Thanks Courtney for your response... You are correct, updating my prefix database was quite easy as a "one off" operation. I am somewhat concerned about ongoing "drift" of the accuracy of my database however, I have to admit, I only look at the reflector when I have a question I need an answer for. I don't really "monitor" the reflector so I am concerned I will likely miss any prefix mapping announcements...
How do I get global updates to the master list? Is this only with each annual update of DXBASE? Thanks for your response! George - ku3o ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George & Tammy Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [DXBase] More Prefix/Country mapping questions... > George, > > Most folks who discover a callsign that does not map properly, mention it > here on the reflector and folks update their own personal prefix mapping > tables. At Scientific Solutions, we watch for these postings and update our > master list as well. It is rare that DXbase does not recognize one, but it > does happen when new callsigns show up for those countries where the same > prefix can be used in several different DXCC countries such as the CE0 > group, ZK, and JD locations. > > As you now know, updating the prefix database in DXbase is pretty simple. > > Regards, > Courtney > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George & Tammy Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:37 AM > Subject: [DXBase] More Prefix/Country mapping questions... > > > > Thanks to all who responded, I was able to get > > CA0YAM to be mapped to Easter Island... > > (which is normally CE0Y) > > > > The second half of my question didn't get answered... > > > > Is this mapping something that I always have to be > > responsible for, or is there a current, "master", > > country database of sorts that can be downloaded > > and placed in my DXBASE directory. I am wondering > > how many other callsigns I have in my huge log which > > are incorrectly mapped... > > > > What do other users do? How do you manage the > > various country mapping/prefix mapping changes. > > > > Perhaps I have more DXCC entities than I think! > > > > Thanks for your input, > > George - ku3o > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: George A. Perkins [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Donnerstag, 31. Oktober 2002 07:03 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [DXBase] Adding a country prefix > > > > > > > > > > > Also, is this something I have to do every time there > > > is a country prefix change or is there a master database > > > that is kept (kinda like CTY.DAT for contest software) > > > that I can just download and place in my DXBASE > > > directory and be up to date? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > George - ku3o > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
