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4.3 KiB
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Executable File
Big CTY.DAT
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The last release was on 2 August 2013.
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This version of CTY.DAT has callsign data starting with 1 January 2000.
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This is useful for people who are using contest logging software to log
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their everyday QSOs, and want somewhat accurate country tracking. Here
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are the features of this file:
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1. Exception callsigns go back to the starting date shown above. If a
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callsign was used multiple times, then only the most recent entity
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is used. For example, TO5M was used from Martinique (FM) in 1993,
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St. Pierre & Miquelon (FP) in 1995, and Reunion (FR) in 2004. Thus,
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if you log TO5M using this file, you will get Reunion (FR)
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2. Prefixes do not go back, they are current as of the day the file was
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released. For example, Montenegro (4O) was added to the DXCC list
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effective 28 June 2006. If you try to log a QSO with 4O1T in
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Yugoslavia from 2003, it will come up as Montenegro, because that's
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the current entity associated with the 4O prefix. Here is a list of
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known problems <exceptions.htm>.
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3. This is a complete file, meaning all prefixes that require CQ and/or
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ITU zone overrides are listed. This is primarily for BY, K, UA9, VE
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and VK - these entities all span multiple CQ zones. Remember that
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the normal CTY.DAT has only a subset of these prefixes; many have
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been implemented in software and therefore don't need to be listed.
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4. Some software like CT by K1EA doesn't save the country information
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in the log with the QSOs. Instead, the country for each QSO is
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determined when the program is started, based on whatever country
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file is in use. Thus, it may not be possible to "fix" a QSO that is
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associated with the wrong country. You could use the override
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method, like "FO8XYZ=FO0" to assign it to Clipperton Island.
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However, if/when you over-write your country file with a new one,
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those customizations will be lost. One known case of this problem is
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a certain well-known IARU HQ station that uses the same callsign
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from different DXCC countries, on different bands, at the same time.
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It's very hard to get these cases right.
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5. This file comes in only one format: using '=' to distinguish full
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callsigns from prefixes.
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Installation instructions
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The instructions for installing the CTY.DAT file are specific to each
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logging program. However, the instructions for installing this file are
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the same as the normal contest country files, so start HERE
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<../cty/index.htm>. Follow the written instructions on that page, but
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don't download the file from those links.
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Here are some logging experiments to try to see if the larger file is
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installed in the right place, and is working:
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1. *VERSION* - should match the VERSION entity in the revision history
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2. *OR4TN* - should be Antarctica (not Belgium)
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3. *MR6TMS* - should be Scotland (not England)
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4. *LW7DQQ/Y* - should be Argentina in ITU Zone 16
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5. *UI9XA* - should be European Russia (not Asiatic)
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6. *ZS85SARL* - should be South Africa (not Marion Island)
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Compatibility
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Because of its size, this file may cause problems with your logging
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software. Here are some programs that are known to work:
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CT <http://www.k1ea.com/>
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CT 9.92 (DOS) and CT 10.04 (Windows) both work. Once can therefore
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assume that CT 9.92 (Windows) and CT 10.x (DOS) also work. It's
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unknown how old a CT9 version can be and still work.
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fldigi <http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html>
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version 3.2.38 (Linux)
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LM <http://contestsoftware.com/e/home.htm>
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DL8WAA reports no problems.
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MixW <http://www.mixw.net/>
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version 3.1.1h and later
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Xlog <http://xlog.nongnu.org/>
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version 2.0.5 (Linux)
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Areas for Improvement
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Here are some changes that may be coming - stay tuned for details!
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1. The file contains all possible prefix mappings to determine the
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correct CQ and ITU zones. If people are only tracking countries,
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this may not be necessary, and would substantially reduce the number
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of prefixes in the file.
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