[DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation

Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:22:20 -0600

I don't think DXBase offers the CE9 prefix as one of it's choices although
it was a common Antarctic callsign.
But if you check the ARRL DXCC list of entities, they now use KC4 to
designate Antarctica.
That's why you only find KC4 and not CE9 in the Prefix Field of DXB.
I double checked my ARRL entity list and it doesn't use CE9 as Antarctica.
Now it is possible that some of the old callsign/aliases supplied in the DXB
callsign database are mapped so CE9 relates to Antarctica although a check
of my callsign/mapping didn't come up with any.
A lot of what will work depends on these old callsigns and what they were
mapped to upon entering or importing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Bailey" <[email protected]>
To: "FireBrick" <[email protected]>; "Tom" <[email protected]>; "
RM" <[email protected]>; "'Charles Johnston'" <[email protected]>; "'DXBase
List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation
> Use /CE9 and it will work.
>>> At 08:46 PM 4/6/02 -0600, FireBrick wrote:
> >Tom
> >If you entered the call RW1AI/KC4 you still have to go to the Prefix
field
> >click on it, and scroll till you get to KC4 AND SELECT THAT.
> >when you hit enter you will get a popup that asks if you want to map that
> >particular callsign to the KC4 prefix.
> >Say yes.
> >
> >This will only work for that particular callsign,
> >DXBase has to work this way so you do not inadvertently assign a callsign
to
> >a incorrect entity.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tom" <[email protected]>
> >To: "FireBrick" <[email protected]>; "RM" <[email protected]>; "'Charles
> >Johnston'" <[email protected]>; "'DXBase List'"
<[email protected]>
> >Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation
> >
> >
> > > Hi:
> > >
> > > I just used your suggestion to use/KC4. Now DXbase sets the WPX to KC4
and
> >in the Summary window
> > > it says he is in the United States!!!!
> > >
> > > It doesn't look like there is a good way to enter this into DXbase and
get
> >the correct answer.
> > >
> > > I probably shouldn't have tried to work him!!!!!!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tom, N0YD "Yankee Doodle"
> > >
> > >
> > > --- FireBrick <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > AN is a prefix for Spain. The AN prefix is frequently used for a
contest
> >or
> > > > special event callsign.
> > > > DXB interpreted it correctly.
> > > >
> > > > Actually the /ANT doesn't conform to normal designations as the
operator
> > > > should have used one of the normal prefixes such as KC4 (which is
the
> >DXBase
> > > > and ARRL prefix for Antarctica)
> > > >
> > > > I would handle this by entering the call RW1AI/KC4 and using Notes
to
> > > > indicate the call he used and the fact that it was Antarctica.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Tom" <[email protected]>
> > > > To: "RM" <[email protected]>; "'Charles Johnston'"
<[email protected]>;
> > > > "'FireBrick'" <[email protected]>; "'DXBase List'"
> ><[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:12 PM
> > > > Subject: Question about Prefix designation
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi to all:
> > > > >
> > > > > I just worked a Russian station in Antartica who said his callsign
was
> > > > RW1AI/ANT
> > > > > So I entered what he said was his callsign into my QSO log in
DXbase.
> > > > >
> > > > > DXbase logged the WPX as ANT0 and in the Summary window it says
this
> > > > station is in Spain.
> > > > >
> > > > > I looked in the Country database and can't seem to find the WPX
ANT0.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can anyone explain what's going on here?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Tom, N0YD "Yankee Doodle"
> > > > >
> > > > >
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