[Dxbase] Update to the Refdata (Alias Map table)

Fri Oct 31 07:27:18 EDT 2014

Fred
Do you trust the Clublog database more than DXBases? Its a serious
question, I can make it so we periodically import the database and use it,
but when I did it the first time there were more than a few "disagreements"
with its settings. I enthusiastically support Clublog, they seem to be the
only people working on "getting it right" but just wanted your opinion!
73
*BOO! BIG HALLOWEN SALE IN PROGRESS!*
Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal LLC
On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 1:11 AM, Fred Handscombe <fredch57 at emirates.net.ae>
wrote:
> Hi Joe
>> Thanks for your constant support of DXbase, keeping us all straight!
>> That whole area of M* of callsigns is a mess in the default DXbase data
> base. It dates back to when Jack was running DXbase and I think he was
> given some bad advice by someone as many of the UK calls (G*, M*, 2*) were
> very wrongly mapped. I wrote to him about it way back but nothing
> happened. I guess living in UK my information didn't count :-)
>> Once you have added MA0 if you look in the body of the "Alias mapping" tab
>> MA5 maps to GI - WRONG, its GM
>> MA6 maps to GD - WRONG, Its GM
>> MA7 maps to GJ - WRONG, its GM
>> MA8 maps to GU - Wrong, its GM
>> MA1 is missing, should be GM
>> GA also maps to G - WRONG, its GM
>> (a "9" in any UK prefix (G9, M9) for ham radio has never existed)
>> ALL MA (and GA, 2A) prefixes are in SCOTLAND (GM, MM, 2M). Alba is an
> ancient name for Scotland and this year 2014 is the "homecoming year",
> hence the special call for Scottish residents only
>> The whole mess is repeated in MB*
>> Hopefully the "new" DXbase will use the Clublog database for callsign
> mapping
>> 73 Fred
> G4BWP - A65BD
>> -----Original Message----- From: Joe Glockner
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 1:06 AM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dxbase] Update to the Refdata (Alias Map table)
>>>>> Recently two DXbase users gave me a heads-up on the
>> callsign MA0XAU .. (Scotland - GM)
>>>>> ClubLog maps this MA0 prefix to Scotland .. and doing
>> a search of the Spots for MA0 - they show Scotland also..
>>>>> So, since this callsign produces NO Prefix - if you log
>> it right now ...
>>>>> You can setup the MA0 prefix to now log as GM by:
>>>>> Go to Main Menu Tools/ Database Access/ Country prefixes...
>>>>> When the window comes up -- go to the Alias Map TAB and
>> scrolldown to the bottom of that tables -- enter the following:
>>>>> Map Prefix MA0
>> Pri Prefix GM
>>>>> Next - save this entry by putting your mouse curser into the
>> next (Blank) row.
>>>>>>>> 73 Joe wa6axe
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