I also found AJ7T was not credited. AJ7 was also 'incorrectly' in the file.

Steve, K6UM

On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 9:23 PM, Steve Lund <k6um.el...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just checked the wpxdelt.txt file and the AC9 and AC0 prefixes are in
> that file. You need to search the file as the prefixes are NOT in
> alphabetical order.
>
> AC9 and AC0 are currently valid USA prefixes, so why are they in the not
> current file?
>
> Steve, K6UM
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 5:11 AM, WA7AA <wa...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> On 05-Aug-18 20:55, Kostas SV1DPI wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know if thisis the problem but there is a file called
>>> wpxdeltd.txt in save directory. Open it with the notepad and see if ac9 and
>>> ac0 is there. I had a similar problem and while some prefixes was counting
>>> in eqsl, didn't count in dx4win. The problem was in a file with prefixes in
>>> save directory but I don't remember if wpxdeltd.txt was the problem or
>>> another file. I deleted it and I did not update it again as I can not
>>> understand why it is useful.
>>>
>>
>> This file is supposed to list prefixes that have been deleted, i.e. are
>> not currently valid for the WPX honor roll, according to WPX rules:
>> "Prefixes will be deleted from the Honor Roll listing ten years after they
>> are no longer authorized for use by the governing authority or by the ITU".
>> I suppose since all AC9 and AC0 callsign licenses expired at some point and
>> no new calls were issued, they met the 10 year rule and found themselves in
>> this file (among other prefixes).
>>
>> This effectively means that if we wanted the WPX record in DX4Win to be
>> accurate (per honor roll rules), the wpxdeltd.txt would have to be updated
>> on a continuous basis. I've looked around in the CQ Mag website, but I
>> can't find anything resembling the list of invalid prefixes, so I simply
>> deleted all entries in this file and kept it blank, rendering all
>> worked/confirmed prefixes valid.
>>
>> If anyone knows where this list can be found, let me know and I'll keep
>> the file up to date and send it to Jim for regular distribution.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Zoran WA7AA
>>
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