DXLab DXCC Database 2.6.2 Change Notes

Changes from DXCC Database 2.6.1: 

• China (BY5I to BY5P): specify a latitude and longitude for Jiangxi Province

• Cocos Island (TI9): change ITU zone from 11 to 12

• Indonesia (YB7I to YB7P): change CQ zone from 38 to 28

• Russia: add R?8V to Kemerovo Oblast

• Russia: remove <PRI:KR> tags from entries for Russian-occupied Ukraine

• Swaziland (3DA): change name to Republic of Eswatini

• Various: remove legacy callsigns from country mappings

To upgrade to DXCC Database 2.6.1 to DXCC Database 2.6.2,

1. if you have DXKeeper, SpotCollector, and/or WinWarbler running, terminate them.

2. If you've been using DXKeeper, SpotCollector, and/or WinWarbler without having installed DXView, direct the Launcher to install DXView.

3. Start DXView, open its Configuration window, and select its Databases tab

   1. click the New? button

   2. click the DXCC Database's Upgrade button

   3. terminate and restart DXView

4. Update logged QSOs to correct Cocos Island ITU zones and Indonesian CQ zones

   1. download the file from www.dxlabsuite.com/dxkeeper/FIX_YB_TI9_Zones.txt and direct your web browser to save it into DXKeeper's Scripts folder

   2. start DXKeeper

   3. at the bottom of DXKeeper's Main window's Log QSOs tab, click the ~ button at the right end of the Filter panel; a Scripts button will appear to its immediate left

   4. click the Filter panel's Scripts button; in the Run Script window that appears, navigate to DXKeeper's Scripts folder, and double-click the entry for FIX_YB_TI9_Zones.txt

      • when a small window asks if you wish to backup your log, click the Yes button

      • when a small window asks if you want DXKeeper to perform a Recompute operation, click the Yes button

      • wait for the Recompute operation to complete

5. start SpotCollector; on the Configuration window's Spot Database tab, click the Recomputation panel's Recompute button