[Dxbase] Re: DXBase and LoTW

Sat Mar 19 15:52:23 EST 2005

If you indeed have only one callsign certified, then yes, it says you submitted 6.6K of 
qso's to LoTW and have received 677 LoTW qsl's in return.
Which is just about the average that most people are experiencing at this time.
If you are a rtty mode users, you average will improve.
If you are a contester, your average will improve.
Those two groups tend to submit their logs more frequently than others as they are already 
computerized and frequently in the format that requires no conversions.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sanford Ardern" <w4dup at frontiernet.net>
To: "DXbase Reflector" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Re: DXBase and LoTW
> Am I mis-interpreting the info on the LoTW screen?
>> Log Off
> You have 6,643 QSO records
> You have 677 QSL records
>> On the above example my understanding is 677 QSLs that have been confirmed
> or 'matched' to QSOs submitted by other users.
> Sandy, W4DUP
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "JV" <kt4u at adelphia.net>
>> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: DXBase and LoTW
>>>>>> Hi Bill
>> I think we have our wires crossed. All of my QSOs' that I have
>> submitted
>> to LoTW are there.
>> I was just interested in how you determined the number of QSOs that you
>> had confirmed using LoTW. I don't think it is the same figures that are
>> shown in the upper right corner of the LoTW web site. i.e., I have 6XXX Qs
>> submitted and 708 (?) confirmed. I'm guessing the 200 that you said you
>> have
>> are individual call signs. How did you get that number?
>> JV
>>>> -------Original Message-------
>>>> From: FireBrick
>> Date: 03/19/05 14:40:58
>> To: JV
>> Subject: DXBase and LoTW
>>>> 1. Change the subject of emails, my filters are sending to the wrong
>> folders
>> hihi
>>>>>> Ok, Select the Selection Wizard.
>> 1. The first screen of the Wizard asks what type of Output Type you want.
>> Choose ADIF File.
>>>> 2. Make sure NONE of the filter boxes on this screen are ticked.
>> Nothing in Opr. Call.
>> Nothing in Active Category (the Individual or Mixed are either/or, just
>> disregard)
>>>> 3. Go to the Filters screen
>>>> 4. We are going to do it all. We are going to send your ENTIRE log to LoTW
>> again.
>> This is not a problem, your old submission will just be overwritten with
>> no
>> harm and your
>> new entries will be appended.
>> Make sure NOTHING IS TICKED and click on OK.
>>>> 5. You will now be back at the first Screen of the Selection Wizard.
>> Click Start, It will ask your WHERE you want to save this file and what
>> you
>> want to name
>> it.
>> I use <mycall.adi>
>> I will save the file, you will see the numbers in the screen change.
>>>>>> 6. Goto the TQSL folder and select the applet to 'SIGN' this .adi file.
>> Under the File Menu Item, you will select "Sign Existing Adif or Cabrillo
>> File"
>> It then asks for the path of the .adi file you created.
>> It then asks for the path where you want the .tq8 file to be created and
>> stored.
>> Click Save
>> If there is an existing file by that name it will ask if you want to
>> replace
>> it. Select
>> YES
>> It will then ask a series of questions about the file. For this exercise,
>> leave the Qso
>> Date Range window empty and click on OK.
>> At this point it should start 'Signing' all your qso's.
>> This may take a few moments depending on how many qso's you have.
>>>>>> 7. When the process is completed, you will now have a file saved called
>> <mycall.tq8>
>> This is the file that will be UPLOADED to LoTW.
>>>>>> Ok, follow me so far?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "JV" <kt4u at adelphia.net>
>> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LoTW DXCC qsl's received
>>>>>> Been there, done that, next.
>>>> -------Original Message-------
>>>> From: FireBrick
>> Date: 03/19/05 14:02:50
>> To: JV; DXBase List
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LoTW DXCC qsl's received
>>>> Ok let's try this by the numbers.
>>>> 1. You are a member of LoTW, have a certificate and can access the site
>> and
>> see the qso's
>> you submitted?
>>>> 2. You submitted the qso's to LoTW by using the Selection Wizard to create
>> an .adi file
>> that you then used the LoTW software to 'Sign' and create a .tq8 file?
>>>> 3. You accessed the LoTW site and used the UPLOAD tab to send that .tq8
>> file
>> to LoTW?
>>>> 4. You can access the site, use the YOUR QSO'S tab and select RECENT QSO'S
>> and see them.
>>>>>> Lets make sure we are on the same page with steps 1 through 4. First and
>> then we will take
>> it a step farther.
>>>> What seems to happen is someone misunderstands some step in the process
>> and
>> from there on
>> everything just piles up.
>> We can solve this....
>>>> You aren't the first to have a problem and I guarantee you won't be the
>> last
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "JV" <kt4u at adelphia.net>
>> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LoTW DXCC qsl's received
>>>>>> Bill
>> Thanks for the answer but I don't understand it. LoTW sure is
>> complicated and has done absolutely nothing for me. I can readily
>> understand
>> why people get frustrated trying to set it up. I may just scrap the
>> program
>> myself.
>> CUL
>> JV
>>>> -------Original Message-------
>>>> From: FireBrick
>> Date: 03/19/05 13:08:19
>> To: JV; DXBase List
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LoTW DXCC qsl's received
>>>> Well yes, it's in both.
>> You could count them on the LoTW screen although it will give you a total
>> of
>> how many
>> qso's you submitted and how many your have received qsl's for.
>>>> Or
>> You can download the qsls report, import it into DXB and use the report
>> features to see
>> who has and how many LoTW Qsls you received.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "JV" <kt4u at adelphia.net>
>> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LoTW DXCC qsl's received
>>>>>> Bill
>> How did you determined how many LoTW QSLs that are confirmed? Is this
>> in
>> DXBase, LoTW, etc?
>> JV
>> ==========================
>>>> JV
>> I really don't understand what your talking about?
>>>>>>>> At 17:39 17-03-05, FireBrick wrote:
>>>>>https://home.comcast.net/~w9ol/reports/lotwdxccstats.txt
>>>>>>Hit the 200 mark mixed.
>>>Just wondering how you guys are doing
>>>> Congrats!!
>>>> I'm presently sitting at 260 worked/256 confirmed as of today on SSB, and
>> 103 confirmed on CW. I think I'm going to be holding near there for the
>> next few years, though...at least till I move and get a SteppIR up at 60
>> ft!
>>>>>>>> - pjd
>>>> W2IRT
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