Bill, I think you were expecting something to happen that doesn't. Changing the prefix database does not change anything for an existing QSO. It only effects new QSOs logged. So, if you have something already entered you'll need to change the prefix field for the QSO. This is one of the reasons why we advise folks to consider the typically ambiguous prefixes such as the JDs, VP8s, ZKs. so that they can add the callmaps before doing an import. From your description, I think the software is doing exactly what was intended.
Regards, Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hein, AA6TT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: [DXBase] DXCC Prefix Callsign Mapping Problem > I switched from LOGPlus 3.55b to DXBase 2002 v1.01 a few months ago. It has been a lot of work transferring 75,000 QSOs from one program to another! One persist problem is that my DXCC totals (including band countries and related totals) are ALL lower on DXBase reports even though I have meticulously tracked all of the 'problem' prefixes over the years and carefully entered this data into DX Base: 3D2, 4U, KC6, VP8, ZK1, et al. > > I have made about 100 entries in the DXBase Prefix Callsign Mapping Table, assigning the correct DXCC Prefix to each callsign according the QSL card and other information known to be correct. However, DX Base continues to count these QSOs under their old, default DXCC Prefixes apparently without regard to the data in the Prefix Callsign Mapping Table. > > It does not matter how many times I run Initialize Tables, the old -- incorrect -- DXCC Prefix data is still associated with these QSOs. A few examples: > > CALL DXBASE DEFAULT PREFIX CORRECT PREFIX > > 4U/F6IRF YK XU > 4U/N6BFM YK YI > 4U/T93A YK HH > KA2AM K JA > KA2GS K JA > TO2T F FG > VI0ANT VK KC4 > VP8CBE VP8 VP8H > VP8CKC VP8 VP8O > VP8SGP VP8 VP8G > ZK1UVO ZK1/S ZK1/N > ZK1VDX ZK1/S ZK1/N > ZK1VTK ZK1/S ZK1/N > ZX0A PY0F KC4 > etc... > > Curiously, if I enter a new QSO into DX Base with any of above callsigns the DXCC Prefix information seems to be correct on this new test QSO. However, the old QSOs under such callsigns cataloged in DX Base continue to have the old, incorrect DXCC Prefix data. > > Help! What am I doing wrong? I have read the DX Base Help file backwards and forwards on this topic. > > Bill AA6TT > Topsham VT > > ------------------------------ > William H. Hein, AA6TT > 10 Clark Road > Topsham VT 05076-3086 USA > tel 802/584-4317 > ------------------------------- > http://www.AA6TT.com > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSN IM [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
