Country table update

[EA1AHY]

The Swisslog Country Table was updated 14th February 2022

• Russian regions (oblast) were very outdated. Many names and prefix allocations changed and some regions were deleted. Now it's been updated according to current list: https://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/regions.asp
  

• Updated Bureaus info according latest changes published by IARU at https://www.iaru.org/reference/qsl-bureau-2/
  

Swisslog will prompt to update soon.



73, EA1AHY (Arsenio)

[JW6VDA]

I quote from the other thread an hour ago:

New country table downloaded today. But, there is a but, I'm afraid.

First card to be registered UW9WB, in UFA, Bashkortostan oblast, UAAS.  Region not available in the dropdown list. I can enter BA manually.

Seccond card. RA9FA. in Permskaya oblast, UAAS. No Oblast suggestion in Statistic overview window. Nothing in the dropdown list in the QTH tab of Add Qso window. Perm oblast cannot be entered (at least it is not recognised) manually.

I am reverting back to a backup copy of the previious country table. Though it had flaws, at least it was working.

Complex problem, this. Specially in the regions close to the Ural mountains and the "border" between Europe and Asia.

73 de Tom

Update 1423 UTC: I have started the new country list again, and so far these callsigns are not recognized when I want to update the qsl status, and at the same time update Oblasts and RDA (when applicable):

UA0BBP, UA9CE, UA9FZ, UW9FW, RA9L, UA9X, RA9OA

[EA3GCV]

Tom,

Region is not available in UW9WB because it's recognised as Ukraine (UR DXCC). Even Club Log assign this DXCC to this callsign. If you are sure this station belongs to UAAS, then set UAAS in the Region field and BA will be available in the Region field.

RA9FA: effectively there is a definition issue because PM has been linked to UAAS when it's UAEU. The same happens with KO Komi. PM and KO are the only Regions with 8-9 region numbers assigned to UAEU instead of UAAS.

UA9Y is perfectly recognised as UAAS and AL Altaysky kray is the only available Region in the field. I don't know why you have it empty. Make sure DXCC is UAAS otherwise change it.

This will be fixed probably tomorrow and a new country table will be released. Meantime, you need to know that you can set any Region abbreviation even if it's not included in the dropdown list. Double click on the Oblast (Region) field to list all Oblast then select the right one. Or enter manually the Region abbreviation. 

Best 73

[JW6VDA]

According to this page, all russian callsigns with figures 8, 9 and 0 are in Asia:
http://ruqrz.com/new-russian-call-prefix-system-in-use/
From 2011, too old?

That also figures with those cards from Perm and Komi that I have come across. Lots of bewildering information out there, see also:
https://www.qrzcq.com/page/ruoblast

But this one from Clublog helpdesk is clarifying: https://clublog.freshdesk.com/support/so...pdate-2010,
as well as this: https://clublog.freshdesk.com/support/so...fying-qsos.

Best 73 de Tom

[EA3GCV]

Hi Tom,

This page clarifies this:

https://clublog.freshdesk.com/support/so...tic-russia-

So the info from the RDXC site is the right one. A new country table will be released allocating PM and KO to UAEU and not UAAS as it is now. And also must be allocated to EU continent not AS as it is now.

Best 73

[JW6VDA]

Excellent. That is what I have concluded also. Sorry for all the fuzz, I do get a bit carried away when I dive into this. I wish I had the programming skills needed to modify the country file myself, like in the old DOS days, but unfortunately I am not able to do it, I am afraid.

Another thing that I spent too much time on is the matter of ITU zones, because they are mostly defined by coordinates and not the administrative units. One just have to be prepared that one has to check them manually, or just omit them unless they are stated on the qsl card. 95 of 100 cards do not mention ITU zone, and very rarely the qrz profile mentions it. Luckily it is possible to override the suggestions from Swisslog here.

Anyway, thanks for the prompt response, as allways. This level of service tends to make oneself rather spoiled.

Best 73 de Tom