[Dx4win] Not getting WPX credit for AC9 and AC0

[Kostas SV1DPI]

Unfortunately they seem to have problems. Except the list and what it 
cotains, their main problem is that Lotw and eqsl rules should apply the 
contents of the list. This does not work for sure. This stopped me to 
continue with my application for wpx award of excellence...

...73 de Kostas SV1DPI
   (One of SZ1A-EP6T)

Στις 14/8/2018 8:08 μμ, ο Jim Reisert AD1C έγραψε:
> I will talk to the CQ Magazine WPX Award "owner" and try to get a current
> list. I agree that USA prefixes like AC0, AC9 and AJ7 should have been
> removed from the deleted list a LONG TIME ago.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 6:41 PM Steve Lund <k6um.elist at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I also found AJ7T was not credited. AJ7 was also 'incorrectly' in the file.
>>
>> Steve, K6UM
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 9:23 PM, Steve Lund <k6um.elist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I just checked the wpxdelt.txt file and the AC9 and AC0 prefixes are in
>>> that file. You need to search the file as the prefixes are NOT in
>>> alphabetical order.
>>>
>>> AC9 and AC0 are currently valid USA prefixes, so why are they in the not
>>> current file?
>>>
>>> Steve, K6UM
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 5:11 AM, WA7AA <wa7aa at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
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