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The files were last updated on 25 January 2012.
This is the home of the contest country files. These files are used
by amateur radio contest logging software (and other related programs) to help determine country
multipliers from a callsign. The files are updated regularly throughout the
year and changes are announced
on the various contest and logging
software reflectors.
You must use the file that is appropriate for your software. Even though
the files are similar, each contains different features that your particular
software may take advantage of.
Clicking on any of the country file links below should prompt you
to save (download) the file. If the file is displayed in the browser
window instead, come back to this page and follow these instructions to save it:
Chrome: Right-click on the file name and choose "Save link as..."
Firefox: Right-click on the file name and choose "Save Link As..."
Internet Explorer: Right-click on the file name and choose "Save Target As..."
Netscape Navigator: Hold the SHIFT key down while clicking on the hyperlink
(file name) and your browser will prompt you to save the file.
Safari: Hold the CTRL key down while clicking on the hyperlink
(file name) and choose "Download Linked File As..."
NOTE: All links below are to the current version of the files.
To download a ZIP file containing all the files in the current or an older version,
follow the Revisions link on the left.
NOTE: There are two different versions of CTY.DAT,
CTY_WT.DAT, CTY_WT_MOD.DAT and WL_CTY.DAT.
Beginning with CTY-1805, full
callsigns in the file are prefixed with the '=' character. Some older
logging programs will ignore these callsigns, so "old" format versions of
the files (without the '=') are available. If you click on the
appropriate link below for your software, you will get the correct version
of country file.
To see the country file change history, click on the Revisions link on the left.
Once the file is downloaded and installed, there are several ways to tell what version of the country file you have:
- In your logging program, try to log the callsign "VERSION" (on a DX
cluster node, use the SH/H VERSION or SH/SUN VERSION command). Each version
of the country files will return a different country (except for Win-Test,
see #3 below). That country will be indicated in the release notes for that
version.
- Open the country file using a text editor like Notepad. Find the entry for Canada, VE. In
the list of prefixes/callsigns, you'll find a "callsign" that looks like:
VERyyyymmdd
where "yyyymmdd" is the date of the release. For
example, CTY-1812 was released on 10 November, 2008 so the version string in
this case is "VER20081110".
- The Win-Test files (cty_wt.dat and cty_wt_mod.dat) have their own
version information at the top of the file. You can see the version number only by
going to Options | Data Files | Country Files. You can not log
the callsign VERSION, it will just come up as Canada, regardless of the
country file version.
Except for Win-Test, the CTY file name (i.e. CTY-1812) can not be found in the file.
Many USA callsigns are not in the CQ or ITU zone indicated by the number in the callsign. For example, K5ZD is in CQ Zone 5, not Zone 4. The country files do
list a number of these callsigns with the correct zone. However, they don't list
everyone, only the most active contesters. Here's how the list is determined:
- Using the
Super Check Partial Database of active contesters, build a list of callsigns
that are found in 100 or more logs. 100 is an arbitrary
number, but it tends to limit the number of callsign/zone
exceptions to around 500, which seems like a reasonable
number of active contesters.
- For each callsign that met the criteria in #1 above, predict the CQ and
ITU zones based on the number
in the callsign. For example, '1' is CQ zone 5, '5' is
ITU zone 7, etc.
- For each callsign that met the criteria in #1 above, look up the
callsign in the current FCC database, and determine the CQ and ITU zones based on
the state (as listed). For example, Wyoming is CQ Zone 4, California is
ITU zone 3. The ITU zone is determined from the state only for states that
reside entirely within a single ITU zone (like Indiana, not Illinois).
- If the CQ or ITU zone from step #2 does NOT match the CQ or ITU zone
from step #3, add an exception to the country file, showing the actual CQ
and/or ITU zones.
That's the process, plain and simple. It's fully automated, and rewards
the most active contesters. If you want to "get on the list", then "get on
the air"!
If you do not live in or operate from the state listed as your callbook
address, let me know if it would result in a change to your CQ or ITU zone. Many
states cross ITU zone boundaries, so it's harder to get the ITU zone exceptions
correct. If your ITU (or CQ) zone is incorrect, let me know and it will be fixed
in the next release.
- Aether
- Save CTY.CSV to the /Library/Application Support/Aether folder.
Safari may to add a .TXT extension to the file that it downloads. Aether
will only see the country file if it is named exactly CTY.CSV
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- CQPWin
- Save CTY.DAT to the main CQPwin folder with the executable.
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- CT Win
- Save CTY.DAT to your CT Win directory, which by
default is C:\Program Files\K1EA Software\CtWin
If you did not install CT in the default location, save CTY.DAT in the same
directory as CTWIN.EXE
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- CT 10 (DOS)
- Save CTY.DAT to your CT directory (the same
directory where CT.EXE is found)
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- CT 9.91 and later
- Save CTY.DAT to your CT directory (the same
directory where CT.EXE is found)
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- CT 9.90 and earlier
- Save CTY.DAT to your CT directory (the same
directory where CT.EXE is found)
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- CT 8 and earlier
- Save ARRL.CTY, CQWW.CTY
and IARU.CTY to your CT directory (the same
directory where CT86.EXE, CT286.EXE and/or CT386.EXE is found)
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- Fldigi
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| Linux: |
download CTY.DAT to the directory ~/.fldigi |
| Mac OS X: |
download CTY.DAT to the download folder. Open
Fldigi and click on File/Show Config - then drag and drop CTY.DAT
into the open .fldigi folder |
| Windows XP: |
download CTY.DAT to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\fldigi.files |
| Windows Vista: |
download CTY.DAT to the folder C:\Users\<username>\fldigi.files |
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- JL
- Save CTY.DAT to the jl/data directory.
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- KLog
- Save CTY.DAT to the ~/.klog/ directory.
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- MixW
- Save CTY.DAT to your MixW directory.
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- N1MM 8.6.2 and later
- Save WL_CTY.DAT to your N1MM Logger directory and run
Tools | Import Country List from downloaded file
into the database you plan to use.
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- N1MM 8.6.1 and earlier
- Save WL_CTY.DAT to your N1MM Logger directory and run
Tools | Import Country List from downloaded file
into the database you plan to use.
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- N3FJP
-
cqwwpre2.txt
arrlpre2.txt
ADIFCnt.txt
- Click on one of the file names above.
- In IE, click on the Save button. In Firefox, select the "Save File" button then click on OK.
- Navigate to the directory of the program that you are updating.
- Click Save.
- Each file above must be saved to each and every logger
(program) directory.
IMPORTANT: If you are running Windows Vista or Windows
7, and you installed your N3FJP programs into C:\Program Files, then you must
follow
these instructions to locate the folder where your country files are.
If you prefer to download a single .ZIP file containing all three files,
from which you can extract all files into each logger (program) directory, you can click on
the N3FJP link on the Revision History next to the
version you want to download.
- NA
- Save COUNTRY.DAT to your NA directory and run
NAU.
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- RCKLog
- Save CTY.DAT to your RCKLog directory.
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- RCKRtty
- Save CTY.DAT to your RCKRtty directory.
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- SD
- SD uses multiple .CTY files derived mainly from CTY.DAT.
They are updated in advance of major contests, and are
available from ww.ei5di.com/sd/cty.zip.
I have no control over what is in cty.zip, please direct your queries to
Paul, EI5DI.
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- SkookumLogger
- Choose File > Download Countries Database
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- TLF
- Save CTY.DAT to /usr/local/share/tlf
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- TR LOG 6.90 and later
- Save CTY.DAT to your TR directory.
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- TR LOG 6.89 and earlier
- Save CTY.DAT to your TR directory.
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- TR4W
- Save CTY.DAT to your TR4W directory.
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- WF1B
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- Save WF1B.DAT to your WF1B RTTY folder
- Run COUNTRY.EXE
- Choose "Read CTY.DAT"
- At "Identify the K1EA Country File(.DAT)", type in WF1B.DAT then CTRL-Enter
- Select Contest Files: "Only CQWW & WAE"
- Exit
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- Win-Test 4.1 and later
- Save these two files to the following directory:
- CTY_WT.DAT
- CTY_WT_MOD.DAT
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Win-Test\countryFiles\
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- Then in the program, go to Options | Data Files |
Country Files to select the file you wish to use.
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- Win-Test 3.19 and later
- Save these two files to your Win-Test directory:
- CTY_WT.DAT
- CTY_WT_MOD.DAT
- Then in the program, go to Options | Data Files |
Country Files to select the file you wish to use.
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- Win-Test 3.18 and earlier
- Save these two files to your Win-Test directory:
- CTY_WT.DAT
- CTY_WT_MOD.DAT
- Then in the program, go to Options | Data Files |
Country Files to select the file you wish to use.
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- WriteLog 10.78 and later
- From the Windows Start menu, navigate to your WriteLog V10 folder and
run (double-click on) "Convert CTY to WriteLog". Click the button that says,
"Download wl_cty.dat...." and wait for the pop-up that says, "Successfully
downloaded wl_cty.dat". Next, click the button that says, "Convert
wl_cty.dat". When the conversion is done, it will say "ALL DONE" at the
bottom of the text window. Then you can close the window by clicking either
"Cancel" or the 'X' in the upper right-hand corner.
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- If for some reason this procedure doesn't work, follow the instructions
for WriteLog 10.77 just below.
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- WriteLog 10.77
- Save WL_CTY.DAT to one of the following directories, depending on your operating system:
| Windows 2000: |
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| Windows 98: |
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WriteLog |
| Windows XP: |
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WriteLog |
| Windows Vista: |
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C:\ProgramData\WriteLog |
| Windows 7: |
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C:\ProgramData\WriteLog |
- Next, run the "Convert CTY to WriteLog" program from the WriteLog program group (Start
| Programs | WriteLog v10 | Convert..). If you don't have the shortcut,
manually run the REACTY32.EXE program in the WRITELOG\PROGRAMS directory.
Click on the "OK" button to convert the country files to a format that
WriteLog can use.
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- WriteLog 10.29 through 10.76
- Save WL_CTY.DAT to your WRITELOG\PROGRAMS directory and run
the "Convert CTY to WriteLog" program from the WriteLog program group (Start
| Programs | WriteLog v10 | Convert..). If you don't have the shortcut,
manually run the REACTY32.EXE program in the WRITELOG\PROGRAMS directory.
Click on the "OK" button to convert the country files to a format that
WriteLog can use.
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- WriteLog 10.28 and earlier
- Save WL_CTY.DAT to your WRITELOG\PROGRAMS directory and run
the "Convert CTY to WriteLog" program from the WriteLog program group (Start
| Programs | WriteLog v10 | Convert..). If you don't have the shortcut,
manually run the REACTY32.EXE program in the WRITELOG\PROGRAMS directory.
Click on the "OK" button to convert the country files to a format that
WriteLog can use.
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- You can also update online if you are using a recent version of the
program. Files | Web Update Data Files and click on the Download
button. Note that there may be a delay between when the country files
are announced and when the latest version is available for Web Update.
Try test logging the callsign VERSION to see what country file
version you received.
- AR User
- Save CTY.DAT to your "AR User" directory (the same directory that contains ve7cc.exe)
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- AR-Cluster
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- Save ARRL.CTY to C:\Program Files\AR-Cluster\Configuration
- Click on CFG | AUTO-COUNTRY
- Click on IMPORT
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- CC Cluster
- Save WL_CTY.DAT to your cluster directory. If you are running
a recent version of the cluster program, click the "Update WL_CTY" button.
If you are running an older version, stop and restart the cluster program.
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- DX Spider
- Save CTY.DAT to your spider/data directory. Run
spider/perl/create_prefix.pl.
Then log into the cluster as administrator and type "load/prefix".
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- RDXCluster
- No information available.
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- VE3SUN DX Monitor
- In the Help menu select "check for Updates" and click on "Download
CTY.DAT" if it shows the availability of a new version. If the "Update
CTY.DAT automatically" box is checked in that window, DX Monitor will
automatically download the latest CTY.DAT file directly from the country
files web site. After the new CTY.DAT file is downloaded, it will be
necessary to restart DX Monitor.
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DX Monitor checks the file header of
http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat each time DX Monitor is
started. The URL can be changed in the User Preferences | URLs.
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Monitor page for changes: | |
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