One answer on ‘tinternet’ says the dividing line between the two areas is the Ural Mountains. Must check my map when he next comes on.

 

73

Charlie

ww.G4EST.me.uk

 

From: Ham-Apps@... [mailto:Ham-Apps@...] On Behalf Of chas cartmel
Sent: 04 August 2013 17:42
To: Ham-Apps@...
Subject: RE: [Ham-Apps] DXCC Entity Disagreement

 

 

Guys,

I worked that station (RW0BT) a week or so ago so checked the details. I checked his address in the detail section of QRZ and shown here  as Dudinka, NP39cj. Can’t say Asiatic or European though. Logged as European. He seems more southerly on the map from what i remember now so wonder if he was based away from his registered address and didn’t change the call settings.

 

73

Charlie

www.G4EST.me.uk

 

From: Ham-Apps@... [mailto:Ham-Apps@...] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: 04 August 2013 16:27
To: Ham-Apps@...
Cc: Ed Wilson
Subject: Re: [Ham-Apps] DXCC Entity Disagreement

 

 

The address is in Krasnoyarsk - Asiatic Russia as is the "User
Supplied" Lat/Lon and grid square in QRZ.com

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 8/4/2013 6:32 AM, Ed Wilson wrote:
> Laurie,
>
> I located his city on a map to try to determine which area of Russia he is in, but since I do not know the dividing line between Europe and Asia in Russia this is a problem (looks like Asia). I also could try to drop him an email and ask, directly but he may not know English and I only know a few words of Russian. I could also try the JTAlert-X text message capability if I see him on the air again.
>
> I am not sure that all of this is worth the effort since I do not need his DXCC entity for any award...mostly, I was just curious why the two entities disagreed and you explained that adequately.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ed, K0KC
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Laurie, VK3AMA" <groups05@...>
> To: Ham-Apps@...
> Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 3:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Apps] DXCC Entity Disagreement
>
>
>
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> There are two different processes at play here.
>
> 1. The country name displayed below the decoded callsigns is determined by examining the callsign. These are a "Best Guess" as they don't involve any actual lookup of the specific callsign.
>
> 2. The country name for your current qso partner, shown in the log fields is first determined as per the first method and then updated with the results of a QRZ XML lookup (if enabled) or from a previous Log entry (if available).
>
> Regarding RW0BT, it is first determined as AS Russsia (dxcc 15). The
> qrz xml lookup returns EU Russia (dxcc 54). The xml lookup is
> assumed to be the most accurate. I do note however, that eQSL shows
> as AS Russia and the HamQTH xml lookup also returns AS Russia. Which
> is correct?
>
> de Laurie VK3AMA
>
>
>
> On 3/08/2013 10:33 PM, Ed Wilson wrote:
>
>
>> Laurie,
>>
>> I worked a station, RW0BT, this morning and I noticed that in
> the call sign area (at the top of the window) of JTAlert-X
> that his DXCC entity showed as Russia (AS) and below that in
> the log info area, he showed as European Russia. I believe
> that I have observed this discrepancy with Russian stations
> before, but I cannot give you specific call signs.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for looking into this!
>>
>> Ed, K0KC
>>
>
>
>