This sometimes happened to me when I do an ADIF contest log input to LOTW and then download my latest updated LOTW QSO info back into DX4WIN. What appeared to happen is after doing the LOTW download/inputs my latest DXL file got saved into whatever contest folder I took the contest ADIF from to do the excellent ADIF to DX4WIN conversion provided by Jim AD1C.
My suggestion: do a windows search for your DXL file (in my case I search for k7acz.dxl). You may find another DXL file lurking in another folder someplace you did not suspect. After working with LOTW I always go to FILE>SAVE AS and check to see what folder my saved files are going to. If I see a contest folder or some other folder shown in the SAVE IN window instead of SAVE I change it back to SAVE as it should be. A personal hint of what I do: If you want to do a quick back up of you DXL file open FILE>SAVE AS and find your DXL file. Right click on the DXL file (or any other you may want to save) and select SENT TO. You can then send a copy of the file to a thumb drive, ext HD, etc. Another hint: When I do my LOTW upload to the ARRL website I use the same ADIF file that DX4WIN made for LOTW and import it to ClubLog, eQSL, and my QRZ.COM logbook. Yes, I know DX4WIN will make an input file for eQSL but I find my way faster and easier since I already have an ADIF file to use. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ -----Original Message----- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Paul van der Eijk Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 11:44 AM To: ShelbyK4WW <shelbyk...@gmail.com> Cc: DX4WIN <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost Contacts Shelby, Do you by chance have a second log where those QSOs could be hiding? I have yet to see a case where QSOs disappeared for ever. --Paul On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 2:26 PM ShelbyK4WW <shelbyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > For whatever reason, most likely operator error, I have lost all > contacts between December 24, 2019 and March 4, 2020. They do not > appear in my save, nor backup file. Most (99.9%) of the contacts were > in various contests. I can go back, recreate the ADIF file from those, > and re-import? All of those contacts, prior to March 02, 2020, have > been uploaded to LoTW. I downloaded that file. Is there a way to > select just the contacts between December 24, > 2019 and March 4, 2020? If so, by doing that would my log be > relatively current? > Thanks > > 73, Shelby - K4WW > As I don't have an iPad nor iPhone, sent from my PC > ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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