[Dxbase] new callsign assignment

Sat May 27 23:50:54 EDT 2006

I guess all we can do is ask when we work one e5....
Dave Garber
ve3wej/ve3ie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] new callsign assignment
> just keep it in mind.
> As E5 is the base prefix for both North and South Cooks.
> No one knows how they will differentiate between the two entities.
> Probably E5 1-4 for one set of Cooks and maybe E5 5-0 for the other.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "VE3WEJ Gmail" <ve3wej at gmail.com>
> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] new callsign assignment
>>>>I enter the call sign in 2006 and it defaults to zk/s already
>>>> no need here to modify.
>>>>>> Dave Garber
>> ve3wej/ve3ie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>> To: "DXBase List" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 5:57 PM
>> Subject: [Dxbase] new callsign assignment
>>>>>>> The International Call Sign Series E5A-E5Z, in
>>> accordance with the provisions of No. 19.33 of the Radio Regulations,
>>> has been provisionally allocated to New Zealand for exclusive use by
>>> the Cook Islands (formerly ZK1)." Two calls which will be active on 
>>> June 1 and later, E51CG on June 1st and later, E51USA.
>>>>>> Don't forget to add the prefix E5 to DXBAse by going to Tools>Database 
>>> Access>CountryPrefixes.
>>> Choose Alias Map, Right Click in the 'Map PRS' column and select "go to 
>>> last record".
>>> Enter 'E5' (without quotes of course) into the Map PRX field, tab to Pri 
>>> PRX column and ZK
>>> Now here's the important part. Either cursor to a lower empty field or 
>>> hit enter to save this new entry.
>>>>>>>>> Only one problem...you can't assign E5 to both North and South Cooks.
>>> as they are two separate entities at the moment and will probably stay 
>>> so.
>>> So...I suggest you assign E51 to South (more commonly heard) and E52 to 
>>> North Cooks.
>>>>>> You may find you already have E5 assigned from a previously temporary 
>>> assignment.
>>>>>> This new allocation will probably be exclusive and permanganate if the 
>>> usual steps in the process are followed.
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