[Dx4win] Confirm LoTW using ADIF file

Fri Jun 26 12:26:45 EDT 2026

Do you use Clublog, qrz.com, or some other means to upload your QSOs to LoTW? I'm not sure about QRZ, but clublog will download confirmed QSOs as part of the process, and that sets the date. What I do is to keep a note with the last time I downloaded myself from LoTW, and when downloading again, I just set the "since" date to the day before that (to catch anything that might have come in during that day). 

In other words, let's say you did a download on May 1, so you noted that. If you wanted to get everything since then, you'd change the "since" date to April 30 and download, and note today's date. You can keep that note on a piece of paper, a text file, something on your mobile device, or whatever else works for you.

The worst thing that will happen is that you'll wind up with previously confirmed QSOs coming down which will get ignored by the DX4WIN import/confirmation process.

Hope this helps.

73,
David

-----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, June 26, 2026 12:14 PM
To: N5PA <n5pa at n5pa.com>
Cc: Reflector DX4WIN <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Confirm LoTW using ADIF file

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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