[Dx4win] LoTW from DX4WIN(6.02)

[Lars SM4WGB]

Hi Roger
Thanks for a very nice description. Easy to follow.
I think Paul or Jim/AD1C should put this up on either web page and include in the manual.

I installed 6.03 and I am very satified with it so far.
But of course I do not use all parts of the program.
73s de Lars SM4WGB and SM4W




On 2004-05-13 G3KWK at aol.com wrote:

hI,
>
>There appears to be a serious misconception of the way that ARRL intended 
>Logbook of the World to be used. This misconception is enhanced by the 
>availability of the buttons in DX4WIN enabling the user to select a particular contracts 
>for confirmation. 
>
>The concept of LoTW is that the complete logs of stations are stored in the 
>database. This then permits any amateur to have his log checked to for 
>confirmations and these confirmations made available for him to use in ARRL award, and 
>in the future, other awards.  The one-sided approach of only submitting the 
>contact that the user of DX4WIN requires will defeat the whole object of the 
>ARRL program.
>
>In my case, I was very pleasantly surprised to find over a dozen rare DX 
>Confirmations from years ago; confirmations that I had directly QSLed with green 
>stamps or via a manager without receiving a card in return.  Also, on 6 metres, 
>I found a number of squares I did not know I had worked and as a result of 
>information from LOTW, my  total towards a 5BWAS has increased by 13 states.
>
>LoTW keeps a record of the submissions that you have made to the wed site. As 
>time goes by and the more contracts are added to your log, you only need to 
>submit the new contracts. This is done easily in DX4WIN (Version 6.02) by using 
>Filter and entering start Date of the next submission to LoTW followed by '
>enter.'
>
>The above action filters every contact from that date to the end of the log.  
>
>
>Now click Window/Logbook.  What now appears in the window is this selection 
>from your chosen start date.
>
>To save this selection to an ADIF file for submission to LoTW, go to the 
>DX4WIN startup window probably in the top left corner of your screen and click 
>File then Export.
>
>This opens up the Import/Export Filters Window.  The cursor will be in the 
>ADIF exchange format selection.  This is what you want, don't move it.
>
>In this same Import/Export Filters window, click File/Export
>
>This opens the familiar Save directory.
>
>The first time you do this, it is worth deciding where you are going to store 
>your LoTW  Uploads and, possibly creating another folder for LoTW Downloads.  
>The files can be saved in the DX4WIN Save directory but my Save directory 
>gets congested so I separate them.
>
>To create the ADIF file ready for signing by LoTW TQSL and submitting to 
>LoTW, the file name must be YOUR CALLSIGN.ADI.
>
>Incidentally, the Report of your confirmations that you download from LoTW is 
>in .HTML format.  To convert to ADIF, open the file in a Text only Word 
>Processor, e.g. Wordpad and then save it as a .TXT file then rename it to an .ADI 
>file.
>
>To see what goodies you collected, create a new logbook and import the ADIF 
>file into it.  You can then examine the results using Report/DXCC/Listing/OK 
>and comparing it with one from your complete logbook.  I recommend printing the 
>charts and comparing printouts.  I get lost on the screen.
>
>Good Dxing and 73
>
>Roger, G3KWK
>
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