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HAM LOG VERSION 3
* * * INFORMATION CONCERNING COUNTRIES AND PREFIXES * * *
Any country or prefix changes to the database since the
specified ARRL DXCC list are noted in the "Latest Changes" item
in the Main Menu.
Updates for the latest countries information are available by
contacting the programmer - VK2VN. Registered users will be
notified only of major upgrades to the actual program.
As of release v.1.13 Ham Log contains three "Germany's". These
have been changed with regards DXCC status and as such I suggest
you look at all your old "Germany" QSOs and ensure they are
attributed to the correct Germany. The country notes show when
the country was deleted or the dates from which QSOs are valid
for DXCC.
* * * COUNTRY AND PREFIX DATABASE INFORMATION * * *
Old, deleted countries are still included in the database. This
allows you to enter in contacts you had in the past, when those
countries were valid DXCC countries. Their original prefixes are
also included (preceded with two asterisks).
Countries that still exist and valid for DXCC, but have had
their main prefixes changed present a slight problem. These
prefix changes may have resulted from political changes. The
ARRL has given them new prefixes rather than delete them and
"create" a new country. An example is Mozambique which had the
prefix CR7, and now it is C8 and C9.
These old prefixes have had to be deleted from the database for
two reasons. Firstly, it would mean that current DXCC countries
would show prefixes that were no longer valid, and two, in many
cases these old prefixes have been re-issued to other (often
"new") countries.
Those wishing to add old contacts with current countries but
with old "expired" prefixes, need to manually apply the correct
country to the QSO. This is easily done from the F2 facility at
the QSO menu.
PLEASE NOTE:
THE COUNTRY AND PREFIX DATABASES IN DEMONSTRATION VERSIONS ARE
WELL OUT OF DATE.
73's
Robin Gandevia, VK2VN Sydney, October 1994.
Fax: (Intl: 61 2) (Local: 02) 369 3069