[DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation

Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:38:08 -0600

I did suggest that as one way to do it in a subsequent posting.
I'm looking at the latest printout of my DXCC totals from the ARRL and they
don't use CE9.
I'm pretty sure they did at one time.
I just went to the ARRL site and in the entities list they show:
CE9/KC4 both listed for Antarctica.
Each is correct.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie WW3S" <[email protected]>
To: "'DXBase List'" <[email protected]>; "FireBrick"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation
> Actually the DXCC list does use CE9 as Antartica. If you are going to
remap
> the prefix to the call, why not just remap the call as given (RW1AI/ANT I
> think) to CE9?
>> 73 Jamie
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "FireBrick" <[email protected]>
> To: "Al Bailey" <[email protected]>; "Tom" <[email protected]>; "RM"
> <[email protected]>; "'Charles Johnston'" <[email protected]>; "'DXBase
List'"
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation
>>> > 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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