7, C9 Mozambique
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Before independence, the main prefix for Mozambique was CR7, with CQ7 and XX7 also used. XX7 was not used before late October,...
Mon, 3 Nov, 2014 at 11:45 AM
Eritrea
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ Since WWII, the political status of Eritrea, and consequently its status in amateur radio, has changed several times. The table ...
Wed, 15 Sep, 2021 at 2:49 PM
FH8 Comoro Islands (deleted), D6 Comoros and FH Mayotte
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ The original DXCC entity of Comoro Islands included the Island of Mayotte. Following referendums on the four constituent islands o...
Fri, 17 Jul, 2020 at 7:50 AM
FR/E, FT#E Europa Island and FR/J, FT#J Juan de Nova Island
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ QSOs on and after 1960-06-25 count for the entitythe DXCC entity of Juan de Nova Europa, which comprises the islands of Europa, ...
Fri, 23 Oct, 2020 at 5:39 AM
FR/G, FT#G Glorioso Island
Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ QSOs on and after 1960-06-25 count for the entity of Glorioso, which comprises the islands Grand Glorieuse, Vertes and Île du Lys...
Sat, 16 Mar, 2024 at 10:37 AM