[Dx4win] PJ split

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

In any event, there WILL be a fully correct country file after the
DXCC decisions have been made. Until then, I'll make my best guess,
and your QSOs will be bound to the correct DXCC entity in time.

Furthermore, if the ARRL follows past practices, you won't be able to
submit Honor Roll credit for these entities until January 1, 2011 or
later, so as to NOT give special advantages to people who can both
work and confirm them quickly (less than 3 months).

Bottom line, there is plenty of time to "get it right".  Work first,
worry later.

73 - Jim AD1C

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:30 PM, F6EXV Paul <f6exv at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> Hi again
> The vast majority of the DX community ASSUMES there will be changes;
> which is indeed LIKELY.
> There are still many questions to answer by the DXAC ( I am not
> surprised they have not said anything yet). But keep in mind there are
> several options.
> 1/ Delete the 2 present PJs and create 4 new entities.
> 2/ Just create 2 new entities : if so, most everyone _assumes_ these
> will be Curaçao and Sint Marteen. It may not be that obvious.
>
> The DXAC in the past has taken MANY irrational decisions. So, unless
> DXAC explains in advance how they view the situation, I would not bet on
> any "obvious" decision.
> To just name one example : the date of creation of FJ is questionable.
> The unpublished reasoning is the date the island was added to the DoS
> list of special sovereignty areas makes it a new entity.
> This date is actually the date of the information by the DoS of the new
> political status, but the actual change took place earlier.
> Another question is : why did they not delete the combination of the ex
> FS and FJ, and create 2 new entities, since the political change
> affected both islands simultaneously and equally ?
>
> So again, unless DXAC makes an official annoucement of what they _plan_
> to do, I would wait for the decision to be official.
>
> Will be happy to discuss that off the list.
> 73
> Paul F6EXV
>
> Le 19/08/2010 20:04, Jim Reisert AD1C a écrit :
>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Neil G0JHC<g0jhc at blueyonder.co.uk>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I don't want to over write my current  country file but would prefer to add
>>> the new PJ DXCC's  that seem 99.9% certain to happen on 10/10/10 to my
>>> current file.
>>>
>> I plan to release a country file update the weekend of October 2/3
>> will contain the potential new PJ entities.  It will be preliminary as
>> "official" prefixes have not been announced.  Even if the prefixes do
>> change, the next country file update will have those changes and your
>> DXCC status will remain the same.
>>
>> Until then, please be patient.

-- 
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us