[Dx4win] More on DXCC submission and LOTW

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

--- Dave Sharred <dave at g3nkc.orangehome.co.uk> wrote:

> V6 is exactly the same; separate flags. BUT, the point is, after setting in
> preferences the "Confirmed QSOs" to "Card or Upload"; you cannot then go
> backwards , since the QSL'ed flag has changed state !
> 
> Unless V7 does behave differently ?

In V7, the flags are treated separately.

The QSO "Confirmed QSOs" preference affects the REPORTING of confirmations in
DX4WIN.  A QSO will be considered CONFIRMED based on the QSO "Confirmed"
preference *and* the status of the Cnfm/Upl Conf flags in the logbook. 
Remember, a QSO must somehow be marked confirmed to be considered for an award.

You update the Cnfm flag by hand when you have received a QSL card.

DX4WIN updates the "Upl Cnf" flag when you import an ADIF file and tell it to
do so for matching QSOs.  I do not like the way Paul changed the implementation
of this in 7.03, but as long as you have your QSO "Confirmed QSOs" preference
set to "Card in Hand" or "Card + Upload" before you import, DX4WIN will "do the
right thing".  As far as I understand, only one of these two flags (Cnfm or Upl
Cnf) will be set on an ADIF import, never both.

The only way both flags will be set is if you both have a QSL in hand, and a
LoTW confirmation.

When submitting for an award, make sure that the QSO "Confirmed QSOs"
preference is set correctly.  For DXCC/WAS, you may want "Card + Upload", but
for the rest of the awards, only "Card in Hand".

73 - Jim AD1C


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Jim Reisert AD1C/0, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us