[Dxspider-support] CTY-2802 Country Files - 23 January 2018

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

There is no official word from the ARRL but the Daily DX reports that
the entity has been added to LOTW. There is still debate about how far
back from today that QSO's will count.

Mike, W1NR

On 01/23/2018 11:58 AM, Michael Carper, Ph.D. via Dxspider-support wrote:
> As far as I know, the ARRL has made no official announcement about
> Kosovo.  It's not yet on the Active list is it?
> 
> Mike, WA9PIE
> 
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 8:59 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C via Dxspider-support
> <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org <mailto:dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>>
> wrote:
> 
>     You *must* update WPXLOC.RAW for this release for Kosovo to work
>     properly.  Read the instructions here:
> 
>          http://www.country-files.com/dx-cluster/dx-spider/
>     <http://www.country-files.com/dx-cluster/dx-spider/>
> 
>     > The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 23 January 2018:
>     >
>     >     http://www.country-files.com/cty-2802-23-january-2018/
>     <http://www.country-files.com/cty-2802-23-january-2018/>
>     >
>     > For installation instructions, start at:
>     >
>     >     http://www.country-files.com/
>     >
>     > Hover your mouse over the word Contest in the menu, then select the
>     > software you are using.
>     >
>     > To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top
>     of the page.
>     >
>     > If you are interested in a bigger CTY.DAT for everyday logging,
>     you can get
>     > it here:
>     >
>     >    http://www.country-files.com/big-cty-23-january-2018/
>     <http://www.country-files.com/big-cty-23-january-2018/>
>     >
>     > Note that the release notes (and Version Entity) for this larger
>     file are
>     > different than what is shown below.  There is a separate link to them.
>     >
>     > Here are the release notes:
>     >
>     >     23 January 2018 (CTY-2802)
>     >     VER20180123, Version entity is Namibia, V5
>     >
>     >     Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
>     >
>     >         * CE6PGO, XQ6CFX, XQ6OA, XQ6UMR and XR6F are all Chile, CE
>     in ITU zone 16
>     >         * TO7D is Guadeloupe, FG
>     >         * TX5X is French Polynesia, FO
>     >         * AJ6T is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8
>     >         * WA1FVJ is Alaska, KL
>     >         * LU5JOL/J, LU9JMG/J and LW7DVC/D are all Argentina, LU
>     >         * LU3CW/W is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16
>     >         * R110FS, R8AEU/6 and RA9SGI/1 are all European Russia, UA
>     >         * VA2VVV is Canada, VE in CQ zone 2, ITU zone 4
>     >         * Added entity Kosovo, Z6
>     >
>     >     Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
>     >
>     >         * Deleted entity Kosovo, *Z6
>     >         * EA1RCI/PCV in Spain, EA
>     >         * EA5RKB/9 in Ceuta & Melilla, EA9
>     >         * I4CQO/N, IK3TZB/N, IZ1CLA/N and IZ6TGS/N in Italy, I
>     >         * AD0ZL, KF6UWT and KI7COR in Alaska, KL
>     >         * R162S, R1853S, R1941OM, R9KW/4 and RA75SF in European
>     Russia, UA
>     >         * R6RA/9, RV3DSA/0 and RW9JZ/9 in Asiatic Russia, UA9
>     >         * VA2ZM in Canada, VE
>     >         * VK4FSCC/9 in Norfolk Island, VK9N
> 
> 
> 
>     --
>     Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu
>     <mailto:jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>>, http://www.ad1c.us
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