Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #18.14 - 20 November 2018
Thanks, Kostas. I'll correct the errors. I have not done the work on OC yet, so YB9/DL3KZA may not be quite right. The database has (today): YB9/DL3KZA,2014/11/17,2014/11/29,1979,,,OC151 ( see https://dx-world.net/yb9-dl7uvo-yb9-dl3kza-komodo-flores-isl-oc-151/ ) YB9/DL3KZA,2017/11/20,2017/11/27,1979,,,OC150 Also December 2013 from OC-150 and November 2016 from OC-150 On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 12:35 PM kostas sv1dpi wrote: > > Hello Jim > > I made the IOTA routine and found only one mistake > > ZL3TE/P is on OC036 from 17-19 Jan 2016 > > and > > on OC201 from 25-26 Jul 2015 > > I had some no sense mistakes (gb18fifa) also. You had right on these. > > One that made me to search was YB9/DL3KZA > > It seems you had right finally but this guy seems to be active from > several different islands with this call. for example > > 17-20/Nov/2014 OC151 > > 21-27/Nov/2014 OC151 > > 9-Dec-2013 OC150 (and possibly other dates near to this) > > I had him on 22 Nov 2017 as OC148 but according cluster spots it was > OC150. I corrected it to this one but possibly I would like to search > more as I had filled also the island name and it's a strange mistake. > > 73 Kostas SV1DPI > > Στις 20/11/2018 19:46, ο Jim Reisert AD1C έγραψε: > >> http://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-18.14-20-november-2018/ > > In addition to the usual stuff, this was a big release for "Islands on > > the Air" (IOTA) chasers who are using DX4WIN 9.0x. Users of older > > DX4WIN versions can stop reading at this point unless it encourages > > you to upgrade! > > > > Until Paul updates some things on his end, "Help | Check for Updates" > > may not get you the latest files for DX4WIN 9.0x. But you can go to > > the URL above and click on the word "download" next to this text: > > > > [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later > > > > Once you have downloaded the file, and exited DX4WIN, extract these three > > files: > > > > country.dat > > islands.txt > > prf2iota.tx > > > > to your DX4W90x SAVE directory, then start DX4WIN. > > > > I added over 1000 callsign to IOTA mappings. You can scroll down the > > Relase Notes to the IOTA section to see the changes. The majority of > > these were Africa and Asia stations from 2010 and later, as found in > > DX spots. Because I created the list by hand (and DX spots can be > > unreliabale), there are likely to be errors. I have already checked > > the new database against the logs of three different active IOTA > > chasers and fixed several problems, but I know there are more (for at > > least a couple of callsigns, I deferred the research until the next > > release). > > > > I wrote a preliminary application note about IOTA about a year ago. > > Despite getting some feedback from reviewers (thanks!), I have not yet > > incorporated their changes into the document (crazy busy at work for > > the last year). You can read the whole note, but please pay attention > > to this section: > > > > http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/iota.html#Check > > > > I would appreciate other active IOTA chasers to check their log > > against the new database. The easiest way is this: > > > > 0. Save your log! > > > > 1. F8, put '*' (asterisk or star, without the quotes) in the IOTA > > field, then Enter > > > > 2. QSO | Multiple QSO Operations | Check IOTA > > > > 3. F8, put IOTAMSG in the "Notes for this QSO" field, then Enter. > > This will filter to only the QSOs with IOTA mismatches. > > > > 4. There are two types of mismatches you may see: > > > > Bad IOTA - this means that the IOTA is not valid for the DXCC > > entity indicated by the callsign (Prefix field). > > For USA stations, it may mean the IOTA is not valid for the State > > shown for that QSO. > > > > Unique Island - this is the IOTA that the DX4WIN country database > > believes to be correct for that QSO. > > > > 5. If you feel comfortable reviewing the differences and making > > corrections yourself, please do so! It will save me time. Don't > > assume that the Unique Island message is always correct. This is one > > kind of error that I am trying to expose and fix. > > > > Bad IOTA messages may also indicate a problem in the database. > > Some islands have changed DXCC entity over the course of time, and > > it's possible that the old DXCC entity does not think the IOTA is > > valid. Once example is Ducie Island, which used to be part of the > > Pitcairn Island DXCC entity until it was split off into a separate > > DXCC entity. > > > > 6. To send me the listing for review, bring up a Logbook Report > > window with these fields (right-click to use the Report Editor), > > preferably in this order (with the IOTAMSG filter still in place): > > > > - Callsign > > - Date > > - Time > > - Band > > - Mode > > - Prefix > > - IOTA > > - QSO Notes (note: *not* Callsign notes) > > > > 7. Right-click in the Logbook window and select "Write to File". > > Give the file name with
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #18.14 - 20 November 2018
Hello Jim I made the IOTA routine and found only one mistake ZL3TE/P is on OC036 from 17-19 Jan 2016 and on OC201 from 25-26 Jul 2015 I had some no sense mistakes (gb18fifa) also. You had right on these. One that made me to search was YB9/DL3KZA It seems you had right finally but this guy seems to be active from several different islands with this call. for example 17-20/Nov/2014 OC151 21-27/Nov/2014 OC151 9-Dec-2013 OC150 (and possibly other dates near to this) I had him on 22 Nov 2017 as OC148 but according cluster spots it was OC150. I corrected it to this one but possibly I would like to search more as I had filled also the island name and it's a strange mistake. 73 Kostas SV1DPI Στις 20/11/2018 19:46, ο Jim Reisert AD1C έγραψε: http://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-18.14-20-november-2018/ In addition to the usual stuff, this was a big release for "Islands on the Air" (IOTA) chasers who are using DX4WIN 9.0x. Users of older DX4WIN versions can stop reading at this point unless it encourages you to upgrade! Until Paul updates some things on his end, "Help | Check for Updates" may not get you the latest files for DX4WIN 9.0x. But you can go to the URL above and click on the word "download" next to this text: [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later Once you have downloaded the file, and exited DX4WIN, extract these three files: country.dat islands.txt prf2iota.tx to your DX4W90x SAVE directory, then start DX4WIN. I added over 1000 callsign to IOTA mappings. You can scroll down the Relase Notes to the IOTA section to see the changes. The majority of these were Africa and Asia stations from 2010 and later, as found in DX spots. Because I created the list by hand (and DX spots can be unreliabale), there are likely to be errors. I have already checked the new database against the logs of three different active IOTA chasers and fixed several problems, but I know there are more (for at least a couple of callsigns, I deferred the research until the next release). I wrote a preliminary application note about IOTA about a year ago. Despite getting some feedback from reviewers (thanks!), I have not yet incorporated their changes into the document (crazy busy at work for the last year). You can read the whole note, but please pay attention to this section: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/iota.html#Check I would appreciate other active IOTA chasers to check their log against the new database. The easiest way is this: 0. Save your log! 1. F8, put '*' (asterisk or star, without the quotes) in the IOTA field, then Enter 2. QSO | Multiple QSO Operations | Check IOTA 3. F8, put IOTAMSG in the "Notes for this QSO" field, then Enter. This will filter to only the QSOs with IOTA mismatches. 4. There are two types of mismatches you may see: Bad IOTA - this means that the IOTA is not valid for the DXCC entity indicated by the callsign (Prefix field). For USA stations, it may mean the IOTA is not valid for the State shown for that QSO. Unique Island - this is the IOTA that the DX4WIN country database believes to be correct for that QSO. 5. If you feel comfortable reviewing the differences and making corrections yourself, please do so! It will save me time. Don't assume that the Unique Island message is always correct. This is one kind of error that I am trying to expose and fix. Bad IOTA messages may also indicate a problem in the database. Some islands have changed DXCC entity over the course of time, and it's possible that the old DXCC entity does not think the IOTA is valid. Once example is Ducie Island, which used to be part of the Pitcairn Island DXCC entity until it was split off into a separate DXCC entity. 6. To send me the listing for review, bring up a Logbook Report window with these fields (right-click to use the Report Editor), preferably in this order (with the IOTAMSG filter still in place): - Callsign - Date - Time - Band - Mode - Prefix - IOTA - QSO Notes (note: *not* Callsign notes) 7. Right-click in the Logbook window and select "Write to File". Give the file name with both your call and the word IOTA, like AD1C_IOTA.csv 8. E-mail me that file as an attachment. 9. You can discard the log changes by closing your log and opening it again. I will review the mismatches and let you know if your logbook needs any corrections. And I will make database corrections as needed. The goal is for you to be able to "Check IOTA" and get *zero* IOTAMSG errors. I will be working on OC IOTA next, then probably EU, SA and NA (in that order). I'm hoping to be done with this by the end of the year, for QSOs made in 2010 and later. Next year, I may go back and try to extract IOTA callsigns from DX spots made before 2010. 73 - Jim AD1C __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help:
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #18.14 - 20 November 2018
> http://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-18.14-20-november-2018/ In addition to the usual stuff, this was a big release for "Islands on the Air" (IOTA) chasers who are using DX4WIN 9.0x. Users of older DX4WIN versions can stop reading at this point unless it encourages you to upgrade! Until Paul updates some things on his end, "Help | Check for Updates" may not get you the latest files for DX4WIN 9.0x. But you can go to the URL above and click on the word "download" next to this text: [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later Once you have downloaded the file, and exited DX4WIN, extract these three files: country.dat islands.txt prf2iota.tx to your DX4W90x SAVE directory, then start DX4WIN. I added over 1000 callsign to IOTA mappings. You can scroll down the Relase Notes to the IOTA section to see the changes. The majority of these were Africa and Asia stations from 2010 and later, as found in DX spots. Because I created the list by hand (and DX spots can be unreliabale), there are likely to be errors. I have already checked the new database against the logs of three different active IOTA chasers and fixed several problems, but I know there are more (for at least a couple of callsigns, I deferred the research until the next release). I wrote a preliminary application note about IOTA about a year ago. Despite getting some feedback from reviewers (thanks!), I have not yet incorporated their changes into the document (crazy busy at work for the last year). You can read the whole note, but please pay attention to this section: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/iota.html#Check I would appreciate other active IOTA chasers to check their log against the new database. The easiest way is this: 0. Save your log! 1. F8, put '*' (asterisk or star, without the quotes) in the IOTA field, then Enter 2. QSO | Multiple QSO Operations | Check IOTA 3. F8, put IOTAMSG in the "Notes for this QSO" field, then Enter. This will filter to only the QSOs with IOTA mismatches. 4. There are two types of mismatches you may see: Bad IOTA - this means that the IOTA is not valid for the DXCC entity indicated by the callsign (Prefix field). For USA stations, it may mean the IOTA is not valid for the State shown for that QSO. Unique Island - this is the IOTA that the DX4WIN country database believes to be correct for that QSO. 5. If you feel comfortable reviewing the differences and making corrections yourself, please do so! It will save me time. Don't assume that the Unique Island message is always correct. This is one kind of error that I am trying to expose and fix. Bad IOTA messages may also indicate a problem in the database. Some islands have changed DXCC entity over the course of time, and it's possible that the old DXCC entity does not think the IOTA is valid. Once example is Ducie Island, which used to be part of the Pitcairn Island DXCC entity until it was split off into a separate DXCC entity. 6. To send me the listing for review, bring up a Logbook Report window with these fields (right-click to use the Report Editor), preferably in this order (with the IOTAMSG filter still in place): - Callsign - Date - Time - Band - Mode - Prefix - IOTA - QSO Notes (note: *not* Callsign notes) 7. Right-click in the Logbook window and select "Write to File". Give the file name with both your call and the word IOTA, like AD1C_IOTA.csv 8. E-mail me that file as an attachment. 9. You can discard the log changes by closing your log and opening it again. I will review the mismatches and let you know if your logbook needs any corrections. And I will make database corrections as needed. The goal is for you to be able to "Check IOTA" and get *zero* IOTAMSG errors. I will be working on OC IOTA next, then probably EU, SA and NA (in that order). I'm hoping to be done with this by the end of the year, for QSOs made in 2010 and later. Next year, I may go back and try to extract IOTA callsigns from DX spots made before 2010. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://www.ad1c.us __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #18.14 - 20 November 2018
The DX4WIN country file, DX4WIN.CTY Release #18.14 is now available from: http://www.country-files.com/dx4win-info/ You can read the release notes at: http://www.country-files.com/dx4win-cty-18.14-20-november-2018/ DX4WIN 9 users should use Help | Check for Updates from the main menu. Note that there may be a delay between this announcement and when the updated country file is actually available. Users of older versions of DX4WIN should use the DX4WIN Data Updater: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/updater/ Please inform me of any corrections. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://www.ad1c.us __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
