The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 30 April 2026:
https://www.country-files.com/cty-3616-30-april-2026/
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Here are the release notes:
30 April 2026 (CTY-3616)
VER20260430, Version entity is Western Sahara, S0
Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* TC23TC is European Turkey, *TA1
* GB8MD is Wales, GW
* IR0RCAG is Sardinia, IS
* WV1K is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7
* K4IQJ is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8
* AK9TX and K5UA are both United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8
* WZ9K is American Samoa, KH8
* KB9THD, KE8WEQ, KF7ROC and KI5LTT are all Alaska, KL
* K4A is Puerto Rico, KP4
* LU1DLF/D and LU4DQ/D are both Argentina, LU
* R1945ML, R55KLS, RP81AF, RP81AO, RP81AP, RP81AR, RP81AS, RP81B,
RP81BA,
RP81BR, RP81C, RP81D, RP81DP, RP81EL, RP81FA, RP81G, RP81GA, RP81GAZ,
RP81GD,
RP81GE, RP81GF, RP81GL, RP81GS, RP81GT, RP81GV, RP81GY, RP81GZP,
RP81IB,
RP81IF, RP81IFT, RP81II, RP81IL, RP81IP, RP81IW, RP81K, RP81KA,
RP81KC,
RP81KD, RP81KF, RP81KO, RP81KS, RP81KST, RP81KT, RP81L, RP81LA,
RP81LDD,
RP81LO, RP81LU, RP81M, RP81MB, RP81MD, RP81MF, RP81MG, RP81MK, RP81ML,
RP81MM, RP81MR, RP81MY, RP81NF, RP81NHN, RP81NHP, RP81NP, RP81NR,
RP81NS,
RP81NV, RP81O, RP81OA, RP81OP, RP81OR, RP81OT, RP81OZR, RP81PD,
RP81PF,
RP81PK, RP81PKB, RP81PR, RP81PRO, RP81PYF, RP81RA, RP81RD, RP81RP,
RP81RT,
RP81RZ, RP81S, RP81SB, RP81SE, RP81SIE, RP81SL, RP81SM, RP81SO,
RP81SP,
RP81SR, RP81SRO, RP81SSP, RP81SVY, RP81T, RP81TA, RP81TAP, RP81TF,
RP81TO,
RP81TP, RP81TW, RP81UAI, RP81VB, RP81VF, RP81VK, RP81W, RP81WA,
RP81WF,
RP81WK, RP81WL, RP81WN, RP81WP, RP81WZ, RP81ZAS, RP81ZK, RP81ZKS and
RP81ZO
are all European Russia, UA
* RP81A, RP81AU, RP81IAK, RP81MU, RP81PT, RP81RK and RT25KL are all
European Russia, UA in ITU zone 19
* RP81I, RP81IZ, RP81VKN and RP81ZS are all European Russia, UA in ITU
zone 30
* RP81X is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 20
* RP81LSV and RP81PM are both European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU
zone 30
* RP81BF is Kaliningrad, UA2
* RP81AZ, RP81DT, RP81MMK, RP81MTU, RP81NIK, RP81P, RP81PEO, RP81RGA,
RP81RS, RP81SAS, RP81TG, RP81TKP, RP81TVM, RP81U, RP81UR and RP81YT
are all Asiatic Russia, UA9
* RP81J, RP81PFP, RP81STD and RP81ZAM are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in
ITU zone 20
* RP81GB, RP81PW and RP81UF are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16
* RP81BPZ, RP81KE, RP81KM, RP81MP, RP81RF, RP81SDD and RP81TOF are all
Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31
* RP81AB, RP81AEG, RT25KK and RX0TX/P are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ
zone 18, ITU zone 32
* RT1B/0 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 33
* RP81DG, RP81H and RP81V are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19,
ITU zone 34
Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* 3Y0K and 3Y7GIA in Bouvet, 3Y/b
* AT44I in Antarctica, CE9
* EA1EV in Balearic Islands, EA6
* GB5CC in Guernsey, GU
* KQ4SRE and N0FIR in United States, K
* KG5DVX and NO5Z in Hawaii, KH6
* KD7CYC, KF7HGP, KF7HGR, KN6NFQ, KT5Z and WB1BR in Alaska, KL
* KP5/NP3VI in Desecheo Island, KP5
* LU1AM/D, LU1AW/D, LU3AJL/D and LU9DCA/D in Argentina, LU
* R9OM/6 and RT25AD in European Russia, UA
* R2FDP/0, RG0C/P and UB9MCW/0 in Asiatic Russia, UA9
* YO8DMA/IC in Romania, YO
Although I am subscribed to this reflector so that I can make these
announcements, I do not see most messages posted to it. If you have
any comments or corrections to the country file, please contact me
directly.
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
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