[SCCC] [WriteLog] CTY-2702 Country Files - 14 February 2017

Mon Mar 6 21:29:04 EST 2017

Jim and WriteLog users

I am using WriteLog ver 12.11D Nov 2016. I will upgrade to ver 12.15 (or
later) in time for the CQWWDX in the fall.

If I understand WRITELOG things correctly before each contest I start a new
contest log (example last weekend's ARRL DX SSB). Then I go to FILE>WEB
UPDATE and click on WEB UPDATE COUNTRY FILES. This places a folder
WL_CTY.ZIP in my C: PROGRAM DATA/WRITELOG folder. I go to this WL_CTY.ZIP
file and right click and select EXTRACT ALL. This then places many DAT and
BIN files into my C: PROGRAM DATA/WRITELOG folder. I go to the file
WL_CTY.DAT and open it using Notepad. I do a search for VERSION and find
VERSION= Mauritus 3B8. So I assume I have the correct CTY file in use. Am I
correct to assume this?????

If so, I need to warn everyone who used WriteLog in the ARRL DX SSB last
weekend that the call WP2AA comes up as United States and NOT U.S. Virgin
Islands. I worked them on four bands and corrected my log from United States
to KP2 U.S. Virgin Islands after each contact. After the contest I went back
to the above mentioned WL_CTY.DAT file and searched for WP2AA. It shows
WP2AA as a USA entry WP2AA(5)[8].

What is strange is when I enter WP2AA into my regular logger DX4WIN it shows
up as KP2 U.S. Virgin Islands. But I have not updated my DX4WIN CTY file for
awhile so maybe the latest DX4WIN CTY file also has WP2AA mapped
incorrectly.

Just wanted to throw this out there for anyone who worked WP2AA in the ARRL
DX SSB

73

Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ

-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Reisert AD1C
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 7:31 AM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] CTY-2702 Country Files - 14 February 2017

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 14 February 2017:

    http://www.country-files.com/cty-2702-14-February-2017/

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/

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:

    14 February 2017 (CTY-2702)
    VER20170214, Version entity is Mauritius, 3B8

    Added/changed Callsigns/prefixes:

	* 4X6TT/JY1 is Israel, 4X
	* VP8DPE is Antarctica, CE9 in ITU zone 73
	* OJ1ABOA is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 38, ITU zone 67
	* RI1ANN is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 39, ITU zone 69
	* EA1RCG/CPV is Spain, EA
	* TO1A is French Guiana, FY
	* GB2MOF, GB2OL and GB5AG are all Scotland, GM
	* GB6BLB, GB6RNLI and GB8MG are all Wales, GW
	* 4U7FOC is Italy, I
	* AB8YZ, K9WM, KE9B, KZ9V, N3BBQ, W9RNY, WB7PVL and WN7Y are all
United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7
	* KU4UK is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8
	* AB8RL, K8FC, K8GU, KC8GCR, KD9LA, N7EO, W8HGH, W8LMG and WG8Y are
all United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8
	* N0J and W3FM are both Mariana Islands, KH0
	* KB7G, KE7IZS and N6AI are all Hawaii, KH6
	* K5DOW, KE5NLG and W2KRZ are all Alaska, KL
	* K2D is US Virgin Islands, KP2
	* LU9ERA/H is Argentina, LU
	* LU6DO/V is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16
	* R80RTL, RA9KU/1, RM94AE, RX3XX/N, UA0XAK/6 and UE28AFG are all
European Russia, UA
	* RZ5D/4 is European Russia, UA in ITU zone 30
	* R8CZ/4 is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 30
	* RA/DK8DX is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31
	* R71RRC is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 25
	* UR5KGG/WAP, UT1KY/WAP and UT7UA/WAP are all Ukraine, UR
	* CF7AAW/1 is Canada, VE
	* CG2NNX/P, VA2UA and VE2ENB are all Canada, VE in CQ zone 2, ITU
zone 4
	* VK8RR/9 and VK9AA are both Cocos (Keeling) Islands, VK9C
	* VK9VKL is Christmas Island, VK9X

    Removed Callsigns/prefixes:

	* 8T2BH and VU3BPZ/P in Antarctica, CE9
	* EA1RCI/YOA and EA3HSD/P in Spain, EA
	* EA5IKT/6 in Balearic Islands, EA6
	* EA3EGB/9 and EB9PH/P in Ceuta & Melilla, EA9
	* ET3AA/YOTA in Ethiopia, ET
	* TO200SPM in St. Pierre & Miquelon, FP
	* GB2ZE in Scotland, GM
	* GB100CSW and GB75ATC in Wales, GW
	* IZ1CLA/N in Italy, I
	* II0EUDX and II3EUDX in Sardinia, IS
	* K1DC, KA9VVQ, KV1E, N0FCD, N1KW, N2WN, N3AIU, W9UK, WA8WZG,
WB5NHL,
	  WL7YQ and WY5I in United States, K
	* K2NMA and W2ONH in Mariana Islands, KH0
	* KB7UQH, KJ6TJZ and KM6EPQ in Hawaii, KH6
	* KC2PCV, KC7OQZ and KI4SET in Alaska, KL
	* KE0GFK in Puerto Rico, KP4
	* LU1ALF/D, LU1XS/O and LW2EIY/H in Argentina, LU
	* R99FSB, RT9K/4, RT9K/6, RT9K/7, UA9JPX/6 and UB5O/1 in European
Russia, UA
	* RK6YM/8 and RZ5D/8 in Asiatic Russia, UA9

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us