<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4">Hi Bob,<br>you're right, itu.dtb from 2022 was 4K, I probably made a mistake in my configuration ...<br><br>About xdt file, of course I remember your 6 years old mail ;-))<br>but many thanks for fast reply and clear explanation, it could be interesting for youngsters !<br><br>73 - noel f6bgc<br></font></div></div><font size="4"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><font size="4">Le jeu. 15 juin 2023 à 23:30, Bob Wilson, N6TV <<a href="mailto:n6tv@arrl.net">n6tv@arrl.net</a>> a écrit :<br></font></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 1:59 PM Noel F6BGC <<a href="mailto:f6bgc74@gmail.com" target="_blank">f6bgc74@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">In 2022, the ITU.DTB file was about 637kB.<br></font></div><div><font size="4">2023 version is 4kB. Is it normal ? What's missing ?<br></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I'm not sure where you obtained the 637 kB ITU.DTB file. This file, dated July 7, 2022, is only 4K:</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="http://download.win-test.com/databases/ITU.DTB" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>http://download.win-test.com/databases/ITU.DTB</a><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">However, if someone loads a bunch of old WT4 files into Win-Test, one at a time, then selects <b>File | Update Exchange Database...</b> from the Win-Test menu, that will load all the callsigns and ITU zone exchanges from every station in the log into the itu.dtb file, really is not a good idea. You'll even get a warning message about that if you try to do it.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Why?</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Because ITU zone information is properly pre-filled by selecting CTY_WT_MOD.DAT as the country file. ITU.DTB should only be used for HQ prefills, not zones.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">The Win-Test default country file for new PC installation is, unfortunately, CTY.DAT, which will do a really bad job of prefilling ITU Zones. Type <b>CTYFILES [Enter] </b>in the Win-Test logging window and make sure <b>CTY_WT_MOD.DAT </b>is selected and is up to date.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">I uploaded both new files, itu.dtb and iaru.xdt.<br>It works perfectly with win-test, but in this particular case, I don't see any added value using xdt file, there is no more information because IARU society is already present in the exchange field.<br>Any comments ?</font></div></div></div></blockquote><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I explained the reasoning for using both files 6 years ago, in this post, remember? ;-)</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="http://lists.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/2017-June/085580.html" target="_blank">http://lists.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/2017-June/085580.html</a><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Be sure to press Alt+X to display the "Extra Information" window to see the "default" prefill.</font></div><div><font size="4"> </font></div><div><font size="4">73,</font></div><div><font size="4">Bob, N6TV</font></div></div></div>
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