I seem to have the opposite problem. My WAZ list shows confirmations from both LOTW and cards, which renders the WAZ report sort of useless. I just noticed this when I started to gather the cards for RTTY WAZ.
Garry, NI6T On 4/21/2010 3:28 PM, Thomas Schwinn wrote: > All, > > Problem explained: I didn't realize LOTW confirmations could not be used for > certain awards (WPX, WAZ, Counties). > > Thanks for the quick response. > > 73, Tom, W4NBS > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Thomas Schwinn<w4...@bellsouth.net> > To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 3:49:32 PM > Subject: WPX, WAZ, County Windows Not Showing LOTW QSO's as Confirmed > > > Hello, > > Not sure why I didn't notice this before but today I saw that although DX4WIN > shows QSO's confirmed via LOTW in the Main, Country, and Same Call windows, > these same QSO's are only shown as worked in the WPX and WAZ windows. > > For example: I have VP6DX confirmed via LOTW on all bands, 80-10, SSB and CW, > but those confirmations only show up in the Main Window, Same Call and > Country windows. In the WAZ and WPX windows these QSO's are only shown as > worked. > Going through my log I see this same situation with other LOTW-confirmed > calls: ZL1BYZ, VK4MA, ZK3OU, 5W0OU, DR1A, S79GM, TX4T, and KL7J, to name a > few. > > Confirmed LOTW QSO's with HH4/K4QD and TG9IRP show "L" in the WPX window but > confirmed in the Main,Same Call, and Country windows. > > This situation also exists with stateside contacts in the County window. As > an example, I recently worked N4RJ in McIntosh county during the 2010 GA QSO > Party. I received an LOTW confirmation but there was not a corresponding > change in the county window as it still shows Worked vice Confirmed. N4RJ is > one of several contacts that have this same problem. > > Also, as the QSO's mentioned above were all confirmed via LOTW, that seems to > be the common thread in this situation. When I import a LOTW file from the > LOTW website I use the option "Imported QSO sets LOTW Confirmed flag". > > In the Main window, if I also check the Confirm box (as if I received a paper > QSL) then the WPX and WAZ windows do show a confirmed vice worked status. > > Under Preferences|Station I have checked all bands 160-10 (except 60); > SSB/CW/PSK31 under "Modes"; and "Phone/CW/Digital" in the Mode group. > > Under Preferences|Import I have "Accept DX4WIN values" displayed and under > Error Reporting I have "Prefix differences" checked, which I believe is the > default value. > > I have received occasional "lotwreport.notfound" reports after doing an LOTW > download. Admittedly, I did not pay much attention to them as I saw that the > QSO's listed on these reports did show up as confirmed in the Main, Same > Call, and Country windows. However, looking more closely at an old report I > see that the calls on one of these reports don't show up as confirmed in one > or more of the windows mentioned above (WPX, WAZ, County) but do show up as > confirmed in the Main, Same Call, and Country windows. > > I downloaded "update.bat" when Jim, AD1C, made it available and I run that on > a fairly regular basis. > > I am using v 8.03 and Win XP, SP3. > > Any ideas as to what I have missed or have not checked? > > Do I need to import from LOTW twice, once using the "Imported QSO sets the > confirmed flag" and then import the same file again using the "Imported QSO > sets the LOTW confirmed flag"? > > Thanks in advance. > > 73, Tom, W4NBS > ______________________________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
