[DXBase] South Georgia

Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:44:14 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: FireBrick [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 7:35 AM
To: Fred Handscombe; Raymond W. Brann; Jack
Cc: DXBase
Subject: Re: [DXBase] Doesn't like Callsign
Thanks Fred
That is interesting and in all the years it's the first time I've heard
that.
Will try to keep that in my rapidly declining memory bank.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Handscombe" <[email protected]>
To: "Raymond W. Brann" <[email protected]>; "Jack" <[email protected]>
Cc: "DXBase" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: [DXBase] Doesn't like Callsign
> In the USA you have numbers in your callsigns that at one time =
indicated
the
> "call area" of the station.
>> In LU the "call area" is given by the first letter after the number =
in the
> call.
>> Here comes the novel bit:
>> Unlike the US, LU's have to identify when they are "out of area". So
> LU8EEM/D is from the E call area operating in the D call area.
>> 73 Fred
> G4BWP - K6BWP - 9G5FH - XT2WP
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raymond W. Brann" <[email protected]>
> To: "Jack" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "DXBase" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [DXBase] Doesn't like Callsign
>>> > Hi Agn Jack, I don't know abt the "/D" either.
> > I removed it from the call sign to get DX_'02 to accept it.
> > Sorry I didn't mention it sooner.
> > Wonder what the heck the "/D" is for?
> > Info I have found:
> > "Trinidad Island ~ SA=D821 ~ Lat 39=BAS Long 62=BAW ~ CQ =
Zone 13"
> > Still don't know abt the "/D"
> > Oh well
> > Tnx
> > Ray
> >
> >
> >
> > Jack wrote:
> >
> > > Ray,
> > >
> > > Is there more to this than what you've told me? In my version of
DXbase
> > > 2002, I cannot log this callsign to start with because DXbase =
does not
> > > automatically select the country prefix. It doesn't know about =
the
/D.
> > > Therefore the prefix field is blank and I get an error that the =
CQ
zone
> > > field is blank. I guess you could have forced it into the =
database by
> > > filling in the missing fields it complained about, but I don't =
really
> know
> > > how you got it logged in the first place.
> > >
> > > In any case, the error means that you have a QSO record with a =
prefix
> field
> > > containing a single D. And, this D is not a valid prefix in the
> statistics
> > > table ( as it shouldn't be ). The cure is to delete that QSO and
reenter
> > > it. In the prefix field, select the correct prefix, zones, =
etc... You
> may
> > > want to just add a callsign mapping record for this call first so =
that
> when
> > > you log the QSO, DXbase will automatically recognize what it is.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Sandy
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Raymond W. Brann" <[email protected]>
I have a problem getting DXBase 2002 to accept VP8GEO as South Georgia. =
 It
wants to default to Faulklands.
I have added VP8GEO to the prefix mapping table as South Georgia.
I verified in the raw totals that my QSOs with VP8GEO have been =
recognized
as South Georgia.
When I highlite the QSO in the log, it shows as South Georgia, but the
prefix shows as VP8.
When I call up the Numeric Totals, it says I have not worked South =
Georgia
and the totals do not reflect a new country.
What am I doing wrong?
Bob
W1RH