[Dxbase] Importing LoTW ADIF for 2 calls

Fri Mar 24 06:51:26 EST 2006

I think the error is because you did not select which callsign you wanted during the 
import procedure.
First, when I download, I only select a particular callsign to be downloaded.
and second, when you do the actual 'non-dxb import', you should always select which 
callsigns qsos you want.
Sort of a double check.
In the import screen, you will see QSOs for these OPR Calls
Usually just one call, the default call the program is registered to.
If I'm importing qso's for my older calls, I delete W9OL and type in WA9VOL
I then enter WA9VOL into the field Default Opr Call if not in source data.
(that's really only necessary if importing from some other program which may not have a 
Operator Call field)
This way, if a qso for one of the stations I manage, and obviously was under my basic 
certificate was included in the download, it will be skipped and not added to my W9OL log.
You may ask why that's even necessary.
Well I manage a number of callsigns. I don't want to download 11 separate lotwdownload.adi 
files
So I just download them all in one
Then I do a import and select the target database.
Say 9x5aa and make sure that only 9x5aa is in that QSOs for these OPR Calls field
do the import and only 9x5aa Lotw data will be imported.
then I can move on to the next managed callsign and it's target .mdb file
change that call in that filed, rerun the import, and it will select and import only the 
changed callsigns qso/qsls.
So it's not so much what you chose to 'download'.
It's more a choice of what you chose to 'import'.
Hope this helps.
I learned this the hard way also.
But....
As I do a safety backup before any import...I was able to revert back and redo the import 
correctly.
BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter W2IRT" <w2irt at comcast.net>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:48 PM
Subject: [Dxbase] Importing LoTW ADIF for 2 calls
> Hi All,
>> Just ran into an interesting snag with an LoTW import. I imported a LoTW ADIF into my 
> /C6A log and it added QSOs from my regular W2IRT log to the separate /C6A log. Why is 
> this happening, and what can I do to prevent it in future? Without looking, I'll bet the 
> reverse happened too, so now I have to go in and delete a slew of bad Q's from there 
> too.
>>>> - Peter
>> W2IRT
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