>From the DXCC PX cross reference: KC6 (before 1998) = T8 Gerry VE6LB ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil W9IXX To: jjreis...@gmail.com Cc: w9sz.z...@gmail.com ; dx-news@njdxa.org Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [DX-NEWS] Help with T8UZA from July 1981
Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: > On 11/28/2009 4:10 PM, Zack Widup wrote: > >> I didn't think Palau had the T8 prefix in 1981. I thought it was still >> KC6 back then, up to about 2002. >> 73, Zack W9SZ > > T8 was definitely used in 1997 (T88JA in March 1997 for instance), but > I don't know how much earlier. > > - Jim > Hi, Found this in the Bulletin: >>>>>>> *The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 275 BID: $OPDX.275 *October 21, 1996 <snip> *T8, REP. OF BELAU (ATTENTION PREFIX HUNTERS!). *Jim Hood, WV5S, President of the Oklahoma DX Association has informed the DX/Contest community of the following statement: "In 1994, Belau (Palau) declared its independence from the USA. Consequently, the KC6 prefix needed to be replaced by a new unassigned prefix. The prefix T8 has been assigned to Belau. Oklahoma DX Association members N5OK and N5CG have now activated the T8 prefix for the first time as T88T. >>>>> Hope this helps. 73 Phil W9IXX ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
