[Xastir] Search RAC Database Button

[Curt, WE7U]

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009, Frank Tomesch wrote:

> VO2RS appeared on the map.  When I right click on him 
> to open his station information the "Search RAC Database" button is missing. 
> The data is in the RAC database that I down loaded.  I assume the button is 
> missing since his call prefix isn't VA or VE.  The same problem might also 
> occur for VX and VY prefixes.

You are correct.  Looking up the prefixes list in the ARRL Operating
Manual (admittedly a very old copy) I see that Canada has these
prefixes allocated:

     CFA-CKZ
     CYA-CZZ
     VAA-VGZ
     VOA-VOZ
     VXA-VYZ
     XJA-XOZ

In the RAC database I have here I see VA/VE/VO/VY callsigns.

Our logic is simplistic in that it doesn't check for prefixes that
aren't allocated to the U.S. or Canada (like AMA-AMZ or VHA-VNZ),
plus I'm not sure I knew that VO or VY callsigns had been issued, so
the code's not in there to catch them.

I'll see about correcting that part of the code.  Is it likely that
VX callsigns will be issued for amateurs in Canada anytime soon?

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