The VK8AA callsign was first ever issued on 6 March 2002, previously it was retained by the "Australian Communications Authority".

Recipient of the ONLY "10 Years of Croatia Award" to VK.

Markers:

- CQWW SSB, 40m band Australia (VK and Zone 29) )Record holder from 2010.

- CQWW SSB, L21-Zone 29 Record set in 2000 as AX8HZ

- CQ WPX SSB, 2002 40m #1 Oceania, 2003 ALL-BAND #1 Oceania.

- CQWW SSB, SOAB HIGH, #2 in VK 2002.

- SEANET #1 SOSB 40m SSB 2002.

- UBA SSB Contest 2003, #1 Oceania as AX8AA.

- ARRL 10M Contest 2006, #1 Oceania - #13 World, 2007 #1 Oceania - #5 World (DX HIGH SSB Category). ((ALSO #1 Oceania 2003,2004 & 2005 as VK2CZ))

- VK8AA used in CQ WPX SSB Contests - 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2012. 

- AX8AA used in CQ WPX Contest - 2006.

VK8AA obsoletes my earlier VK8HZ and AX8HZ (& VK8MI) callsigns.

The callsign AX8AA is used whenever this VK prefix is permitted (and on 26 January each year).

My main callsign is VK2CZ, other active calls are ZL7M, K3HZ and 4W3A.