[ADXA] K8H & N1MM

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

If you reread what I typed you will see I did in fact do an update on 
Friday mid-day, just before the contest. That is ALWAYS my practice just 
before a contest.

No need for anymore input, issue corrected.

Joel

On 2022-11-28 12:27, Jay Bromley wrote:

> Hi Joel,
> 
> Since these files are updated about one a week, it is always a good 
> idea to do an update before the contest.  They don't update as much out 
> of contest season unless a new one comes along with unique callsign.
> 
> 73 de jay..
> 
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022 1:20 PM
> To: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>
> Cc: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] K8H & N1MM
> 
> Thanks. I updated N1MM sometime Friday afternoon but apparently K8H 
> wasn't in that update. I just updated the latest CTY file and, like 
> Ragu Spaghetti sauce, ITS IN THERE!!
> 
> Thanks again, and thanks Bill FUV.
> 
> ZN
> 
> On 2022-11-28 12:07, Jay Bromley wrote:
> 
> Hi Joel,
> 
> Well that call may or may not be updated yet. I noticed they updated 
> the CTY files right before the contest.  Most of the time if you 
> haven't used N1MM it will ask you if you want to update it.  I think 
> you can update all files underneath the file tab.
> 
> These databases are constantly being upgrade, but it is on a volunteer 
> basis.  However they do a pretty good job at keep up.
> 
> I think Randy K5ZD is the main guy doing the CTY database?
> 
> 73 de jay/w5jay..
> 
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022 1:02 PM
> To: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net>
> Cc: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] K8H & N1MM
> 
> Thanks Jay.
> 
> I tried that, or thought I did. I'll check again.
> 
> Tnx info.
> 
> ZN
> 
> On 2022-11-28 11:43, Jay Bromley wrote:
> 
> I think updating the CTY file should fix it?  73 de jay/w5jay..
> 
> From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On 
> Behalf Of w5zn at w5zn.org
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022 12:40 PM
> To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ADXA] K8H & N1MM
> 
> Lanny's post of K8H reminded me that this past weekend during the 
> contest I worked K8H, but of course N1MM didn't recognize it as 
> American Samoa and would only accept USA with zero points and zero 
> mult. I changed the zone to 32 and that really pissed it off!
> 
> I recall from the CQWW phone contest a few weeks ago that this issue 
> was brought up here and someone offered an N1MM fix, however I don't 
> recall what it was.
> 
> Anyone recall?
> 
> 73 Joel W5ZN
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