[Dx4win] LotW import problem

[Paul van der Eijk]

Guys,

You can do a filter like:

F8 to specify filter
!K in the prefix field (NOT USA)
* in State field
Enter to start filtering

You will see KL7 HI etc with the matching state abbreviation; if not, you
have a problem.

--Paul, KK4HD

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Art - W6KY via DX4WIN <
dx4win at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> F8
> K in Prefix box
> AL in State box
>
> Y in LOTW CFM box
>
> 373 LOTW AL QSO's Confirmed
> with K,A*,N and W prefixes
>
>
> Running Win XP
> DX4WIN 8.05
>
>
> 73, Art  W6KY
> www.w6ky.com
>
>
>
> .....................................................................................................
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: John Shaw <zl1byz at gmail.com>
> To: 'John 5B4AHK' <5b4ahk at cytanet.com.cy>; DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW import problem
>
>
> I also  import the LOTW download (with all details checked) into my 8.04
> log.
>
> I did a check and couldn't find any non K Prefix QSO's with a state
> assigned.  194803 QSO's in the log.
>
> This was my process for checking:
>
> Do a F8 filter,  K in the Prefix box and a state in the state box, say AL.
> Then do a filter count. Then new F8 filter just AL in the state box this
> time no Prefix assigned and do a filter count.  If both filter counts match
> then there are no QSO's with AL as a state that don't have K as a Prefix?
>
> 73 John ZL1BYZ.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John
> 5B4AHK
> Sent: Friday, 23 January 2015 07:40
> To: Jim Reisert AD1C; WA7AA
> Cc: DX4WIN Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW import problem
>
> Hi
>
> I import the LOTW download (with all details checked) into my 8.05 log and
> I
> have just checked my log by searching using F8 with the State/Oblast
> abbreviation in the box.
> I do not get one single non-USA call-sign appearing!
>
> I checked against.....
> AL  GA  IN  KS  MA  MD  MO  NV  OR  and  TN.
>
> I wonder why ?
>
> 73 John 5Β4ΑΗΚ
>
> >> I just noticed an unusual problem while importing LotW QSOs into the
> log.
> >> When a Russian station has its Oblast set in the LotW QSO details
> >> that matches an abbreviation of a US state, the state flag for that
> >> particular QSO in DX4Win gets changed from blank to the state
> >> matching the abbreviation and, in addition, the zone of the station
> >> changes to the zone matching the state.
> >
> > This is something that changed in LoTW in the last 6 months or so.
> > After every import, I always search for Import: in the "Notes for this
> > QSO" field.  If I run across the situation described above, I simply
> > erase the State field in the QSO (and save it using F10) and all
> > returns to normal.
> >
> > I hope Paul can fix this in a future version of DX4WIN, i.e. qualify
> > filling in the State field with the DXCC entity.
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
>
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