[Dxbase] Manually changing the prefix of ZK2 to E6

[Neal Campbell]

All is true!  Its up to each user.

73
Neal

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim [mailto:ve3kuc at xplornet.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 8:07 PM
To: Neal Campbell; 'Richard Solomon'; dxbase at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Manually changing the prefix of ZK2 to E6

    It is not like we are adding a new country so mapping the E6 will not
make any difference to the ZK2.. When you look up the contacts with the ZK2
or the E6 all the contacts for that country should show.. My thoughts..

JIM -- VE3CM at xplornet.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Campbell" <nealk3nc at me.com>
To: "'Richard Solomon'" <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>; <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Manually changing the prefix of ZK2 to E6


> It wouldn't have negative side effects as the prefix is only used "inside"
> DXBase (ie, loTW uses the ARRL country number) but I personally would 
> rather
> have my refdata match the official data rather than patched data (just my
> personal preference).
>
> 73
> Neal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Richard Solomon
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 6:20 PM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Manually changing the prefix of ZK2 to E6
>
> Wouldn't it be simpler to modify the Alias Map table and add 03 August 
> 2012
> as the date ? That way you keep the ZK2 prefix for the WPX chasers.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Here is the manual steps to change the Niue prefix change from
>> previous posts in the reflector:
>>
>>
>>
>> To do that, you need to write down the references in the Call Map and
>> Alias tabs to ZK2 and then delete them, re-start DX Base and change
>> the ZK2 entry in the Primary tab to E6. Restart DX Base again then
>> re-add the Call Map and Alias entries you deleted earlier to reference
>> to E6. Also add an entry in the Alias tab for E6 to point to E6.
>>
>> You then have to manually go through each QSO with ZK2 in your log and
>> change the prefix from ZK2 to E6, and then re-initialize the tables.
>>
>>
>>
>> I will post a new refdata.mdb file on the server so you can download
>> it; then you will need to install it in the folder with your DXBase
>> program, start the program, find any QSO with a prefix of ZK2, change
>> it to E6, reinitialize tables and you are good to go.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Neal
>>
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