[Dxbase] Hybrid DXCC application

[Peter Dougherty]

Hi folks,

I just wanted to clarify what I'd posted earlier today about my DXCC 
submission. Here's what I wrote in answer to a private reply that maybe 
someone can help.

If I go into LoTW and tell it to use all my LoTW credits for bands and 
modes, I then need a way to tell DX Base, in essence, "These QSOs have been 
selected by LoTW -- don't select OTHER QSOs for same entities/bands 
instead." I don't know if DX Base is smart enough to do this. On the 
surface, it doesn't seem to be. I don't want to wind up paying for 150 or 
200 duplicate contacts, and I think that's exactly what DX Base will do. It 
will select its own criteria and probably will treat LoTW as an afterthought.

In reality, LoTW confirmation needs to trump hard-cards, if the option of 
"BOTH" is selected.

For example.

I have 8P1A on 40 SSB confirmed by hard card first, but then I got 8P8P on 
40 SSB confirmed through LoTW afterwards. DX Base always seems to take the 
first confirmation received for a given band/mode and adds it to the list, 
so when I run the DXCC report, it will select 8P1A.

Meanwhile, LoTW will want to credit 8P8P, since it's the one in their 
system. I need to be able to tell DX Base to take everything LoTW confirmed 
FIRST, and only THEN select the hard-cards for bands/modes not already LoTW 
confirmed. The process is really as clear as mud, and I can't afford to pay 
for >100 or 200 dupes.

Am I missing a step or three somewhere? I printed out a test DXCC 
submission and I'm comparing it to my award matrix on LoTW, and there are 
at least 75 or 80 discrepancies so far...enough to make the printed report 
completely useless.


73 de Peter (W2IRT)
w2irt at nac.net

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