Okay, it is happening again and wonder if anyone here is using Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) for logging and uploading to LOTW. I use HRD for rig control (IC-7300) using a WIN11 PC. I previously sent out the note below. Thinking it was a "one time deal" and it seemed to be working correctly (not), the problem has returned. I cannot contemplate where the error could be -- my logbook entries are correct and I upload them to LOTW via the HRD capability to do that (highlight the entries to be uploaded and click on "Upload"). It started giving me a sprinkling of "Cross" entry errors for the "Band" on 03/31/23. I wish to check it out here on TVARC reflector before I get involved with the other broader reflectors "LOTW, HRD, etc.) where I would get much off-topic remarks/suggestions/advice.
This time, I made an actual "ADI" file from the "problem" HRD logbook entries with the correct information, rather than the built-in HRD Logbook capability, and manually uploaded it to LOTW. The new upload to LOTW of that ADI file put correct entries in LOTW for my latest "Band" errors. Anticipating continued problems, I wish to get it working correctly.
So, a lot of words - just want to know if anyone else is having this issue.
73, Steve Roth - AD4K (near the Polo Field)
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I sent a previous note to this reflector as follows:
"As those who use LOTW know, recently there have been some long
delays in LOTW updates. It looks like the problem is solved as of today
and the load times are very short (minutes rather than days). I did
pick up a problem today when I viewed my LOTW "logbook" once the LOTW
system settled down. The problem seemed to happen during the recent
period when LOTW seemed to have "problems" and long update times.
Several
times over the last week LOTW showed several of my "logbook" entries as
"Cross" in the Band column, rather than the true Band. Consequently, I
had to re-load those particular entries. Not a problem. I had never
had this happen before after years of use of LOTW with my true HRD logbook.
Of course, having duplicate entries in LOTW means nothing since LOTW is
only a "matching system" rather than a true "logbook".
I am using the logbook capability inherent in Ham Radio Deluxe."