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Here are the release notes:
27 June 2026 (CTY-3622)
VER20260627, Version entity is Libya, 5A
Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* EC5AHA/P and EG60BRILAT are both Spain, EA
* GB5NCL is Northern Ireland, GI
* GB26KDR and GB9AC are both Scotland, GM
* GB0AC, GB0ATM, GB1BAF, GB1HMM and GB64MOD are all Wales, GW
* IQ8TJ/DX80 is Italy, I
* KC4CR is United States, K in CQ zone 3, ITU zone 6
* K7VF, N2VW and WA2VJL are all United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7
* K3FR and KY4XX are both United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8
* W8HMK and WS0I are both United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8
* W0M is Mariana Islands, KH0
* KA8ZNZ and KF7MMO are both Alaska, KL
* K4V is Puerto Rico, KP4
* R390TB, R50AVS, RL9L/3, RT25VR and UA4FMQ/P are all European Russia, UA
* R9CS/P is European Russia, UA in ITU zone 30
* R8MB/1 is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 20
* R8FF/P is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 30
* RX0TX/P is in ITU zone 33, not ITU zone 32
* R3DPF/8/P and R4HNX/8 are both Asiatic Russia, UA9
* R44RFF, RM8C/4 and RM8C/P are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16
* RT25HA and UB8FDO/9/P are both Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31
* R3DFE/0 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 34
Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* GB2QM in Shetland Islands, *GM/s
* EA5EZ/P in Spain, EA
* EA3URL in Balearic Islands, EA6
* EA5RKB/8 and EA8RM/P in Canary Islands, EA8
* TX9W in Marquesas Islands, FO/m
* GB2BCM in Northern Ireland, GI
* GB1BFL, GB2MBB, GB2QM and GB8VED in Scotland, GM
* GB4RS in Guernsey, GU
* GB0ML, GB0SBM and GB4LMA in Wales, GW
* IR0SAR in Sardinia, IS
* AF1US, AG7AE, K5GDX, KC1F, KC6UCN, KK7LRD, KN4FRG and WC7WB in United States, K
* WZ9K in American Samoa, KH8
* LU3HT/H, LU5SDL/S and LW9EVV/D in Argentina, LU
* PI4ZWN/MILL in Netherlands, PA
* TC18WARD in Asiatic Turkey, TA
* R0CAF/6, R1945ML, R40CHA, R55KLS, R9HBI/4, RA0ANB/3, RM0F/3, RM81RP,
RP81A, RP81AF, RP81AO, RP81AP, RP81AR, RP81AS, RP81AU, RP81B, RP81BA, RP81BR,
RP81C, RP81D, RP81DP, RP81EL, RP81FA, RP81G, RP81GA, RP81GAZ, RP81GD, RP81GE,
RP81GF, RP81GL, RP81GS, RP81GT, RP81GV, RP81GY, RP81GZP, RP81I, RP81IAK,
RP81IB, RP81IF, RP81IFT, RP81II, RP81IL, RP81IP, RP81IW, RP81IZ, RP81K,
RP81KA, RP81KC, RP81KD, RP81KF, RP81KO, RP81KS, RP81KST, RP81KT, RP81L,
RP81LA, RP81LDD, RP81LO, RP81LSV, RP81LU, RP81M, RP81MB, RP81MD, RP81MF,
RP81MG, RP81MK, RP81ML, RP81MM, RP81MR, RP81MU, RP81MY, RP81NF, RP81NHN,
RP81NHP, RP81NP, RP81NR, RP81NS, RP81NV, RP81O, RP81OA, RP81OP, RP81OR,
RP81OT, RP81OZR, RP81PD, RP81PF, RP81PK, RP81PKB, RP81PM, RP81PR, RP81PRO,
RP81PT, RP81PYF, RP81RA, RP81RD, RP81RK, RP81RP, RP81RT, RP81RZ, RP81S,
RP81SB, RP81SE, RP81SIE, RP81SL, RP81SM, RP81SO, RP81SP, RP81SR, RP81SRO,
RP81SSP, RP81SVY, RP81T, RP81TA, RP81TAP, RP81TF, RP81TO, RP81TP, RP81TW,
RP81UAI, RP81VB, RP81VF, RP81VK, RP81VKN, RP81W, RP81WA, RP81WF, RP81WK,
RP81WL, RP81WN, RP81WP, RP81WZ, RP81X, RP81ZAS, RP81ZK, RP81ZKS, RP81ZO,
RP81ZS and UE81SZ in European Russia, UA
* RP81BF in Kaliningrad, UA2
* R9SER/P, RP81AB, RP81AEG, RP81AZ, RP81BPZ, RP81DG, RP81DT, RP81GB,
RP81H, RP81J, RP81KE, RP81KM, RP81MMK, RP81MP, RP81MTU, RP81NIK, RP81P,
RP81PEO, RP81PFP, RP81PW, RP81RF, RP81RGA, RP81RS, RP81SAS, RP81SDD, RP81STD,
RP81TG, RP81TKP, RP81TOF, RP81TVM, RP81U, RP81UF, RP81UR, RP81V, RP81YT,
RP81ZAM and RV1CC/8 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
--
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at
alum.mit.edu>,
https://ad1c.us