[Dxbase] RE: Dxbase Digest, Vol 5, Issue 19

[FireBrick]

I just received an email from the DXCC desk stating that the correct number for N. Korea 
is 344.
The 433 on the ADIF page seems to be an error.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Chasey" <wn9nbt at purdue.edu>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:23 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] RE: Dxbase Digest, Vol 5, Issue 19


>
>
> Hi Bill,
>
>  That's the problem, the LOTW is sending Country Code 344, but according to
> DXBase2005 (Tools -> Database Access -> Country Prefixes) P5 should be
> Country Code 433.    Joe (WA6AXE) pointed me to
> http://www.hosenose.com/adif/adif.html for the official ADIF Specs, and it
> also says that P5 should be 433.    Google searches for "ADIF specification"
> also point to places that show it to be 433.    I can't find anything except
> the LOTW download that shows P5 being 344.   Searching for 344 also finds
> nothing.     Unless the DXbase database and the on-line ADIF specs are out
> of date, I think the ARRL is sending the wrong code for P5 North Korea.
>
> Thanks for checking and let me know if I'm missing something!
>
> By the way, I get the digest form of the reflector, so if you reply please
> cc: me on the reply so that I see it quicker!
>
> Thanks!
>
> ....Dave - N9FN - wn9nbt at purdue.edu
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 05:56:59 -0500
> From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] LOTW Error on P5/4L4FN
> To: "DXBase List" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
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>
> Interesting Dave.
> I went to my LoTW, did a search on P5/4l4fn and brought up my qsls for this
> country
>
> They all said under the Worked Station part
> DXCC DRPK (NORHT KOREA) (344)
> CQ ZONE 25
> ITU ZONE 44
> ETC.
>
>
> I just redownloaded my lotwreport.adi and found that P5/4L4FN does indeed
> have the proper
> .adi country code of 344.
>
>
> I can't imagine why your .adi and mine would be different.
> Unless, you downloaded yours first, a long time ago, and he since corrected
> the error.
>
>
> Only other guess is a glitch while downloading, but the CRC should have
> picked that up.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Chasey" <wn9nbt at purdue.edu>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:07 PM
> Subject: [Dxbase] LOTW Error on P5/4L4FN
>
>
>>
>>
>> After importing LOTW records my total's dropped by one.    After tracking
> it
>> down I discovered that P5/4L4FN was sending a DXCC country code of 344 but
>> it should have been 433.    Looks like someone was dyslexic!    If anyone
>> notices their stats drop after an import, that would be one place to
> check.
>>
>> 73....Dave -- N9FN
>>
>>
>>
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