[Dx4win] Downloads from LOTW ADIF

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:22:40 -0400

 From the spec at http://www.hosenose.com/adif/adif.html

CNTY C US County in the format STATE,COUNTY. For example GA,BARROW. Use CQ 
County list

Looks like LoTW is wrong, I've cc'd them on this string of messages.

At 07:37 PM 10/13/2003, [email protected] wrote:
>In a message dated 10/13/2003 3:09:51 PM Central Daylight Time,
>[email protected] writes:
>I have just downloaded "my QSL's" and imported them into a "New Log" in
>DX4-win 6.02. All USA stations with County information have errors on the
>import.
>
>I have examined the ADIF File as received from LOTW and the County Data is
>all correct. In 6.02 error message you appear to receive only the last
>4-or-5 letters of the county name.
>
>If I request G3LZQ QSL' I receive my other registered call QSL's as well all
>as G3LZQ NOT the correct QSl's by call.
>
>Anyone else got same problems?
>John,
>
>For whatever reason (and I do not know which is "correct") LoTW and DX4Win
>have different specs for the County info.  LoTW is simply sending the county
>name.  If you take a look at a DX4Win ADIF export, you'll see it prepends the
>State abbreviation to the county name, for example:
>
>LoTW  <cnty:9>San Diego
>DX4Win <cnty:12>CA,San Diego
>
>I took a 5 QSO segment of my file received from LoTW and edited the county
>info to match the DX4Win spec above.  It then imported without error.
>
>Obviously, somebody has to change something....
>
>73,
>Steve
>
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73,
	David - K2DBK