The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 23 January 2026:
https://www.country-files.com/cty-3605-23-january-2026/
For installation instructions, start at:
https://www.country-files.com/
Hover your mouse over the word Contest in the menu, then select the
software you are using.
To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the page.
If you are interested in a bigger CTY.DAT for everyday logging, you can get
it here:
https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-23-january-2026/
Note that the release notes (and Version Entity) for this larger file are
different than what is shown below. There is a separate link to them.
As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements:
https://www.country-files.com/feed/
Here are the release notes:
23 January 2026 (CTY-3605)
VER20260123, Version entity is Hong Kong, VR
Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* GB5CC is Guernsey, GU
* ND9M is in ITU zone 8, not ITU zone 7
* ND9M is in CQ zone 5, not CQ zone 4
* N6US is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7
* W4UWC is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8
* WX8C is United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8
* N4ZSU is Hawaii, KH6
* KI5SXN is Alaska, KL
* KF9EM is Puerto Rico, KP4
* LU8DCH/D is Argentina, LU
* ZV9MS is Brazil, PY
* ZV8AC, ZV8AM, ZV8RO and ZV8RR are all Brazil, PY in ITU zone 12
* ZV2DF and ZV2TO are both Brazil, PY in ITU zone 13
* LU1ZA is South Orkney Islands, VP8/o
Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* IT9IFM/0 in Italy, I
* N4HUA in Alaska, KL
* KH2RU in Puerto Rico, KP4
* LU4DOV/D in Argentina, LU
* RL1I/P in European Russia, UA
* R2ET/9 and RY0AAN/P in Asiatic Russia, UA9
Although I am subscribed to this reflector so that I can make these
announcements, I do not see most messages posted to it. If you have
any comments or corrections to the country file, please contact me
directly.
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
