The best thing to do is to download Joe's update program which will change the prefix, fix all the qsos relevant to the change and make you a nice cup of coffee to boot!
http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/2007chkmdbs.html Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Bill Parry <bpa...@rgv.rr.com> wrote: > What will happen if you simply change the country to ZK2 when you work this > station, there is no likelihood that I can follow those directions? > > Bill W5VX > > -----Original Message----- > From: dxbase-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto: > dxbase-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > On Behalf Of N3XX > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:54 PM > To: K3SEW > Cc: dxbase@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue) > > Go to Tools/Database Access/Country Prefixes, then the Alias Map tab. > > Find ZK2 on the list and delete the line mapping it to Primary Prefix ZK2. > Click on another line to save the change. > > Go to the Primary tab, and find ZK2 on the list. Make a note of all the > information on that line. > > Go to the blank line at the end of the list. Enter E6 in the Prefix field, > and all the information noted from ZK2 in the step above EXCEPT FOR THE > ARRL-ID field. Leave that field blank for now, or you will get an error > message. Click on another line, then exit out of the Prefix Database > completely to save the change. > > Return to Tools/Database Access/Country Prefixes, then go to the Alias Map > tab. On the blank line at the end of the list, Enter E6 in the Map Pfx > field, and enter E6 in the Pri Pfx field. Click on another line to save > the > change. > > Exit the Prefix Database. > > Go to View/Previous QSOs. In the QSO Field, select "Prefix". In Value to > Find, enter ZK2. Click on the Find button. > You should now have a list of all previously entered ZK2 qsos. Change the > Prefix field for each qso to E6. Exit the Previous QSOs window. > > Go back to Tools/Database Access/Country Prefixes, then the Primary tab. > Find ZK2 on the list and delete this line. > > Go to the E6 line and in the ARRL-ID field enter "188". Click on another > line to save the changes, then exit out of the Prefix Database. > > Initialize tables, then check that all DXCC Statistics are correct. Try > entering a qso with any E6 callsign to be sure the Prefix field fills > automatically with E6 (remember to delete this qso when finished). > > Changes are finished. > > I went through the whole procedure again to be sure everything worked, so > don't think I missed anything. > > GL & 73, > Tim - N3XX > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K3SEW" <k3...@comcast.net> > To: "N3XX" <n...@charter.net> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:07 AM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue) > > > Please give us directions on how to change the database. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: N3XX > To: dxbase@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6ST (Niue) > > > E6 is the new Prefix for Niue, so E6 callsigns should no longer be mapped > to > ZK2. Instead, changes to show E6 as the Primary Prefix for Niue should > be > made in your Country Prefix database on the Primary and Alias Map tabs. > That way, future E6 callsigns will be recognized as Niue, and no callsign > mapping will be necessary. > > After making this change, you will need to go to each of your previous > contacts with Niue, and change the Prefix field to E6. > > 73, > Tim - N3XX > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carsten Esch" <carsten.e...@appello.de> > To: <dxbase@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:00 AM > Subject: [Dxbase] Heads-up on E6STâ? â? â? â? â? (Niue) > > > > ... at least I had not mapped that call ... > > > > Just saw that the callsign E6ST is active. Gave me an unknown country > in > > DXBase .... > > > > This callsign was not currently MAPPED in the CALLMAP table -- so, if > > you want, simply make a dummy QSO with this callsign and change the > > PREFIX column of your logbook mdb file to ZK2 (Niue) and then when the > > pop-up asks you if you want to save this E6ST mapped to ZK2 -- say > > YES/OK ---- Then delete that dummy QSO .. The CALLMAP table will now be > > updated in advance so that if you work this station -- it will have the > > correct PREFIX in your logbook QSO window ... > > > > 73 Carsten, DL6LAU > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
