[Dxbase] LoTW downloads to DXBase2006 multiple call issue
Ron Stordahl
ron.stordahl at digikey.com
Wed Jun 8 15:28:14 EDT 2005
I had the call K0UXQ prior to 1997 (which was horrible- explaining my
vanity N5IN perhaps). When I download QSL's received from LoTW I get
records for both my old call and my new call.
When I import these QSL's received using the Non-DXB Import program that
program just lists N5IN in the box "QSO's for these OPR calls".
If I fail to add K0UXQ in each time in this box (in addition to N5IN)
then if any of the downloaded records from LoTW are for K0UXQ Q's, the
K0UXQ Q's will be ignored by the import program. Although it does not
generate any error messages, you can tell this is happening because the
number of records read is greater than the number of records imported.
I had not noticed this before, so I had to go back to the very beginning
(1959) for my first Q's and download everything from LoTW, then import
the entire works (this time with just K0UXQ selected) to get all my LoTW
acknowledged Q's in my N5IN.mdb.
So this is just a reminder to everyone, if you were not aware of this
issue and you have more than one call registered with LoTW you may be
missing lot's of acknowledged Q's in your DXBase data base.
Ideally the Non-DXB Import would remember your various calls, but it
doesn't!
Once you have the past missing LoTW acknowledged Q's in your data base,
then in the future when ever you import LoTW records remember to enter
all your calls in the "QSO's for this OPR Calls" box!
Ron, N5IN
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