[Dx4win] Not getting WPX credit for AC9 and AC0

[WA7AA]

On 05-Aug-18 20:55, Kostas SV1DPI wrote:
> I don't know if thisis the problem but there is a file called 
> wpxdeltd.txt in save directory. Open it with the notepad and see if 
> ac9 and ac0 is there. I had a similar problem and while some prefixes 
> was counting in eqsl, didn't count in dx4win. The problem was in a 
> file with prefixes in save directory but I don't remember if 
> wpxdeltd.txt was the problem or another file. I deleted it and I did 
> not update it again as I can not understand why it is useful. 

This file is supposed to list prefixes that have been deleted, i.e. are 
not currently valid for the WPX honor roll, according to WPX rules: 
"Prefixes will be deleted from the Honor Roll listing ten years after 
they are no longer authorized for use by the governing authority or by 
the ITU". I suppose since all AC9 and AC0 callsign licenses expired at 
some point and no new calls were issued, they met the 10 year rule and 
found themselves in this file (among other prefixes).

This effectively means that if we wanted the WPX record in DX4Win to be 
accurate (per honor roll rules), the wpxdeltd.txt would have to be 
updated on a continuous basis. I've looked around in the CQ Mag website, 
but I can't find anything resembling the list of invalid prefixes, so I 
simply deleted all entries in this file and kept it blank, rendering all 
worked/confirmed prefixes valid.

If anyone knows where this list can be found, let me know and I'll keep 
the file up to date and send it to Jim for regular distribution.

73,

Zoran WA7AA