[Dxspider-support] SHOW/DXCC bug?

Jim Reisert AD1C jjreisert at alum.mit.edu
Mon Mar 24 14:35:19 GMT 2008


I think it's an issue with 5-character prefixes like VK9AL.  I think DX 
Spider might be truncating them to 4-characters (VK9A) which is incorrect.

Sounds like something Dirk needs to look into.

73 - Jim AD1C

On 3/24/2008 8:32 AM, Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote:

> With the latest country file when I type "SHOW/DXCC VK9L" I get VK9ANU 
> listed which is Norfolk, not Lord Howe.  VK9ALH shows correctly.  VK9ANU 
> does not show when using VK9N.  The country file appears correct but the 
> filtering doesn't appear to work.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike, W1NR
> 
> Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>> I just did a quick update of the country files that DX Clusters use:
>>
>>      http://www.country-files.com/cty/
>>
>> ZM80WB is New Zealand, ZL, not Kermadec, ZL8.
>>
>> Only these three files were updated:
>>
>>      arrl.cty   (AR-Cluster)
>>      cty.dat    (DX Spider)
>>      wl_cty.dat (CC Cluster)
>>
>> Please update your nodes as soon as possible.
>>
>> 73 - Jim AD1C


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Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us



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