Thanks for that info. I checked a few sites and did not see that it was a club call. Thanks again.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gavin Taylor GM0GAV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Antarctica prefix difference in Summary and QSO Logwindows > Almost correct, but VP8ROT is a club call for Rothera base so it will always > be count for Antarctica. It should be added to the call map as KC4. All the > other BAS base callsigns VP8HAL, VP8SIG, VP8SGK, VP8SGB & VP8FAR are in the > call map correctly. > > Mike (GM0HCQ) who was active as VP8ROT last night, has a personal call > VP8CMH. He has also been active as VP8SGK & VP8SIG this season, both base > (club) calls. > > Also to be correct my old call VP8GAV should be removed from the call map - > I operated mainly from Antarctica but was also active at times from South > Georgia, South Orkneys & the Falklands with the same call.. > > In theory you can use any callsign issued for antarctic use anywhere south > of 60 degrees, in practice it depends on the licence. My VP8GAV licence is > issued for use in Falkland Is + Dependants and British Antarctic territory. > That is a wedge shape area between 20 and 80deg west. EM1KA decided he > fancied change, so he used VP8CTR for a while from the same qth. Confused > yet? > > So there you go, all very confusing. I would like to see all software and > DXCC adopt a prefix like *Ant or somthing else unique as Antarctica. Even > CE9 is not unique, some CE9's are on the South Shetlands. > > 73 Gavin > GM0GAV > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Antarctica prefix difference in Summary and QSO > Logwindows > > >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:23 PM >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > Dxbase mailing list >> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> > Post: mailto:[email protected] >> > >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> -- >> This email has been verified as Virus free >> Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > >
