Europe · DX entity · DXCC 263

Netherlands

Netherlands is a DX entity in Europe, in CQ zone 14 and ITU zone 27. Its primary prefix is PA.

Flag of Netherlands.

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Figure 1. Netherlands and its provinces, with neighbouring land in grey. 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 0.003209 degrees, about 357 m; exported 30 October 2026. Projection: Lambert azimuthal equal-area centred on 52.2° N 5.3° E.

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	263
Name in the ADIF standard	NETHERLANDS
Continent	Europe
Primary prefix	PA
CQ zone	14
ITU zone	27

Prefixes

PA is the primary prefix. The country files list 9 prefixes and prefix blocks for Netherlands.

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PA PB PC PD PE PF PG PH PI

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.