Dennis WB0WAO has released version 1.0.4 of the IOTA database, which includes two new optional items of information: Status, and Notes. Status is a one-letter code; so far, the following codes have been defined: D - deleted P - providisonal H - on hold pending additional information This IOTA release also includes a substantial number of corrections: Changed AF-006 Corrected Coordinates Changed AF-023 Corrected Coordinates Changed AF-043 Corrected Coordinates Changed AF-052 Corrected Coordinates Changed AF-055 DXCC ID to 462 (South Africa) Changed AF=084 Corrected Coordinates Changed AF-094 Corrected Coordinates Changed AN-016 Corrected Coordinates Changed AS-013 Corrected Coordinates Changed AS-016 DXCC ID to 142 (Laccadive Is.) Changed AS-027 Corrected Coordinates Changed AS-051 DXCC ID to 247 (Spratley Is.) Changed AS-052 DXCC ID to null (Deleted Group) Changed AS-092 Corrected Coordinates Changed EU-005 Corrected Coordinates Changed EU-009 Corrected Coordinates Changed EU-024 DXCC ID to 225 (Sardinia) Changed EU-041 DXCC ID to 225 (Sardinia) Changed EU-093 Corrected Coordinates Changed EU-098 DXCC ID to null (Deleted Group) Changed EU-120 Corrected Coordinates Changed EU-151 Corrected Coordinates Changed EU-154 DXCC ID to null (Deleted Group) Changed EU-165 DXCC ID to 225 (Sardinia) Changed EU-189 From Provisional to Accepted Changed NA-075 Corrected Prefix Changed NA-129 Corrected Prefix Changed NA-133 DXCC ID To 216 (San Andreas & Providencia) Changed OC-008 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changec OC-017 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-025 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-041 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-069 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-088 Corrected Prefix Changed OC-088 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-099 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-101 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-102 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-103 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-107 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-115 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-116 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-117 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-135 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-143 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-145 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-146 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-153 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-161 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-166 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-176 DXCC ID To 512 (Chesterfield Is.) Changed OC-181 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-205 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-226 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-231 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-236 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-239 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-240 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-252 Corrected Coordinates Changed OC-256 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-257 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed OC-258 DXCC ID To 163 (Papau New Guinea) Changed SA-004 Corrected Coordinates Changed SA-033 Corrected Coordinates Changed SA-042 Corrected Coordinates Changed SA-045 Corrected Coordinates Changed SA-050 Corrected Prefix Many thanks to Dennis for straightening out the mess I handed him! DXView 2.3.1 includes IOTA database 1.0.4, and provides access to the new information this database contains. The online help file Operation.htm has been updated; here's an updated extract from the online help describing what happens when you enter a new IOTA tag in DXView's Main window: "If you enter an IOTA tag in the Info window's IOTA textbox and strike the Enter key, DXView will - display the name of the associated Island group in the Info window's Region textbox - set the current position to the center of the associated Island group - update the Latitude, Longitude, Grid, and SP DX textboxes - update the short-path and long-path headings - display a status code in parenthesis following the word IOTA in the Info window's Location panel *** D - deleted *** P - provisional *** H - on hold pending additional information - display the word IOTA in a magenta font if additional notes are available; to see these notes, let the mouse cursor hover over the word IOTA, and a popup window displaying the IOTA database version and notes will appear If the entire Island group falls within a single DXCC entity, the Info window's Prefix, and Country textboxes will be updated; the Cont, CQ, ITU, and Time textboxes may also be updated if they can be unambiguously determined. DXView presents the above information by querying an IOTA database. To determine what version of this database is installed on your system, let the mouse cursor hover over the word IOTA in the Info window's Location panel; a popup window displaying the IOTA database version will appear." DXView 2.3.1 is available via http://www.qsl.net/dxlab/download.htm or via this reflector's Files area. 73, Dave, AA6YQ