DX4Win can automatically create a list of DXCC QSOs for awards submissions
to the ARRL. However, changing those "S"ubmitted entries to "C"hecked in
your awards table after they are approved by the DXCC desk is a tedious
manual process. When purchasing hundreds of LoTW credits recently I vowed
that I would write a utility program to enter the credited data back into
DX4Win... which is what LoTWCreditToDX4WinAward.exe does.
This utility program is difficult to setup and run. It relies upon a feature
of the DXLabs DXKeeper program to: reach out to the LoTW website, extract
all of your CREDIT history (for both QSL cards and LoTW transactions),
compare all of your credit history with your log, and make adjustments where
appropriate. It also requires that you export your DX4Win v8 log to a DXQ
file, massage it with the utility program, and import the massaged file back
into a fresh log in DX4Win. Complicated? Yes. Was there any other way to
accomplish the task? ? Not that I could see.
Please don't confuse a QSO CONFIRMATION from LoTW (which is what happens
when you download an LoTW report and import it into DX4Win) with LoTW CREDIT
(which is what happens when you pay money to the ARRL for award credit). The
first is easy; the second requires some heavy lifting.
If you are feeling adventurous and don't mind installing the DXLabs DXKeeper
application suite as part of the process, you will find instructions and the
utility program on my website at:
http://www.k8ut.com/tiki-index.php?page=LoTW+Credits+-to-+DX4Win+Awards+Utility
As I said - this is not easy and I would not encourage computer novices to
attempt it. BUT - if you want to compare and update your DX4Win Award Credit
records with those from the ARRL, I think this is the only automated game in
town.
-larry (K8UT)
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