Europe · DX entity · DXCC 229 · deleted

East Germany

East Germany was a DX entity in Europe, in CQ zone 14 and ITU zone 28, counting for contacts from 17 September 1973 until 2 October 1990.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 3 October 1990 no longer count for East Germany.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. East Germany. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	229
Name in the ADIF standard	GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Continent	Europe
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	14
ITU zone	28
Counts for contacts from	17 September 1973
No longer counts from	3 October 1990
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (DM,Y2-9) Only contacts made September 17, 1973, to October 2, 1990, count for this entity. On October 3, 1990, German Democratic Republic became part of Federal Republic of Germany.

Sources: 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