DELETED REFERENCE NUMBERS

 

 

The following reference numbers have been deleted and will not be re-issued (the only exceptions are UA-05 and UA-09, which may be reinstated if evidence is provided that the relevant bases were activated on the amateur radio bands after 24 December 1991):

 

DL-02  Previously issued for contacts made with Georg Forster station before the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany (3 October 1990). Contacts made with Forster station up to 2 October 1990 count for Y-01.

 

DL-07  Previously issued to the Eduard Dallmann Laboratory, which has been transferred to the Multi-National section (MN-07). The station is operated by Germany jointly with Argentina.

 

EA-02  Previously issued for for an activty by ED0BOD in January-February 1991, which actually took place from the Destacamento Naval Orcadas del Sur of Argentina (LU-14).

 

G-06    Previously issued to a “Base N – Galindez”, which actually is the Station F - Faraday on Galindez Island (G-04). The letter N was assigned to a station on Anvers Island.

 

G-21    VP8CPL and VP8CBE, following whose acitivity in February 1994 this reference number was issued, operated from the Russian base Bellingshausen (UA-04). The operations were conducted by members of the 3Y0PI (Peter I) DXpedition party while waiting for their chartered plane to be able to land on King George Island.

 

K-03    Previously issued to Hallett Station (MN-03), a “multi-national” base that was operated by the US jointly with New Zealand from 1957 to February 1973.

 

K-16    In order to count towards AA credit, contacts must have taken place since 1 January 1961. This reference number was issued to Wilkes Station (VK-05), which was established by the US in February 1957 and then transferred to Australia on 4 February 1959.

 

LU-20  Previously issued to a “Isla 25 de Mayo” base, which actually is the Teniente Jubany Scientific Station (LU-15). 25 de Mayo is the Argentine name for King George Island.

 

LZ-01  LZ0AM, following whose activity in 1988 this reference number was issued, operated from Novolazarevskaya base of the former USSR (U-08).

 

UA-01  Previously issued to Druzhnaya-1 (U-01), which was never activated on the amateur radio bands after 24 December 1991.

 

UA-05  Previously issued to Leningradskaya (U-05), for which no amateur radio activity after 24 December 1991 has been reported so far.

 

UA-09  Previously issued to Russkaya (U-09), for which no amateur radio activity after 24 December 1991 has been reported so far.

 

ZL-01  Previously issued for operations that actually took place from the German Gondwana Station (DL-06).

 

ZL-04  Previously issued to World Park Base of Greenpeace International (MN-04).

 

 

WITHDRAWN REFERENCE NUMBERS

 

AA chasers are encouraged to provide information (including QSL cards) in support of the reinstatement of the following seven reference numbers, which have been temporarily withdrawn pending further investigation.

 

G-02    This reference number was issued for the activity by VP8BDG in 1985 from a base or camp “Brabant” whose co-ordinates (64°30 S - 64°21 W) seem to indicate a location apparently further west than the given QTH (Brabant Island).

 

G-16    This reference number was issued for the activity by VP8IK in 1966 from a “Base R – Grahamland” (the letter R is allocated to Rothera, which however was established in 1975) whose co-ordinates (66°00 S - 65°00 W) clash with the location (Ronne Ice Shelf) and seem to indicate a different QTH instead (possibly Station J - Prospect Point, also known as Graham Coast and established in 1957 at 66°00 S - 65°21 W).

 

K-19    This reference number was issued for an activity by KC4/W1GWN in 1992 from a “McMurdo Sound 1” base, supposedly located on Ross Island. However, while the island lies between 77°10-77°51 S and 166°09-169°24 E, the co-ordinates given for K-19 (77°05 S - 166°02 E) seem to indicate a spot in McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea.

 

K-22    This reference number was issued for an activity by KC4/VE7MKZ in 1994-95 from a “Fuchs Sound Camp” on Loubet Coast of western Graham Land, Antartic Peninsula. However, the co-ordinates given for K-22 (67°22 S - 68°36 W) seem to indicate a spot on Adelaide Island, and the Fuchs Ice Piedmont (geographic names of the Antarctic apparently do not include a Fuchs Sound) actually extends along the entire west coast of that island.

 

LA-02  This reference number was issued for activities by 3Y1CC in 1970-71 and 3Y2DQ in 1979 from a base supposedly located on Wilhelm II Coast. However the co-ordinates given for LA-02 (66°33 S - 93°01 E) not only indicate a spot on Queen Mary Coast, but are the actual co-ordinates of Mirny Station of the former USSR (U-07).

 

VK-06  This reference number was issued for the activity by VK0/W3RS and VK0URS in 1969 from a “Ionospherical Research Station” whose location (Donovan Islands) clashes with the coordinates (66°25 S - 110°24 E). Lying about 11 km north-east of the Clark Peninsula, the Donovan Islands are centered at 66°11 S - 110°24 E, whilst the coordinates for VK-06 seem to indicate a location on Holl Island, at the south-west end of the Windmill Islands. As far as IOTA is concerned, either the Donovan Islands and Holl Island fall within the currently unnumbered Wilkes Land (Budd and Sabrina Coasts) group, but it is still to be determined if they meet the IOTA qualification criteria.

 

ZL-03  This reference number was issued for a reported activity by ZL0AAF in 1990 from a “Swan Base” supposedly located on one of the Balleny Islands. While this chain of isolated islands of difficult access is located between 66°15 S to 67°10 S and 162°15 E to 164°45 E, the co-ordinates given for ZL-03 (66°00 S - 162°00 E) are approximate and do not refer to any specific island in that group. The Balleny Islands are still unnumbered in the RSGB IOTA Directory island listings.