The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 31 December 2025: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3541-31-december-2025/ 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-december-2025/ 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 December 2025 (CTY-3541) VER20251231, Version entity is Ascension Island, ZD8 Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * IT9MRM/N is Sicily, *IT9 * EA8RM/P is Canary Islands, EA8 * GB2KW is Scotland, GM * IA5KRO/4 and IT9CLY/4 are both Italy, I * IP0Y is Sardinia, IS * KK6WJY and KO4BJA are both Alaska, KL * LU6UVI/D is Argentina, LU * R900BL, R900DM, R900DV, R900OI and R900RO are all European Russia, UA * RA3X/1 and RX26NY are both European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 20 * R0FBA/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31 * VK9FISH is Cocos (Keeling) Islands, VK9C * VK9FL is Lord Howe Island, VK9L Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * 3D2AG/P in Rotuma Island, 3D2/r * KC4AAC in Antarctica, CE9 * GB0RTF and GB1RTF in Wales, GW * IQ0SS/P in Sardinia, IS * W7PYZ in Hawaii, KH6 * KE0PRX in Alaska, KL * LU1HAK/H, LU1IG/I, LU2DUR/H, LW2DMW/D and LW8DGP/D in Argentina, LU * RA0BM/6 in European Russia, UA * R4HMS/0, RA9M/0, RA9WU/P, RK0W/P and UA0DAR/P in Asiatic Russia, UA9 * VK9FLHI in Lord Howe Island, VK9L 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