[Dx4win] Confirm LoTW using ADIF file

Fri Jun 26 14:25:58 EDT 2026

Thanks for the reply, Alan.

I was saving all the lotwreport.adi files in the folder, but I also added
the download date, for example: lotwreport.adi_25_06_2026.

There were never any files with the same name.

I'll delete all the lotwreport.adi files after importing them into DX4WIN.

I compared the DXCC report from DX4WIN with the DXCC report from LoTW, and
they match.

What I'm wondering is why, every time I download the report, it shows the
current date, like this: Show QSLs received since:
2026-06-26 (YYYY-MM-DD)
Well, I'll keep trying everything you suggested to see if I can fix it.

Best regards to all, and have a good weekend.

El vie, 26 jun 2026 a las 18:44, N5PA (<n5pa at n5pa.com>) escribió:

> Luciano:
>
> Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for. If you go back to your
> downloads folder you should see a file named lotwreport.adi and I would
> assume several files like lotwreport1.adi, lotwreport2.adi, etc.  Delete
> all of them because your program is normally looking for the file named
> lotwreport.adi to update your DX4WIN database with confirmations. That will
> be the oldest one out there. You don’t need to check the box for the big
> file, just put the date you want to go back to pull confirmations. You may
> want to go through the deletion process every time you update your
> confirmations. That way you know the next time you check for confirmations
> the one, and correct file will be there to update your database.
>
> I would run the DXCC report in DX4WIN and check it against your totals in
> the LOTW DXCC Award page. This is a quick audit to make sure your totals
> are in balance with the ARRL’s totals. If they do not balance and you have
> less totals by band and mode, you may want to put a date, say a year ago
> and see if that gets you in balance.
>
> *73,*
>
> *Alan Clark, N5PA*Ellisville, MS
> Email:  n5pa at n5pa.com
> URL:  http://www.n5pa.com
>
> On Jun 26, 2026, at 11:20 AM, Luciano de la Rosa <ea8am.radio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Alan, are you referring to this?
>
> *Worked*   VJ2L
> *DXCC*   LORD HOWE ISLAND (147)
> *CQ Zone*   30
> *ITU Zone*   60
> *IOTA*   OC-004
> *Grid*   QF98ML
> *Date/Time*   2026-06-10 06:06:49
> *Mode*   CW (CW)
> *Band*   20M
> *Frequency*   14.01360
> *QSL*   2026-06-15 11:56:09
> <https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/qsodetail?qso=2288664947>
> ------------------------------
> *Record ID* 2290414353 *Received:* 2026-06-15 11:56:09
>
> 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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