I've distilled my logs to create a list of countries that I have confirmed contacts with. Some countries have many contacts, some with only one. Getting Ham radio contacts is a function of the population of the country and the standard of living. So first world countries like Japan, Korea, Russia, Australia etc have a relative large number of Hams so multiple contacts are easier. Smaller countries like Panama, Estonia, Iceland St. Lucia that have either a lower per capita income (Can't afford Ham gear), or just a low population (Not too many Hams) make this countries a harder challenge. Below is my list as of early December.
Yes, I know that Alaska and Hawaii are not "countries" but in the Ham radio designations, they count separate from the lower 48 (USA)
Where conditions (No Sun Spots), population or other roadblocks, I am still alert to make more contacts with Africa, Antarctica, and the Middle East. I was pleased to make a contact with Iceland, and within the Canada contacts, a weather station that is acknowledged to be the most Northern Ham station in the world (80 degrees North).
Here is my current list.
ALASKA
ARGENTINA
ARUBA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZORES
BELGIUM
BELIZE
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
CROATIA
CUBA
DENMARK
EAST MALAYSIA
EL SALVADOR
ENGLAND
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GEORGIA
GERMANY
GUADELOUPE
GUAM
GUATEMALA
HAWAII
HONG KONG
ICELAND
INDONESIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
JERSEY (CHANNEL ISL.)
KAZAKHSTAN
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PORTUGAL
PUERTO RICO
ROMANIA
RUSSIA (ASIATIC)
RUSSIA (EUROPEAN)
SAINT MARTIN
SOUTH KOREA
ST. LUCIA
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
UKRAINE
USA
VENEZUELA
Below is a Map of my contacts to date.
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