[Dxbase] ARRL LoTW website (June - Nov 2007) - just a heads-up

[Eric - VE3GSI]

Hi Bill,

Joe is working on a small programme and will list the steps required to
double check your DXB log against the LoTW files. I am sure Joe will anounce
this program when the project is complete. In the meantime you can do this
test to see if you even need to re-send/fix any Q's. First use the Selection
Wizard in DXB to count LoTW ONLY records. Next go to ARRL/LoTW and check to
see what the lastest number of records are shown on the server. With luck
you will be bang-on!

For your information, and others, I actually have over 17250 LoTW QSL
records and of that I only had 15 in error on the LoTW server. So chances of
a major problem with your files should be small.

As a bonus with Joe's testing he found a few type-o's in my DXB Log and will
have a way to test for those as well. 

73 Eric - VE3GSI



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Parry
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] ARRL LoTW website (June - Nov 2007) - 
> just a heads-up
> 
> 
> I wonder how you locate those Qsos if you have 8000 LOTW QSLs?
> 
> Bill, W5VX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Glockner
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:36 AM
> To: DXBase Reflector
> Subject: [Dxbase] ARRL LoTW website (June - Nov 2007) - just 
> a heads-up
> 
> To all,
> 
> While I was working with Eric VE3GSI, trying to make the
> report that would check the DXbase user's logbook mdb file 
> (LoTW confirmations) against the ARRL LoTW website LoTW 
> confirmations, we noted that Eric had some QSOs in his 
> logbook that reflected a LoTW QSL (confirmation) had been 
> received and logged - BUT, the download from the ARRL LoTW 
> website server DID NOT show the same QSO as being confirmed.
> 
> Eric sent an email to the ARRL LoTW desk and here is the 
> response he rcvd back:
> 
> 
> //quote//
> 
> 
> Hello Eric,
> 
> I checked a few of the calls that you make reference to. and
> I believe I know what the problem is.  LoTW was experiencing 
> some problems for a few months between June and November.  If 
> someone uploaded the same data to LoTW, QSLs sometimes 
> disappeared.  This has been fixed by the programmer now.  
> From the few callsigns that I checked, it appears that some 
> of those stations uploaded duplicate information which 
> created the QSL to disappear. This is partly why we 
> discourage people from uploading the same data if it was 
> correct in the first place.
> 
> My suggestion is that you create a log that has those QSOs, 
> sign it and upload the data again.  If there are truly 
> matches in LoTW, they should become QSLs again.  Let LoTW 
> reset the QSLs.  To create an Adif file for upload, you can 
> open the TQSL program, click on FILE and Create new Adif 
> file.  Make the small log, sign it and send it to LoTW.
> 
> Thank you for your participation and inquiry.
> 
> 
> 73,
> Kathy Allison    KA1RWY
> LoTW Specialist
> 
> 
> //unquote//
> 
> 
> 
> Eric simply resubmitted the QSOs that were in question, and 
> everything was all ok thereafter.
> 
> I wanted to pass this info along as FYI to all.
> 
> 
> 73 Joe wa6axe