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

[Eric - VE3GSI]

Oops I may have spoke too soon.. Please see note from Joe......

Eric..


> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Eric - VE3GSI
> Sent: December 14, 2007 2:55 PM
> To: 'Bill Parry'; 'Joseph Glockner'; 'DXBase Reflector'
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] ARRL LoTW website (June - Nov 2007) - 
> just a heads-up
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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