From jjreisert at alum.mit.edu Tue Dec 9 11:21:37 2025 From: jjreisert at alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:21:37 -0700 Subject: [ct-user] CTY-3538 Country Files - 09 December 2025 Message-ID: <202512091621.5B9GLbRQ021584@outgoing-alum.mit.edu> The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 09 December 2025: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3538-09-december-2025/ For installation instructions, start at: https://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: https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-09-december-2025/ 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. As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements: https://www.country-files.com/feed/ Here are the release notes: 9 December 2025 (CTY-3538) VER20251209, Version entity is British Virgin Islands, VP2V Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * TA3AC/1 is European Turkey, *TA1 * EA3NT/8 is Canary Islands, EA8 * AA1AO, AJ0SE, K2SS, K3XC, KC2RT, N0VAO, N2AIE, N8UM, N9DK, NF1R, W1COL, W9MPX, WA1QQK, WA3IHV and WY2K are all United States, K in CQ zone 3, ITU zone 6 * AB5ZA and N6IGA are both United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 6 * AA3OO, AB6GS, AC4CH, K2AD, K6AER, K9WDW, KB6OJE, KD2CFD, KD9ERP, KE7LBB, KF7HIL, N4LDB, N6EB, N9JNQ, W1GUU, W6GRE, W7MSL, W9BED, WA9KIA and WB9WKT are all United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7 * AA4RY, AC1W, AJ4MP, K0KXF, K4TXL, K5GM, K7USN, KA5NDH, KB1V, KB7PF, KC4ZMB, KJ4DVR, KO4DWB, KO4FX, KO4LFZ, KQ4YEX, KR4AUX, KS4NL, KT4XL, KV4E, KW0V, N1RKB, N2HTE, N3AWS, N4QYO, W3ACR, W4GB, W4JDM, W4MTO, W4YEM, WB4BMQ and WB4CS are all United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8 * AL4U, K7AP, K8IY, KB8UPO, KC8TGJ, KC9BEX, KE5ABB, KG0AF, KM6VRX, N0MNY, N0VQE, N9OH, NJ9L, WA8PAG, WB0CLI and WB8BEL are all United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8 * NB9G is Mariana Islands, KH0 * KB0VKF and KE6FZD are both Hawaii, KH6 * KB6KSD and KC5SGK are both Alaska, KL * K4JWO is US Virgin Islands, KP2 * KP2Z is Puerto Rico, KP4 * LU1VZ/V is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16 * R8FF/3, UA4FMQ/P and UA9XL/1 are all European Russia, UA * RW6MD/0 is in ITU zone 30, not ITU zone 34 * RA0LQ/MM is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 34 * VY0ZOO/VE2 is Canada, VE in CQ zone 2, ITU zone 4 Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * IP9P in African Italy, *IG9 * E51MWA in North Cook Islands, E5/n * EA1RCI/P in Spain, EA * EA8RM/P in Canary Islands, EA8 * GB2BOA and GB2CSC in Northern Ireland, GI * GB0GDS in Scotland, GM * GB0BIC, GB1USK, GB2GFS and GB5SJ in Wales, GW * II0IARU in Sardinia, IS * K4AVX, K8LSB, NL7D, W0MET and W9KKN in United States, K * AK6PU in Alaska, KL * LW6EEU/V in Argentina, LU * PA3EFR/J, PA80SAW/J, PI4BG/J and PI9TP/J in Netherlands, PA * SV2JAO/J in Greece, SV * R0CAF/3 and R1941PK in European Russia, UA * R3BBE/8, R4DB/8, RA1WS/0 and RA9CMO/P 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 -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , https://ad1c.us From jjreisert at alum.mit.edu Thu Dec 11 20:43:29 2025 From: jjreisert at alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:43:29 -0700 Subject: [ct-user] CTY-3539 Country Files - 12 December 2025 Message-ID: <202512120143.5BC1hT3D004715@outgoing-alum.mit.edu> The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 12 December 2025: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3539-12-december-2025/ For installation instructions, start at: https://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: https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-12-december-2025/ 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. As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements: https://www.country-files.com/feed/ Here are the release notes: 12 December 2025 (CTY-3539) VER20251212, Version entity is Guam, KH2 Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * RI1ANI is in ITU zone 69, not ITU zone 67 * RI1ANI is in CQ zone 39, not CQ zone 38 * AM65OJE is Spain, EA * HC8M/5 is Ecuador, HC * JF1ZIU/JD1 is Minami Torishima, JD/m * LU1BCG/D, LU1WL/D, LU2HDT/H, LU3EFH/D, LU4DOV/D, LU5OIJ/O, LU8DAL/D, LW2DMW/D and LW8DGP/D are all Argentina, LU * LU5ILA/V, LU5ILA/W and LU9YBM/V are all Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16 * R026NY, R1941MB, R1941OM, R2026A, R2026C, R2026L, R2026N, R2026NY, R2026S, UE26HNY and UE26NY are all European Russia, UA * R95YNAO is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in ITU zone 20 * R2026X is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 34 Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * TO4K in St. Barthelemy, FJ * TO2M in Martinique, FM * AG5Z in United States, K * K6BDN in Hawaii, KH6 * KG7DJB in Alaska, KL * UA9XL/P in European Russia, UA * RD1A/MM and RU9MV/0 in Asiatic Russia, UA9 * VE2DXY in Canada, VE * VK6KBY/5 in Australia, VK 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 -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , https://ad1c.us From jjreisert at alum.mit.edu Thu Dec 18 12:15:46 2025 From: jjreisert at alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:15:46 -0700 Subject: [ct-user] CTY-3540 Country Files - 18 December 2025 Message-ID: <202512181715.5BIHFkCj005653@outgoing-alum.mit.edu> The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 18 December 2025: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3540-18-december-2025/ For installation instructions, start at: https://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: https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-18-december-2025/ 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. As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements: https://www.country-files.com/feed/ Here are the release notes: 18 December 2025 (CTY-3540) VER20251218, Version entity is Libya, 5A Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * XR9N is Chile, CE in ITU zone 16 * EA9ADD is Spain, EA * GB8SJC is Northern Ireland, GI * IT9IFM/0 and IT9KWL/0 are both Italy, I * KG7SPL is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 6 * W0RXC is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8 * K8LSB is United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8 * K1BAM and K7DWJ are both Hawaii, KH6 * KE0GUV and N4HUA are both Alaska, KL * WP3S/DOC is Puerto Rico, KP4 * LU8APF/D is Argentina, LU * R9FCS/4 is European Russia, UA * UG4I/P is European Russia, UA in ITU zone 30 * RV7B/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in ITU zone 20 * R0KA/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18 * LZ0A is South Shetland Islands, VP8/h Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * TC29TC in European Turkey, *TA1 * WB0CLI in United States, K * KC8WLB in Alaska, KL * LU8JNS/W, LW1DYC/D and LW6DNF/D in Argentina, LU * R9CS/P 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 -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , https://ad1c.us From jjreisert at alum.mit.edu Wed Dec 31 16:51:43 2025 From: jjreisert at alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:51:43 -0700 Subject: [ct-user] CTY-3541 Country Files - 31 December 2025 Message-ID: <202512312151.5BVLphRM026483@outgoing-alum.mit.edu> The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 31 December 2025: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3541-31-december-2025/ For installation instructions, start at: https://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: https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-31-december-2025/ 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. As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements: https://www.country-files.com/feed/ Here are the release notes: 31 December 2025 (CTY-3541) VER20251231, Version entity is Ascension Island, ZD8 Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * IT9MRM/N is Sicily, *IT9 * EA8RM/P is Canary Islands, EA8 * GB2KW is Scotland, GM * IA5KRO/4 and IT9CLY/4 are both Italy, I * IP0Y is Sardinia, IS * KK6WJY and KO4BJA are both Alaska, KL * LU6UVI/D is Argentina, LU * R900BL, R900DM, R900DV, R900OI and R900RO are all European Russia, UA * RA3X/1 and RX26NY are both European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 20 * R0FBA/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31 * VK9FISH is Cocos (Keeling) Islands, VK9C * VK9FL is Lord Howe Island, VK9L Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * 3D2AG/P in Rotuma Island, 3D2/r * KC4AAC in Antarctica, CE9 * GB0RTF and GB1RTF in Wales, GW * IQ0SS/P in Sardinia, IS * W7PYZ in Hawaii, KH6 * KE0PRX in Alaska, KL * LU1HAK/H, LU1IG/I, LU2DUR/H, LW2DMW/D and LW8DGP/D in Argentina, LU * RA0BM/6 in European Russia, UA * R4HMS/0, RA9M/0, RA9WU/P, RK0W/P and UA0DAR/P in Asiatic Russia, UA9 * VK9FLHI in Lord Howe Island, VK9L 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 -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , https://ad1c.us