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 <sv1...@otenet.gr> 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 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: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to jjreis...@alum.mit.edu > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, 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
