[RTTY] Z6 Prefix

[Terry]

 <http://dx-world.net/2012/the-republic-of-kosovo-soon-on-air/> 
Dx World has a copy of the Z60K license and also says the ARRL does not
count Z6 for DXCC.
http://dx-world.net/2012/the-republic-of-kosovo-soon-on-air/

When resolving country and DXCC status, contest and cluster software pull
its data from the CTY files found at:   http://www.country-files.com/cty/.
There are several flavors of CTY files.

The AR-Cluster version 4 code software pulls county data from the ARRL.cty
file.   The latest ARRL.cty file assigns Z6 to Serbia.

The AR-Cluster version 6 software pulls CTY data from the CTY_WT_MOD.DAT
(WinTest) cty file.  The CTY_WT_MOD.DAT cty file has no DXCC assignment for
Z6 which matches the official ARRL position on Z6.

When dealing with  issues like this, its best to  WFWL,  work first worry
later.

73 Terry




> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:38:01 -0500
> From: lists at subich.com
> To: aa5vu at att.net; rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Z6 Prefix
> 
> 
> >The call probably counts for YU = Serbia or a new prefix.
> 
> Per the ARRL Letter dated September 27, 2012
> <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter%3Fissue%3D2012-09-27>:
> 
> > Although not formally assigned a prefix by the International
> > Telecommunication Union, Kosovo will use the Z6 prefix. Currently,
> > Kosovo does not count toward the ARRL's DXCC Award, as it has not
> > been assigned a prefix by the ITU (per DXCC rule II.1.a), nor has
> > it been recognized by the United Nations (per DXCC rule II.1.b).
> 
> In other words, unless you are working for WAE awards or CQ Marathon
> Z6 counts for nothing and operations using Z6 calls are considered
> "pirate" by Serbian authorities who continue to assert sovereignty
> over the area.
> 
> 73,
> 
> ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 1/20/2013 7:31 AM, Dick Kriss wrote:
> > I have noticed some RTTY spots on the cluster for Z6/S52DD. Like the
Z60K operation in Oct 2012, it does not show up in the cty.dat file because
Kosovo is not a DXCC approved entity. The call probably counts for YU =
Serbia or a new prefix. K3LR's AR Cluster correctly displays Z6/S52DD as a
YU
> >
> > Dick AA5VU
> >
> > 18103.0 Z6/S52DD 20-Jan-2013 1104Z TU 59 RTTY YU <EC7ZK>
> > 18103.0 Z6/S52DD 20-Jan-2013 1100Z RTTY YU <F6GCP>
> > 18106.0 PY0F/PP1CZ 20-Jan-2013 1059Z UP1 New one rtty tnx PY0F <F8PDR>
> > AA5VU de K3LR 20-Jan 1215Z arc >
> >
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