Actually the DXCC list does use CE9 as Antartica. If you are going to remap the prefix to the call, why not just remap the call as given (RW1AI/ANT I think) to CE9?
73 Jamie ----- Original Message ----- From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Al Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Charles Johnston'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DXBase List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation > I don't think DXBase offers the CE9 prefix as one of it's choices although > it was a common Antarctic callsign. > But if you check the ARRL DXCC list of entities, they now use KC4 to > designate Antarctica. > That's why you only find KC4 and not CE9 in the Prefix Field of DXB. > > I double checked my ARRL entity list and it doesn't use CE9 as Antarctica. > > Now it is possible that some of the old callsign/aliases supplied in the DXB > callsign database are mapped so CE9 relates to Antarctica although a check > of my callsign/mapping didn't come up with any. > > > A lot of what will work depends on these old callsigns and what they were > mapped to upon entering or importing. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; " > RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Charles Johnston'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DXBase > List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 9:04 PM > Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation > > > > Use /CE9 and it will work. > > > > > > At 08:46 PM 4/6/02 -0600, FireBrick wrote: > > >Tom > > >If you entered the call RW1AI/KC4 you still have to go to the Prefix > field > > >click on it, and scroll till you get to KC4 AND SELECT THAT. > > >when you hit enter you will get a popup that asks if you want to map that > > >particular callsign to the KC4 prefix. > > >Say yes. > > > > > >This will only work for that particular callsign, > > >DXBase has to work this way so you do not inadvertently assign a callsign > to > > >a incorrect entity. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Charles > > >Johnston'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DXBase List'" > <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:39 PM > > >Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Question about Prefix designation > > > > > > > > > > Hi: > > > > > > > > I just used your suggestion to use/KC4. Now DXbase sets the WPX to KC4 > and > > >in the Summary window > > > > it says he is in the United States!!!! > > > > > > > > It doesn't look like there is a good way to enter this into DXbase and > get > > >the correct answer. > > > > > > > > I probably shouldn't have tried to work him!!!!!! > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Tom, N0YD "Yankee Doodle" > > > > > > > > > > > > --- FireBrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > AN is a prefix for Spain. The AN prefix is frequently used for a > contest > > >or > > > > > special event callsign. > > > > > DXB interpreted it correctly. > > > > > > > > > > Actually the /ANT doesn't conform to normal designations as the > operator > > > > > should have used one of the normal prefixes such as KC4 (which is > the > > >DXBase > > > > > and ARRL prefix for Antarctica) > > > > > > > > > > I would handle this by entering the call RW1AI/KC4 and using Notes > to > > > > > indicate the call he used and the fact that it was Antarctica. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "RM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Charles Johnston'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > > > "'FireBrick'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DXBase List'" > > ><[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:12 PM > > > > > Subject: Question about Prefix designation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi to all: > > > > > > > > > > > > I just worked a Russian station in Antartica who said his callsign > was > > > > > RW1AI/ANT > > > > > > So I entered what he said was his callsign into my QSO log in > DXbase. > > > > > > > > > > > > DXbase logged the WPX as ANT0 and in the Summary window it says > this > > > > > station is in Spain. > > > > > > > > > > > > I looked in the Country database and can't seem to find the WPX > ANT0. > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone explain what's going on here? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom, N0YD "Yankee Doodle" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > Yahoo! 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