Oceania · DX entity · DXCC 297

Wake Island

Wake Island is a DX entity in Oceania, in CQ zone 31 and ITU zone 65. Its primary prefix is KH9.

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Figure 1. Wake Island and its first-level subdivisions. 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. At the full detail of the source; exported 30 October 2026. Projection: Lambert azimuthal equal-area centred on 19.3° N 166.6° E.

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	297
Name in the ADIF standard	WAKE I.
Continent	Oceania
Primary prefix	KH9
CQ zone	31
ITU zone	65

Prefixes

KH9 is the primary prefix. The country files list 4 prefixes and prefix blocks for Wake Island.

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KH9 AH9 NH9 WH9

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.