Hello,
I'm using DXB2004 and noticed a prefix irregularity between the Summary and
QSO Log window for Antarctica as I was logging VP8ROT last night. The Summary
window has CE9 = Antarctica (using KC4 gives US) and the QSO Log prefix
dropdown has KC4 = Antarctica. Hmmm. It's probably been covered before but
struck
me as unusual.
73 de Stokley, W3SB
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Subject: [Dxbase] Antarctica prefix difference in Summary and QSO Log
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VP8ROT is Rothera, 67.34 S x 68.08 W. Rothera Point in the Adelaide Island.
It's IOTA an-001
That makes it Antarctica.
But here's the rub. As the call is assigned to him, it was also legal in
Falklands and a
number of the other islands in and near the Antarctic.
Which is exactly what happened on this last trip.
So you have to match what he said was his qth with the proper prefix.
A while back, many of the logging programs and a few of the various Award
organizations,used CE9 to indicate Antarctica. That became a 'convention'.
But now the ARRL DXCC desk chooses to use KC4.
When these situations happen to me, I just select the proper prefix from the
drop down
list.
and say no when DXB asks if I want to 'map' this call to that prefix.
But if you sent in a CE9xx or a KC4xx card today, most likely it would be
counted as any
part of the Antarctic area.
(some slight variation depending on who claimed sovereignty to some of the
islands that
have distances such as to make them count as separate entities can enter into
this
situation).
This is one of those situations where (the proper prefix varies with the expert
you speak
to).
I'm not sure anyone totally understands the treaties, sovereignty issues, and
political
claims to the areas down there.
Hope this helps, but probably just muddied the waters even more.
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Subject: [Dxbase] Antarctica prefix difference in Summary and QSO Log windows
> Hello,
> I'm using DXB2004 and noticed a prefix irregularity between the Summary and
> QSO Log window for Antarctica as I was logging VP8ROT last night. The Summary
> window has CE9 = Antarctica (using KC4 gives US) and the QSO Log prefix
> dropdown has KC4 = Antarctica. Hmmm. It's probably been covered before but
> struck
> me as unusual.
> 73 de Stokley, W3SB
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