[LOGic] 8J1YMS

Fri Mar 30 10:58:59 EDT 2012

I recently worked 8J1YMS on 40m CW. LOGic 8 identifies this prefix as being Antarctica (CE9), but it’s actually just a JA special event callsign for the opening of the new Yoshikawa-Minami railway station. < ! > The prefix “8J” followed by any number but “1” comes up as Japan, but 8J1 comes up as Mizuho & Yowa Bases, Antarctica, according to LOGic 8.
These log parameters need to be changed if you have 8J1YMS in your log:
DXCC comes up CE9, should be JA
CONT comes up AF, should be AS
CQZ comes up 39, should be 25
ITUZ comes up blank, but should be 45.
GRID comes up blank, but should be PM95wv.
The special operation is scheduled to end tomorrow (last day of March), but if you have this call in your log (Feb 1 – Mar 31), check/change the above log parameters. 
More details: see http://www.jarl.com/jo1yjr/YMS/. QSL to JARL bureau only if you want a card.
Bill W5WVO