Jim
I noticed that AL7L gave zone 4 but ct insisted on a new country multiplier
so you might want to ad him as an exception. I didn't ask where exactly he
was, maybe w7.
Ken
VA3SK
At 11:03 PM 10/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I found the bug which caused VE prefixes to break NA and some versions of
>CT. There was an extra "," in my master country database. Too much
>editing after 11 p.m. I guess. It really broke the NA country file,
>deleting ALL Canadian prefixes! I quickly scan the files for problems, and
>will be more careful about comparing ALL the different flavors against the
>last release. I had just been comparing CTY.DAT (for CT 9), but it's
>obvious each format has its own quirks. I apologize to anyone who was
>tripped up by this. This is the most serious mistake I can recall in 5
>years of maintaining the database.
>
>These are the changes that will go into the update which I will release
>Tuesday 10/27 evening (Weds. a.m. GMT):
>
> - fix for VE problem
> - B7K is China
> - XO7X is in Zone 3
>
>There are two unknowns on the table:
>
> - BW0R. People said he sent Zone 24. BY0 is Zone 23,
> which is what CT thought it should be. Anyone get confirmation
> on the QTH?
>
> - Someone reported TO8A was active from Martinique.
> Can anyone confirm this? Or did they mean TO8B who was
> already listed?
>
>FINALLY: After my plea asking for country file problems during the
>weekend, several people sent me mail listing callsigns which had already
>been added to the file two weeks ago. PLEASE get the updated version of
>the country files before the major contests (or at least check whether a
>new one is available). There is ALWAYS an update a couple of weeks before
>CQWW Phone. I announce the file on the three contest software reflectors
>(CT/NA/TR) as well as CQ-Contest. Save yourself some headaches (and missed
>multipliers) by using the latest database.
>
>73 - Jim AD1C
>
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