> From: Jim Reisert AD1C via wsjt-devel > [mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net] > Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2023 3:51 AM
> 3. 4U is listed as a prefix for Italy. Regarding #3, this was done so that "new" (previously unknown) 4U callsigns that are spotted on the DX cluster will propagate through the network. If that prefix mapping were not there, those calls would be ignored because they could not be associated with any entity in the country file. Tis was done at the request of Lee VE7CC. 4U has been used numerous times from Italy. 4U24OCT is a recent example. The QTH is the Global Service Centre ARC in Brindisi, Italy, normally 4U1GSC. 4U could have just as easily been listed as a prefix for Austria, but I chose Italy based on past experience. Thanks Jim for clarification, Just for educating myself may I ask, is the United Nations 4U the only "country code" that is allowed to pop up in any country without a country prefix xxx/? Second question is how long "visiting" individual callsigns are kept in the cty.dat file? Related question is why e.g. 4U24OCT and 4U1GSC are not listed under Italy? Perhaps those will be listed, if the 4U movement to Austria is implemented. Could it be sensible that 4U will be listed as a separate "country" in addition to the United Nations HQ with a line ending e.g. "Location currently unknown:"? Of course the new call sign will be listed in the proper entity as soon as it is known. 73, Reino OH3mA _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
