Jim, just hope you know how much we all owe and appreciate you! Dave, W2PK
> On Jan 15, 2026, at 11:56 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send DX4WIN mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of DX4WIN digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 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) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:55:51 -0700 > From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 - 14 January 2026 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:15:03 -0700 > From: Jim Reisert AD1C <[email protected]> > To: Jim Reisert AD1C <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Country File release #26.2 - 14 January > 2026 > Message-ID: > <cak-n8j4b8-qyqzf7nwoiluurtbrt9mq0qpcm0ar-yam4pr1...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >> 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, <[email protected]>, https://ad1c.us > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:55:32 -0700 > From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Country File release #26.3 - 15 January 2026 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > End of DX4WIN Digest, Vol 261, Issue 7 > ************************************** ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
