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