[Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue)

Thu Aug 15 15:16:13 EDT 2013

The best thing to do is to download Joe's update program which will change
the prefix, fix all the qsos relevant to the change and make you a nice cup
of coffee to boot!
http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/2007chkmdbs.html
Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal LLC
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Bill Parry <bparry at rgv.rr.com> wrote:
> What will happen if you simply change the country to ZK2 when you work this
> station, there is no likelihood that I can follow those directions?
>> Bill W5VX
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of N3XX
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:54 PM
> To: K3SEW
> Cc: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue)
>> Go to Tools/Database Access/Country Prefixes, then the Alias Map tab.
>> Find ZK2 on the list and delete the line mapping it to Primary Prefix ZK2.
> Click on another line to save the change.
>> Go to the Primary tab, and find ZK2 on the list. Make a note of all the
> information on that line.
>> Go to the blank line at the end of the list. Enter E6 in the Prefix field,
> and all the information noted from ZK2 in the step above EXCEPT FOR THE
> ARRL-ID field. Leave that field blank for now, or you will get an error
> message. Click on another line, then exit out of the Prefix Database
> completely to save the change.
>> Return to Tools/Database Access/Country Prefixes, then go to the Alias Map
> tab. On the blank line at the end of the list, Enter E6 in the Map Pfx
> field, and enter E6 in the Pri Pfx field. Click on another line to save
> the
> change.
>> Exit the Prefix Database.
>> Go to View/Previous QSOs. In the QSO Field, select "Prefix". In Value to
> Find, enter ZK2. Click on the Find button.
> You should now have a list of all previously entered ZK2 qsos. Change the
> Prefix field for each qso to E6. Exit the Previous QSOs window.
>> Go back to Tools/Database Access/Country Prefixes, then the Primary tab.
> Find ZK2 on the list and delete this line.
>> Go to the E6 line and in the ARRL-ID field enter "188". Click on another
> line to save the changes, then exit out of the Prefix Database.
>> Initialize tables, then check that all DXCC Statistics are correct. Try
> entering a qso with any E6 callsign to be sure the Prefix field fills
> automatically with E6 (remember to delete this qso when finished).
>> Changes are finished.
>> I went through the whole procedure again to be sure everything worked, so
> don't think I missed anything.
>> GL & 73,
> Tim - N3XX
>>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K3SEW" <K3SEW at COMCAST.NET>
> To: "N3XX" <n3xx at charter.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue)
>>> Please give us directions on how to change the database.
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: N3XX
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue)
>>> E6 is the new Prefix for Niue, so E6 callsigns should no longer be mapped
> to
> ZK2. Instead, changes to show E6 as the Primary Prefix for Niue should
> be
> made in your Country Prefix database on the Primary and Alias Map tabs.
> That way, future E6 callsigns will be recognized as Niue, and no callsign
> mapping will be necessary.
>> After making this change, you will need to go to each of your previous
> contacts with Niue, and change the Prefix field to E6.
>> 73,
> Tim - N3XX
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carsten Esch" <carsten.esch at appello.de>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:00 AM
> Subject: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6STâ? â? â? â? â? (Niue)
>>> > ... at least I had not mapped that call ...
> >
> > Just saw that the callsign E6ST is active. Gave me an unknown country
> in
> > DXBase ....
> >
> > This callsign was not currently MAPPED in the CALLMAP table -- so, if
> > you want, simply make a dummy QSO with this callsign and change the
> > PREFIX column of your logbook mdb file to ZK2 (Niue) and then when the
> > pop-up asks you if you want to save this E6ST mapped to ZK2 -- say
> > YES/OK ---- Then delete that dummy QSO .. The CALLMAP table will now be
> > updated in advance so that if you work this station -- it will have the
> > correct PREFIX in your logbook QSO window ...
> >
> > 73 Carsten, DL6LAU
> >
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