This comes up now and then Eric. It seems that the cold up there effects them differently. So they spell, call, and think they live in areas other than the official. Maybe these maps will help. http://county-map.digital-topo-maps.com/alaska.shtml http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/alaska_map.html
The one that frequently causes problems is 'Fairbanks North Star' Lots of frozen Alaskans abbreviate it as North Star...to prevent their fingers from stiffening while typing. I seem to remember that Alaskans don't call them counties per se. Valdez-Cordova is usually written with a hyphen. Unfortunately there isn't error checking in LoTW to pick up these variances. Consequently if they don't match the DXBase correct written names, they don't give credit. You are aware that you can edit the lotw download file to correct the errors and then re-import it...that should give you credit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric - VE3GSI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 7:37 AM Subject: [Dxbase] County Error - Valdez Cordova Hello U.S. County Experts, I just upload my LoTW info and received a County error for Valdez Cordova in Alaska. In the DXB County dropdown list the only counties showing seem to be areas. When I check on the internet, to the uninitiated there does seem to be counties in Alaska, so I guess the short question is; what gives? 73 Eric - VE3GSI ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
