CQ Magazine's Annual DX Marathon

Pirates and Helpful Hints

Pirates

Each year there are pirates, operations that are not approved and callsigns that are copied incorrectly.   Each year DX Marathon will attempt to document as many of these operations as possible.   Of course, there could be errors, so WFWL.  We encourage you to share your findings on pirates or illegal operations with us.  Please send your callsign updates to the DX Marathon administrator at:  john@dxmarathon.com

Pirates, busted calls and updates for the 2011 DX Marathon:

• 3A2ARM - pirate (thanks K8OM for info)

• 3A2DL - pirate

• 3A2IM - pirate

• 3D2DX is Fiji, not Rotuma

• 4N/9A6NND - pirate (thanks W3UR for info)

• 5A5AGS - Most likely HA5AGS as no 5A activity

• 8R1A, 8R1A/P (October) - Pirate  (thanks W3UR for info)

• C31YL - pirate

• CE9/PA3EXX - counts as CE, Chile

• CE9/VE3LYC - counts as CE, Chile

• CN2AK - Pirate

• CN2LG - Pirate

• EZ2U - busted call for E72U

• FP5AA - pirate

• HN7M - busted call for 5N7M

• HS0ZDZ - Pirate as callsign holder is ill and off the air (thanks W3UR for info)

• JX5O on July 6th was a pirate

• MU/K3AWR - Pirate

• MW/K3AWR - Pirate

• PZ1KP - Pirate

• SS5SS - Pirate

• T77DX (thanks W3UR for info)

• TX3T - French Polynesia, not Marquesas

• TY3AY - Was TJ3AY

• VK0WW - Possible Pirate (active in 2011 CQWW DX Contest)

• VP2MM (October) - Pirate (thanks W3UR for info)

• XW1M - pirate

• YI1H, YI1HR, YI1HRP, YI1SA, YI1SR, YI1WR - pirates

• YU8DX, YU8A, YU8NU, YT8A, YT8T - count as Serbia, not Kosovo

• ZD8UO - possible pirate

• ZL9BS - pirate

Helpful Hints

USA/VE Zone Listing

Zone 1. Northwestern Zone of North America: KL (Alaska), VY1/VE8 Yukon, the Northwest and Nunavut Territories west of 102 degrees (Includes the islands of Victoria, Banks, Melville, and Prince Patrick).

Zone 2. Northeastern Zone of North America: VO2 Labrador, the portion of VE2 Quebec north of the 50th parallel, the VE8 Northwest and Nunavut Territories east of 102 degrees (Includes the islands of King Christian, King William, Prince of Wales, Somerset, Bathurst, Devon, Ellesmere, Baffin and the Melville and Boothia Peninsulas, excluding Akimiski Island).

Zone 3. Western Zone of North America: VE7, W6, and the W7 states of Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Zone 4. Central Zone of North America: VE3, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE8 Akimiski Island, and W7 states of Montana and Wyoming. W0, W9, W8 (except West Virginia), W5, and the W4 states of Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Zone 5. Eastern Zone of North America: 4U1UN, CY9, CY0, FP, VE1, VE9, VY2, VO1 and the portion of VE2 Quebec south of the 50th parallel. VP9, W1, W2, W3 and the W4 states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and the W8 state of West Virginia.