North America · DX entity · DXCC 028 · deleted

Canal Zone

Canal Zone was a DX entity in North America, in CQ zone 7 and ITU zone 11, counting for contacts from the start of DXCC until 30 September 1979.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 1 October 1979 no longer count for Canal Zone.

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

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

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	028
Name in the ADIF standard	CANAL ZONE
Continent	North America
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	7
ITU zone	11
Counts for contacts from	the start of DXCC
No longer counts from	1 October 1979
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (KZ5) Only contacts made September 30, 1979, and before, count for this entity.

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