Europe · DX entity · DXCC 149

Azores

Azores is a DX entity in Europe, in CQ zone 14 and ITU zone 36. Its primary prefix is CU.

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Figure 1. Azores and its autonomous regions. Hover for names; scroll to zoom. Boundaries: Natural Earth, Admin 0 Map Subunits and Admin 1 States and Provinces, 1:10m, version 5.1.2 (13 May 2022), public domain, retrieved 2026-10-15. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/. DX entity boundaries assembled by The DX Atlas Project from the sources named, one recipe row per DXCC entity (subunits matched, merged, split by box or carved from a parent; DXEntity-Recipe.md), 2026. Simplified for this page to 0.003237 degrees, about 360 m; exported 30 October 2026. Projection: Lambert azimuthal equal-area centred on 38.3° N 28.1° W.

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	149
Name in the ADIF standard	AZORES
Continent	Europe
Primary prefix	CU
CQ zone	14
ITU zone	36

Prefixes

CU is the primary prefix. The country files list 9 prefixes and prefix blocks for Azores.

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CU CQ1 CQ8 CR1 CR2 CR8 CS4 CS8 CT8

Sources: Jim Reisert AD1C, Big CTY country files, 15 September 2026. https://www.country-files.com/ (MIT licence); ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes; Flag: Flagpedia.net (flagcdn.com), SVG, public domain, retrieved 2026-10-10.