[Dx4win] Confirm LoTW using ADIF file

[Luciano de la Rosa]

Alan, are you referring to this?

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El vie, 26 jun 2026 a las 17:13, Luciano de la Rosa (<ea8am.radio at gmail.com>)
escribió:

> Mike, I saw your screenshot.
>
> But whenever I open LoTW, it always shows the current date; it never shows
> a date earlier than today, which is supposed to be the last time it was
> updated.
>
> I've checked several times, and it's always like that. Could it be that
> when I view it on the Android app, it automatically deletes the date of the
> last confirmations, and when I open it on the PC, it shows the current date?
>
> El vie, 26 jun 2026 a las 16:58, N5PA (<n5pa at n5pa.com>) escribió:
>
>> Luciano:
>>
>> For curiosity, go into LoTW and write down the date each contact was
>> confirmed. That will tell you if you needed to back date to get those
>> QSL’s. I would be interested in what you find.
>>
>> *73,*
>>
>> *Alan Clark, N5PA*Ellisville, MS
>> Email:  n5pa at n5pa.com
>> URL:  http://www.n5pa.com
>>
>> On Jun 26, 2026, at 10:46 AM, Luciano de la Rosa via DX4WIN <
>> dx4win at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Mike, for your reply.
>> So, I understand that I should delete the default date, which is the
>> current date, and leave the field blank?
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>>
>> El vie, 26 jun 2026 a las 16:39, <mgcizek at gmail.com> escribió:
>>
>> Hello Luc,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The best way to do this is to *never *enter a date.  DX4WIN, LoTW, and
>>
>> TQSL all keep track of when and what you upload and download, and will
>>
>> automatically take only new QSOs or QSLs.  Let the programs do the work
>> for
>>
>> you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>
>> Mike Cizek WØVTT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
>>
>> Behalf Of Luciano de la Rosa via DX4WIN
>>
>> Sent: Friday, 26 June, 2026 10:29
>>
>> To: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>>
>> Subject: [Dx4win] Confirm LoTW using ADIF file
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm writing again about a topic I mentioned some time ago, and despite
>>
>> advice from some colleagues, it didn't work, and I couldn't find a
>> solution.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm referring to QSL confirmation through LoTW.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> When checking the LoTW Look app for Android, I see that some new entities
>>
>> have been confirmed on bands or modes that weren't previously available,
>>
>> for example, VJ2L, TZ4AM, VU22DX, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I go to the LoTW website, to "Your QSOs/Download Report," and by default,
>>
>> it shows the current date, which is today, June 26, 2026. I check the
>> boxes
>>
>> "Include QSL details:" and "(May significantly increase the size of the
>>
>> downloaded file)" and then "Download Report." I save it to my hard drive,
>>
>> and then, using DX4WIN, I go to the LoTW tab and select "Confirm LoTW
>> using
>>
>> ADIF file."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I checked my DX4WIN after that operation, and those callsigns are still
>>
>> unconfirmed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I repeated the same operation, but when generating the report in LoTW, I
>>
>> configured "Show QSLs received from: 01/01/2026" and generated the report
>>
>> again. I uploaded it to DX4WIN, and this time those QSOs appeared as
>>
>> confirmed. Is this normal? Should I always generate a report for at least
>> a
>>
>> year?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Greetings to all.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> EA8AM
>>
>>
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