[Dx4win] Confirm LoTW using ADIF file

Fri Jun 26 12:40:19 EDT 2026

Thanks for your reply, David.

Yes, I generate an ADIF file several times a month and upload it to
different platforms like LoTW, Clublog, HAMLOG.ONLINE, QRZ, HRDLOG, etc.
Each time I generate it, I add the date I created it, for example:
18_06_2026.ADI. This was the last one I uploaded.
I'll note the date and request the report the day before that date.

I think this is the best solution because it doesn't generate it
automatically for me.

El vie, 26 jun 2026 a las 17:26, <k2dbk at k2dbk.com> escribió:

> 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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