[EIDXA] Fw: [dx-list] Monitor your DXCC totals

[Tom Vavra]

worth noting

> Guys,
> 
> I recently noticed that between 3/30 this year and a few weeks ago, my
> DXCC total for one band and the Challenge award was reduced by one.
> No submittal was made during this period.  I received no notice of the
> change.
> 
> I wrote to the DXCC desk asking what when wrong.  After a pleasant
> series of e-mails with Bill Moore, the following was uncovered.
> Credit was restored.
>  
> VP8GQ was my credit for the Falklands. VP8GQ was also a claimed credit
> on another band for South Orkenys.  The ARRL database showed him only
> in the South Orkneys.  This was a 1960's vintage contact credited to
> me a very long time ago.  The original operator is still alive and
> tracked down via the internet!  He confirmed that he operated from
> South Orkneys, Falklands and South Georgia and that both QSL's I had
> from him showed the correct QTH's.  
> 
> I didn't even know that the ARRL did such "sweeps" to eliminate past
> credits.  So check your totals.  I'm speculating that the automation
> introduced by LOTW permits such consistency checks to be done
> efficiently.  However, one prominent local DXer here noted a similar
> problem in the pre-LOTW days whereby a previous credit for a YV0 was
> deleted.
> 
> On another note, check the results of your submitals.  I recently
> uncovered two errors: QSL missed and wrong band.   It is
> understandable that errors occur given the volume of cards processed.
> These were also resolved favorably by Bill Moore.
> 
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>