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+class LookupConventions:
+    """ This class defines the constants used within the pyhamtools package """
+
+    CALLSIGN = "callsign"
+    COUNTRY = "country"
+    PREFIX = "prefix"
+    ADIF = "adif"
+    CQZ = "cqz"
+    ITUZ = "ituz"
+    CONTINENT = "continent"
+    LATITUDE = "latitude"
+    LONGITUDE = "longitude"
+    START = "start"
+    END = "end"
+    WHITELIST = "whitelist"
+    WHITELIST_START = "whitelist_start"
+    WHITELIST_END = "whitelist_end"
+    DELETED = "deleted"
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