[Dxbase] County Error - Valdez Cordova

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This comes up now and then Eric.
It seems that the cold up there effects them differently.
So they spell, call, and think they live in areas other than the official.
Maybe these maps will help.
http://county-map.digital-topo-maps.com/alaska.shtml
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/alaska_map.html

The one that frequently causes problems is 'Fairbanks North Star'
Lots of frozen Alaskans abbreviate it as North Star...to prevent their fingers from 
stiffening while typing.

I seem to remember that Alaskans don't call them counties per se.
Valdez-Cordova is usually written with a hyphen.

Unfortunately there isn't error checking in LoTW to pick up these variances.
Consequently if they don't match the DXBase correct written names, they don't give credit.
You are aware that you can edit the lotw download file to correct the errors and then 
re-import it...that should give you credit.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric - VE3GSI" <ve3gsi at sympatico.ca>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] County Error - Valdez Cordova


Hello U.S. County Experts,

I just upload my LoTW info and received a County error for Valdez Cordova in
Alaska. In the DXB County dropdown list the only counties showing seem to be
areas. When I check on the internet, to the uninitiated there does seem to
be counties in Alaska, so I guess the short question is; what gives?

73 Eric - VE3GSI
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