Hello All The GB prefix is an anomoly and a real nightmare for logging software!
GB (and rarely MB) is a Special Event callsign prefix that can be issued for use in any of the DXCC countries that make up the UK. So a "GB" station could be a G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU or GW 73 Fred G4BWP ----- Original Message ----- From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OZ4RT, J Arnvig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] G/GD LoTW import going wrong > I'm pretty sure GB2 is correct for England or plain G as you put it. > GD is common for Isle of Man. > Could this have been a special callsign? > > If it was, enter the call, and then select the proper GB prefix in the prefix column. > Hit enter, you will be asked if you wish to "Map GB2IOM to Isle of Man"? > Say yes. > > But are you sure it was Isle of Man and not just a coincidence with the suffix? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "OZ4RT, J Arnvig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 4:10 PM > Subject: [DXBase] G/GD LoTW import going wrong > > > > I just noticed that import (from an LoTW adi download) of GB2IOM, Isle of Man, > > DXCC 114, came into DXBase 2004 as a normal G, DXCC 223. > > > > I don't know how many other contacts are imported wrongly. > > > > It was the same on two machines, Win98SE and Win XP Home. > > > > 73 .. John, OZ4RT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
