[Dx4win] DX4WIN Digest, Vol 261, Issue 7

[David Monfried]

Jim, just hope you know how much we all owe and appreciate you!

Dave, W2PK

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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 - 14 January 2026
>      (Jim Reisert AD1C)
>   2. Re: DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 - 14 January 2026
>      (Jim Reisert AD1C)
>   3. DX4WIN Country File release #26.3 - 15 January 2026
>      (Jim Reisert AD1C)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:55:51 -0700
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 - 14 January 2026
> Message-ID: <202601142255.60EMtpe6024442 at outgoing-alum.mit.edu>
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> DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 is now available from:
> 
>    https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-info/
> 
> You can read the release notes at:
> 
>    https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-26.2-14-january-2026/
> 
> DX4WIN 9 users should use Help | Check for Updates from the main menu.
> Note that there may be a delay between this announcement and when the
> updated country file is actually available.
> 
> Users of older versions of DX4WIN should use the DX4WIN Data Updater:
> 
>    https://ad1c.us/dx4win/updater/
> 
> Please inform me of any corrections.
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
> 
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:15:03 -0700
> From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> To: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> Cc: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 - 14 January
>    2026
> Message-ID:
>    <CAK-n8j4b8-Qyqzf7nwoiLuuRtbRT9mQ0qPCM0aR-yAm4pR11MQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>> DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 is now available from:
>> 
>>    https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-info/
>> 
>> You can read the release notes at:
>> 
>>    https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-26.2-14-january-2026/
> 
> This was a HUGE release and a HUGE amount of work.  I added over 1800
> Islands on the Air (IOTA) operations to the database, mostly covering
> the years 1997-2009.  This time, I tried to focus on IOTA that were
> more needed or more active.  I have a spreadsheet for all this stuff,
> and I "promote" IOTA operations to the callsign database when I can,
> usually a little bit at a time.  The worksheet decreased in size from
> 12800 lines to 9300 lines -- there is still a lot of work to be done!
> 
> These entries were created from information in DX spots, which can be
> unreliable.  If you are an IOTA chaser/enthusiast, I would really
> appreciate it if you could check your log against the database.  You
> may follow the instructions here:
> 
>    https://ad1c.us/dx4win/appnotes/iota.html#Check
> 
> If there are discrepancies/mismatches, please let me know so I can
> either correct them or do more research.  I did run the check on my
> own log (almost 250K QSOs dating back to late 1974), and it found ONE
> error.
> 
> A special thank you to Vic, R6AF, who has regularly reported errors or
> new information to me.
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
> 
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:55:32 -0700
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Country File release #26.3 - 15 January 2026
> Message-ID: <202601151655.60FGtWb7012639 at outgoing-alum.mit.edu>
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> DX4WIN Country File release #26.3 is now available from:
> 
>    https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-info/
> 
> You can read the release notes at:
> 
>    https://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-26.3-15-january-2026/
> 
> DX4WIN 9 users should use Help | Check for Updates from the main menu.
> Note that there may be a delay between this announcement and when the
> updated country file is actually available.
> 
> Users of older versions of DX4WIN should use the DX4WIN Data Updater:
> 
>    https://ad1c.us/dx4win/updater/
> 
> Please inform me of any corrections.
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
> 
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
> 
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