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

[Michael Carper, Ph.D.]

Yes, I saw it in LOTW.  For all we know, it was put there by a
well-intentioned intern who doesn't know what a DXCC entity is, right?  It
could be an accident.

I won't consider it to be factual until there's an "official announcement".

That said - WFWL!

Mike, WA9PIE

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 11:19 AM, Mike McCarthy, W1NR via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at dxcluster.org> wrote:

> 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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