[Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #21.7 - 23 March 2021

Wed Apr 7 01:42:24 EDT 2021

Thank you, I will review all before the next country file release.

I'm not sure I can fix the ones with /MM, sorry.

I believe this is how Bad Islands can happen:  Let's say you log a H40
QSO as OC-100 but it's really OC-065, and you select what you think is
the correct Island Name.  In some old version of DX4WIN (I do not know
which one), you could change the IOTA but it will still be associated
with the old (incorrect) island name, which you can't see because it's
not valid for the new IOTA.  Check IOTAs will find these.  I had over
200 in my own log that I had to change.  I think the simplest way to
fix them if you don't know the island is to simply select "--" and
save the QSO again.

Several deleted countries had their islands assigned to a different
IOTA group.  Kingman Reef is one, Penguin Island (ZS0?) is another
one.  The old IOTA is no longer correct, check IOTAs will find these.

There are another group of islands that were moved from their old
group into a new one.  FO5TH on Tatakoto Atoll now counts for OC-298
instead of OC-066.  Paramushir used to be part of AS-025 but is now in
the new AS-204 group.

I believe ZK1USA was used from Manihiki, North Cook Islands, in
October/November 2001, and from South Cook islands (Raratonga)
starting in December of that
year.  What is the date of your QSO?

> R7AL/1 says IOTAMSG: Bad IOTA=EU104 but ClubLog says: Pezhostrov isl. EU-147 07-08 July 2020

Your log had EU-104, but EU-147 is correct as you found.

I'll review the rest later.

- Jim

On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 4:56 PM Alan Zack <k7acz at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Doing a search for IOTAMSG I had 2824 hits. Most were for JA calls that I did not enter an IOTA number, plus ZL, UA9, IT9, 9M6, DU, YB calls IOTA fills where I had not entered an IOTA number. KP4 added Island name.
>
> ZK1USA IOTAMSG changedOC013 to OC014. QRZ.COM says Rarotonga which is OC014
>
> I have a strange entry for K5K Kingman Reef DXpedition Oct 2000. My QSL cards says OC-096. Notation in NOTES for this QSL says: IOTAMSG: Bad Island=00006312
>
> PJ2/W8WTS shows IOTAMSG: Bad Island=00008464
>
> 3D2R/MM 09/2011 IOTAMSG: Added IOTA But was /MM, not IOTA
>
> XF1AA says IOTAMSG: Bad Island=00003256, QRZ.COM says: Isla Isabel DXpedition NA-189
>
> FO5RH says IOTAMSG: Bad IOTA=OC066 IOTAMSG: Bad Island=00006050
>
> TI9/3Z9DX/MM says IOTAMSG: Added IOTA but was /MM no IOTA
>
> VP8IDX/MM says IOTAMSG: Added IOTA but was /MM no IOTA
>
> HI3LT says IOTAMSG: Bad Island=00003929
>
> R7AL/1 says IOTAMSG: Bad IOTA=EU104 but ClubLog says: Pezhostrov isl. EU-147 07-08 July 2020
>
> There were many IOTAMSG that I will have to research by checking my QSL cards. I always check the IOTA number printed on the card against what is in my log but some of these are from the 1980 and 1990's:
> VK7FLI, KL7AK, T30R, J48ISL, H44RY, H44MS, EM1HO, PX0Z, J8/WA2VUY, EM1KY, ZK1NJC, KC4USV, ZK1USA, 9Y4W, H40FN,  These had their IOTA numbers changed from what I had logged.
>
> I will update later when I do more research.
>
> Thanks for all your hard work with this project.
>
>
> Alan Zack
> Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
> Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Kostas SV1DPI
> Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 02:16 AM
> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #21.7 - 23 March 2021
>
> Hello Alan
>
> If you update with the last country file, iota numbers will be updated according country file. If you have a QSO marked with something different iota number in your file, a notice will be inserted in "Notes for this QSO" field and iota will get the number the country file has.
> This notice will look as IOTAMSG: something more for example IOTAMSG:
> added IOTA
>
> So you need to search (F8) for IOTAMSG: in "Notes for this QSO" field
>
> This will return some QSOs. In my case about 40 QSOs returned. You need to look these QSOs and compare with original QSL cards. Send the QSOs you don't agree to Jim.
>
> Why to do it?
>
> 1) help all other hams to have a right database
>
> 2) correct some mistakes you possibly have
>
> 3) possibly you will find some calls with an added iota and possibly this is a new one for you (the most of 40 QSOs were added iotas - unfortunately not something new this time - hi hi).
>
> I have worked over 850 iotas and at least 850 checked and found some mistakes I did, some Jim did and some new (in previous releases) I hadn't asked for a card!
>
> 73 Kostas SV1DPI
>
> Στις 1/4/2021 06:26, ο/η Alan Zack έγραψε:
> > I AM an IOTA chaser.
> >
> > I don't quite understand what this is about. My fault, not yours, it
> > is a little over my head. I "think" what this change will do is when I
> > log a call the IOTA number will automatically be filled in as is done
> > with the COUNTRY, ZONE, etc
> >
> > If I do this update will it change the IOTA designation of IOTA's
> > already logged in DX4WIN, most of which are confirmed so I know the
> > IOTA numbers are correct. Or will I just see a message in the NOTES
> > FOR THIS QSO or NOTES FOR THIS CALL telling me there is a mismatch?
> >
> > The RSGB IOTA website maintains a list of IOTA's I have confirmed,
> > pending, and needed. I wish there was a way for me to download a
> > DX4WIN file to update my RSGB/IOTA record on their website.
> >
> > The RSGB/IOTA website has come a long way. When I first started the
> > only way to confirm an IOTA was to have a card checker confirm a match
> > with a paper QSL. Then they were able to confirm a match from IOTA
> > contest files matching. Then matching via ClubLog, and now matching
> > via LOTW (but many DX do not have their IOTA number on file in their
> > LOTW record so sometimes there is no match).
> >
> > Alan Zack
> > Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 05:26 PM
> > To: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #21.7 - 23 March
> > 2021
> >
> >>      https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-21.7-23-march-2021/
> > This is a pretty big release if you are chasing "Islands on the Air"
> > (IOTA).  It started as an attempt to add European IOTAs from 2010-2021
> > that begin with the letter 'P' (only The Netherlands [Holland] PA),
> > which I did.  I moved on to the calls beginning with 'R', but found
> > that most of them had already been added to the database.
> >
> > Something sparked me to revisit all the IOTA associated with Papua New
> > Guinea, P2.  The upcoming S21DX DXpedition had me reviewing all the
> > IOTA in Bangladesh.  I also learned that there is a little part of
> > Market Reef (OJ0) that counts as Sweden, SM for DXCC purposes.  Then I
> > got a little carried away researching a list of several thousand
> > callsigns (by date) that my software indicated needed to be reviewed
> > (that job is far from over).  I honestly do not know how many IOTA
> > operations were added to the country file this time around, but it was
> > at least 860 (that's the last number I remember seeing).
> >
> > ********
> >
> > After the database is released for DX4WIN 9.0x users, if you are an
> > IOTA chaser, please run the Multiple QSO Operation "Check IOTAs" and
> > let me know how many mistakes I made.  It's best if you have a QSL to
> > verify against your log.  My data comes from DX spots which many times
> > can be incorrect or misleading.
> >
> > ********
> >
> > I'm already planning to work on the European 'S' callsigns next.  That
> > includes Sweden (SM), Poland (SP) and Greece (SV).  I may also work on
> > 'T' which is only Iceland (TF), Corsica (TK) and France (TM), of which
> > many (most) should already be in the database.  It's unlikely I'll get
> > to the Russian (UA etc.) calls before the next release.
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> >
>

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