The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 10 May 2026:
https://www.country-files.com/cty-3617-10-may-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-10-may-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:
10 May 2026 (CTY-3617)
VER20260510, Version entity is New Zealand, ZL
Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* GB2QM is Shetland Islands, *GM/s
* 9M4CKR is East Malaysia, 9M6
* EA3FNZ and EA3URL are both Balearic Islands, EA6
* EA5RKB/8 is Canary Islands, EA8
* GB2BCM is Northern Ireland, GI
* GB2MBB, GB2QM and GB8VED are all Scotland, GM
* GB0ML, GB0SBM, GB4LMA, GB6RNLI and GB9SOS are all Wales, GW
* KG5OA is United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8
* KK7FVU is Alaska, KL
* TC14OB, TC18WARD, TC1919ATA and TC19N are all Asiatic Turkey, TA
* R0CAF/6, R1945HS, RM0F/3 and UE81SZ are all European Russia, UA
* RV1CC/8 is Asiatic Russia, UA9
* UA4HAZ/P is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16
* R7HJ/0 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 24
* VJ2L is Lord Howe Island, VK9L
Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns:
* GB0SPD, GB5PAT and GB9SPD in Northern Ireland, GI
* K9OM, KD9ST and W9NGA in United States, K
* KB2DJE, KK6VYF, NV2T and WF6K in Hawaii, KH6
* K2CRA, KI7KPB, KR4KUD and N6MHR in Alaska, KL
* K8EME and KE4WBS in Puerto Rico, KP4
* LU1DHL/W, LU6DO/V, LU8EHV/D and LU8YE/Y in Argentina, LU
* R50KAMA in European Russia, UA
* R1BJA/0, RA2FA/0 and RN1B/0 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