Hi Gary: Interesting stuff - but I'm curious: DXbase seems to have the four regions that you mention labelled as "counties" (with the same wording), but how come NONE of my 97 LoTW Alaska confirmations have used that name for the "county" ?? I remember seeing names for "counties" that were screened out during the import process - "Denali" I think was one of them.
Thanks for our two SS QSOs, but no LoTW yet ! hi Regards Stu KC1F > Not quite correct Jack. There are no counties in Alaska. The Alaska > Statehood Act specifically prohibited the creation of counties in Alaska. > This is because of lobbying pressure by mining, fishing and logging > interests at the time who did not want the feds to allow counties, which > would have taxing capabilities. In response, SOME areas of the state have > incorporated into boroughs rather than counties. However, not all areas > of the state have incorporated into boroughs because they too have taxing > capability. Bush Alaska, where native Alaskans live a subsistence > lifestyle and are typically cash poor, doesn't want a local government > that can levy taxes on them either. > >>From an amateur radio stand point this makes 'county' designations a > problem, as vast areas of the state have no 'county'. That is why there > are geographic regions instead. These regions correspond to the four > Districts of the Alaska State Judicial System, which do cover all areas of > the state, even out to the far reaches of the Aleutians. The state > legislature has tried on numerous occasions to mandate formation of > boroughs throughout the state, but they haven't been successful yet - and > probably never will! > > Les, KL7J, has more information about the Judicial Districts and the > corresponding regions of the state, as well as a map showing the judicial > boundaries at his web site: http://www.qsl.net/kl7j/county.htm. > > 73, > Gary AL9A > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> yep, however with Alaska seems the county hunters award and the State of >> Alaska are out of sync. The county hunters go by regions ( not >> counties ) and the State of Alaska assigns county names. >> >> It's like just about everything associated with Amateur radio... there >> are no standards for just about anything in ham radio.... go figure.... >> >> Cheers, >> Jack >> >> >> >>>I notice that sometimes I get the same warning for Alaska contacts. Is >>>it >>> the same thing? >>> >>> Bill, W5VX >>> >>> >>> Rod, >>> >>> The short answer is "ignore" it. Unfortunately, there are a number of >>> programs out there that violate ADIF standards by putting so-called >>> "State" >>> info into the ADIF field that is designated for USA states. As a >>> result, >>> you can get these warning messages because DXbase will not allow non-us >>> state info into the DXbase State field. Additionally, a lot of folks >>> mis-spell their county info and once again, DXbase will not allow >>> mis-spelled county names into its database. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Jack >>>
