[Dx4win] Country count after adding FJ

[Rex Wiggins]

Perhaps if more users read the Instruction manual there would be less 
traffic on this network.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <w2up3 at verizon.net>
To: "DX4Win" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Country count after adding FJ


> Adding a new country to a program whose primary purpose is DX tracking 
> SHOULD be a simple task.  Judging by the number of posts over the last few 
> weeks, this obviously is not the case.
>
> Perhaps the next DX4WIN upgrade should simplify the process - maybe even 
> an "Add New Country Wizard."
>
> 73,
> Barry W2UP (still running V4.x because even updating versions isn't 
> simple, creating new program directories, etc.)
>
>
> Doug Joyce wrote:
>> I'm running Ver 7.03.16
>>
>> After adding FJ to the database, another thing to check is your country
>> count including the Deleted.  I have confirmed  337 Current and 10 
>> Deleted
>> for a total of 347.  After I added FJ to the database (but before working
>> FJ), the count increased to 348 and the program had taken about 60 or 70
>> QSOs with the USA ("K" prefix) and reassigned the prefix to the Deleted
>> country Netherlands New Guinea (JZO), which is not one of the 10 I have
>> credit for.  (So the Deleted credits had increased from 10 to 11).
>>
>> I manually revised the prefix from JZ0 back to K and the country count is
>> now back to normal.  I don't track US counties so can't provide any
>> information on whether the US QSOs that were "corrected" changed re the
>> state or county and I haven't done any comparisons with a BU prior to the 
>> FJ
>> addition.
>>
>> Hope this will help Paul get to the bottom of what may have caused the
>> problem.
>>
>> Seasons Greetings to all
>>
>> Doug Joyce,  VE3MV
>>
>>
>>
>
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