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Non-Bureau Countries Prefix List

Countries with prefixes listed on this page have no Incoming QSL Bureau, so cards cannot be forwarded to these prefixes.  Your outgoing cards for Non-Bureau Countries will be returned to you from the RAC Outgoing QSL Bureau via the Provincial Incoming Bureau serving you.

A5, A6,
J5,
KH1, KH5, KH7K, KH8, KH9,
KP1, KP5,
P5,
S7,
T2, T3, T5, T8, TJ, TL, TN, TT, TY,
V6,
XU, XW, XZ,
YA, YT4*, YU4*, YZ4*,
1Z,
3C, 3C0, 3W, 3X,
4N4*, 4W,
5T, 5U,
7O, 7Q,
8Q,
9N, 9Q, 9U, 9X

* The T9 Incoming QSL Bureau will not handle QSL cards to these prefixes for contacts after May, 1993.

** Cards for Non-Bureau Prefixes can be forwarded to a QSL Manager who is located in a country with an Incoming QSL Bureau.

If you find International call signs confusing, here are some lists of prefixes as assigned by the International Telecommunications Union ( ITU)

	Canadian Callsign Prefixes
	United States and Possessions Callsign Prefixes
	International Prefixes Beginning with Numbers
	International Prefixes Beginning with Letters