[Dxspider-support] build 608 Callsign check error?

[Grant Willis]

Folks,

For reference:

VN is not an amateur service prefix in Australia (it is used for Australian
aviation).

Valid prefixes here are AX, VI, VJ, VK and VL. 2x1 calls are valid for
VJ/VK/VL and 2x2 and 2x3 calls are valid for VK/AX and VI is special event
calls (can be 2xX in length)

73 de Grant VK5GR / VJ5W (contest call)

On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM Kin via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:

> Fabian,
>
> This is what I have on my nodes that has the latest cty.dat:
>
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        100284 Mar 25 18:50 cty.dat
>
> sh/prefix VN
> VN CC: 666 IZ: 8 CZ: 5 LL: 0 0 N 0 0 E JJ00 (QQ, Pirate-Country-QQ)
>
> 1743087011^(chan) RBN: ERROR invalid prefix/callsign VN8PVL/B from NU4F-#
> on
> 28208.6, dumped
>
> We will have to wait for Jim to update it.
>
> Kin EA3CV
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Dxspider-support <dxspider-support-bounces at tobit.co.uk> En nombre de
> Fabian Kurz via Dxspider-support
> Enviado el: jueves, 27 de marzo de 2025 19:46
> Para: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
> CC: Fabian Kurz <fabian at fkurz.net>
> Asunto: Re: [Dxspider-support] build 608 Callsign check error?
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 05:33:27PM +0100, Mikel EA2CW via Dxspider-support
> wrote:
> > Seen in dxspider test build 608 debug file:
> >
> > 1743092217^(chan) RBN: ERROR invalid prefix/callsign VN8PVL/B
> >
> > Other "/B" stns passed the filter.
>
> cty.dat does not know the prefix "VN" (interestinly, I have a very old
> cty.dat which says VN is Australia, but the current one does not),
> therefore
> the spot is flagged as invalid.
>
> (It's N8PVL/B by the way, so the Skimmer miscopied this :)
>
> 73
> Fabian
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