[Dx4win] DX4WIN does not count contact with RST_RCVD with Zero as a valid contact

[Mike Cizek W0VTT]

Hello Alan,

RST of zero is definitely valid, and it does count.  I just did a search and mine are either +00 or -00, so maybe you need to have the + or - symbol in there for it to count.  Unfortunately, Set RST is not one of the commands available for Multiple QSOs Operations, so you will need to make the change in ADIF Master.

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73,
Mike Cizek WØVTT

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Sent: Tuesday, 9 September, 2025 19:37
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Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN does not count contact with RST_RCVD with Zero as a valid contact

I was auditing my DXCC Band and Mode counts against LOTW and my numbers did not match.  What I found in my auditing process was that if the RST_RCVD field had a value of Zero, it did not count that contact towards DXCC Credit.  

To test and resolve this I exported my entire log to an ADIF file and then used ADIF Master to export the entire file to a CSV file.  Then I brought it up in Excel and searched and replaced the RST_RCVD records that were Zero.  There were 432 contacts that had a Zero in the RST_RCVD field and were replaced with a “-1” to test my theory.  Then I moved it from a CSV file to an ADIF file and imported it back into DX4WIN.  After doing this, my numbers matched LOTW. 

Searching the internet I found that "rstR = 0 or ValidDX = Invalid are indicating an invalid QSO for any award".

When using the Digital Modes, “0” is a valid RST value since it stands for Zero dB.  There may be a workaround that I do not know about, but what is the proper method to resolve a RST with a value of Zero so that our numbers match LOTW? I don’t like the idea of changing what the real RST value of Zero is to a +/- number because it will not match what was really exchanged in the QSO.

73,
Alan Clark, N5PA

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