The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 13 February 2026:
https://www.country-files.com/cty-3608-13-february-2026/
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Here are the release notes:
13 February 2026 (CTY-3608)
VER20260213, Version entity is Corsica, TK
Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* 4UNR is Vienna Intl Ctr, *4U1V
* TO7O is Martinique, FM
* G6ICR is Isle of Man, GD
* G0HCQ, G0JCE, G4WZG and G5RDX are all Scotland, GM
* G5DXR is Wales, GW
* IQ9SZ/0, IQ9SZ/2, IQ9SZ/3 and IQ9SZ/4 are all Italy, I
* IR0SAR is Sardinia, IS
* K0UM, K1GJQ, K3PS, K5XI, K9EX, KC4CR, N1CLC, N5DIM, N5LR, NL7D, W0GOP,
W1ESE, WA2QWP, WA5GUL, WB4VAM and WH2T are all United States, K in CQ
zone 3, ITU zone 6
* K7KMM is United States, K in CQ zone 3, ITU zone 7
* KA4RUR, KA8VHF, KC9YTT, KG6PH, N6CA, N6GR, N7EMG, N8HSD, N9CHA, NA4M
and W8MC are all United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7
* AB4WV, AC0WL, AG4EP, K3OMI, K4IDB, K4MQM, K4SAF, K4TO, KB4GRD, KC3QND,
KN4LIU, KQ4JEQ, KQ4SMI, KQ4SRE, KR4FQG, N7PVW, N7TJB, NN6TT, NU4X and
W4KRC
are all United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8
* AE5X, KA8JIL, KD8HE, KF6D, KM7CT, KP2BH, KP4WW, N5RTG, N8AAY, N8CQD,
N8QOT, W7HU and W8ES are all United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8
* K6KO, KA0RGT and W6TDX are all Hawaii, KH6
* KE0HMK is Alaska, KL
* KF9EM is US Virgin Islands, KP2
* LU1EVW/D is Argentina, LU
* 4UNR is Austria, OE
* RV7B/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in ITU zone 20
* RN0F is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 34
* VK8MS/3 is Australia, VK
* AU7RS is Lakshadweep Islands, VU7
Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* GB8SJC in Northern Ireland, GI
* GB3RMK/B in Scotland, GM
* GB1MUU in Wales, GW
* AA4MB, AA5TA, AA5UK, AB1BN, AC4CH, AC6NN, AE4DF, AI4B, AI5FK, AJ0SE,
AK4PJ, K1CCN, K3LKS, K3VIN, K4BAD, K4DG, K4JEP, K4NO, K4TXL, K5NT,
K6AER,
K7BV, K7PAP, K8PEC, K9HXO, KA1LDD, KA4TRV, KB4IY, KB4QZH, KB5BGC,
KC0ZVN,
KC4NX, KC4ZMZ, KC6R, KC7YRA, KC8TGJ, KC9WZ, KD4ONB, KD4STN, KD7ACB,
KD9RBY,
KE4BFG, KE4QCY, KE5AX, KE8UOH, KE8YIK, KF7HIL, KF7RO, KG5UN, KG5XR,
KI5UXN,
KI5UXR, KI5ZQZ, KJ4BIX, KK4VPT, KK5RX, KK7CJV, KK9TT, KK9U, KN4FRG,
KO4DDG,
KP4Q, KS4YT, KT4XL, KU1CW, KU4RN, KY4L, N0CSM, N0GJR, N0GLK, N0VD,
N2AIE,
N4AER, N4CSV, N4FZ, N4MTE, N4ST, N4UCM, N5EIF, N5KSS, N5MIS, N5MKY,
N5PU,
N6EB, N6MRS, N6XBP, N6ZZ, N7ECM, N7RI, N7VR, N8HOQ, N8OZY, N8XT, N9JF,
N9MTG, N9OF, N9OU, N9OY, NA9DM, NC8N, NK4T, NN5O, NN5SS, NQ6N, NV9J,
NZ7Q,
W0DNR, W0GG, W1COL, W2AA, W3RZ, W3WRC, W3ZF, W4GON, W4JHO, W4ZIP,
W5HIO,
W6BDD, W7APZ, W7BAZ, W7KAM, W8NOR, W8XC, W9BED, W9GM, W9GNW, W9GQK,
W9UAL,
W9UUM, WA0LIS, WA1NHZ, WA1QQK, WA4ELW, WA4FXT, WA4VGZ, WA6GYC, WA9BTV,
WA9DDK, WA9YOS, WB0KWJ, WB4NCT, WB4YHF, WB9EWM, WC2A, WC4D, WJ4M,
WM2V,
WN9ZWC, WQ0RVO, WU9B, WV8O, WX7MB, WY2K and WY7SS in United States, K
* K1BAM, KC0RKB and WA6QDQ in Hawaii, KH6
* KD9CVY and KZ4DP in Alaska, KL
* KF9EM and WP3S/DOC in Puerto Rico, KP4
* LU1UU/D in Argentina, LU
* R35SPAS and R9KC/6 in European Russia, UA
* R0FBA/9, R35EMER, R35KCHS and R35MCHS in Asiatic Russia, UA9
Although I am subscribed to this reflector so that I can make these
announcements, I do not see most messages posted to it. If you have
any comments or corrections to the country file, please contact me
directly.
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
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