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CTY-3607 Country Files - 31 January 2026
by Jim Reisert AD1C 31 Jan '26

31 Jan '26

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 31 January 2026: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3607-31-january-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-31-january-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: 31 January 2026 (CTY-3607) VER20260131, Version entity is East Malaysia, 9M6 Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * WE9G/KC4 is Antarctica, CE9 in ITU zone 73 * HC8M/5 is Ecuador, HC * LU3EMN/W is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16 Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: 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

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CTY-3606 Country Files - 29 January 2026
by Jim Reisert AD1C 29 Jan '26

29 Jan '26

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 29 January 2026: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3606-29-january-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-29-january-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: 29 January 2026 (CTY-3606) VER20260129, Version entity is Azores, CU Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * VK0TBC is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 29, ITU zone 70 * TX5EU is Austral Islands, FO/a * AB3AH is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8 * AG7XY is Hawaii, KH6 * KN6PHX is Alaska, KL * LU7AA/D and LU7AA/G are both Argentina, LU * LU3EMN/XA and LU7AA/Y are both Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16 * R103AE and R103ME are both European Russia, UA * RK4PA/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in ITU zone 20 * RU4B/4 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16 Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * IT9MRM/N in Sicily, *IT9 * BG2LTC/0 in China, BY * DL0NOT/EMCOM in Fed. Rep. of Germany, DL * AM65OJE in Spain, EA * TX9A in Austral Islands, FO/a * TO9W in St. Martin, FS * HC8M/5 in Ecuador, HC * IT9KWL/0 in Italy, I * N4UPX in United States, K * K7DWJ in Hawaii, KH6 * LU8APF/D in Argentina, LU * R1941MB, R1941OM, R9FCS/4 and UG4I/P in European Russia, UA * RV7B/9 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

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New clear/dbspots command for MySQL/MariaDB spot cleanup - MOJO
by Kin 25 Jan '26

25 Jan '26

Hi, For those using MySQL/MariaDB as the native backend to store DXSpider spots and who want to remove old spot records, I have created a new command called: clear/dbspots It is very easy to use: just pass a date in YYYYMMDD format, and all spots older than the start of that date (00:00 UTC) will be deleted, while newer records are preserved. ### Installation Download the command from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info/main/clear/dbspots.pl and copy it into: /spider/local_cmd/clear/ You can do this with: mkdir -p /spider/local_cmd/clear && \ wget -qO /spider/local_cmd/clear/dbspots.pl \ "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info/main/clear/dbspots.pl" && \ chmod 755 /spider/local_cmd/clear/dbspots.pl Then, from the DXSpider console, reload local commands: load/cmd ### Usage examples Example where no records match the purge criteria: clear/dbspots 20260101 No rows to delete. Cutoff: 2026-01-01 00:00:00Z (epoch 1767225600) Example where old spots are removed: clear/dbspots 20260126 Deleting 570 spot rows with time < 2026-01-24 00:00:00Z (epoch 1769212800) ... Done. Deleted: 570. Note: indexes are not harmed. After large purges you MAY run: OPTIMIZE TABLE spot; (off-peak) I hope this is useful for those running DXSpider with an SQL backend. 73 de Kin EA3CV

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Change of Callsign
by Ken Sharman 23 Jan '26

23 Jan '26

Hi All I have changed my personal callsign from G7VJA too G5NOW Can i just edit my personal details in dxspider or is the another way the DXspider callsign is still GB7HTL, no change there. and how do i rename my G7VJA-2 dx spider to the new callsign, (it my test system) i remember a message a while ago about renaming, but forgot who it was from. regards Ken G5NOW ex G7VJA

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CTY-3605 Country Files - 23 January 2026
by Jim Reisert AD1C 23 Jan '26

23 Jan '26

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 23 January 2026: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3605-23-january-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-23-january-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: 23 January 2026 (CTY-3605) VER20260123, Version entity is Hong Kong, VR Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * GB5CC is Guernsey, GU * ND9M is in ITU zone 8, not ITU zone 7 * ND9M is in CQ zone 5, not CQ zone 4 * N6US is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7 * W4UWC is United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8 * WX8C is United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8 * N4ZSU is Hawaii, KH6 * KI5SXN is Alaska, KL * KF9EM is Puerto Rico, KP4 * LU8DCH/D is Argentina, LU * ZV9MS is Brazil, PY * ZV8AC, ZV8AM, ZV8RO and ZV8RR are all Brazil, PY in ITU zone 12 * ZV2DF and ZV2TO are both Brazil, PY in ITU zone 13 * LU1ZA is South Orkney Islands, VP8/o Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * IT9IFM/0 in Italy, I * N4HUA in Alaska, KL * KH2RU in Puerto Rico, KP4 * LU4DOV/D in Argentina, LU * RL1I/P in European Russia, UA * R2ET/9 and RY0AAN/P 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

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set/password not working properly
by Andrea Timpanaro 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

Hi, all users that have a password configured by the sysop are not able to change it by their own with the command set/password They get error "not allowed". Any other experiencing this issue? Thanks andrea iz2lsc -->

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Name change
by jarmo 21 Jan '26

21 Jan '26

Cluster OH1RCF changed into OH1AF, no connection changes, only name... Jarmo, oh1mrr Sysop OH1AF, former OH1RCF

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EA3CV-2 node - SQL backend
by Joaquin 21 Jan '26

21 Jan '26

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K4HNT-02 going offline
by terry＠thenuttyhunt.house 18 Jan '26

18 Jan '26

Hello Everyone, Due to life changes, I no longe have the time to keep up with my cluster installation the way it needs to be cared for. As a result, K4HNT-02 will be going off line January 31st. I would like to thank the people and nodes that I partnered with the past 5 years. Thanks, Terry

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making a backup
by Jan 17 Jan '26

17 Jan '26

Hello I run dxspider on a Pi zero W. Every time I grant a user complete access to the cluster or make some changes I have to make a backup from the SD-card by removing it from the Pi and use Win32diskimager to put the image on the PC and during this proces the cluster is down. Now what I would like to do: I would like to save a backup without removing the SD-card from the Pi. I have SSH anabled. What should I do to copy the image file from the SD-card in the Pi to the PC? 73 Jan PA4JJ -- ____________________________________________________ my dxspider clusters running on a raspberry pi: pa4jj-2 77.174.195.163 port 7300 pa4jj-3 77.174.195.163 port 7388

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