DX4Win is correct according to the published ADIF specs... It follows that LOTW is not...
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: October 13, 2003 19:37 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Downloads from LOTW ADIF > > > In a message dated 10/13/2003 3:09:51 PM Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have just downloaded "my QSL's" and imported them into a > "New Log" in DX4-win 6.02. All USA stations with County > information have errors on the import. > > I have examined the ADIF File as received from LOTW and the > County Data is all correct. In 6.02 error message you appear > to receive only the last 4-or-5 letters of the county name. > > If I request G3LZQ QSL' I receive my other registered call > QSL's as well all as G3LZQ NOT the correct QSl's by call. > > Anyone else got same problems? > John, > > For whatever reason (and I do not know which is "correct") > LoTW and DX4Win > have different specs for the County info. LoTW is simply > sending the county > name. If you take a look at a DX4Win ADIF export, you'll see > it prepends the > State abbreviation to the county name, for example: > > LoTW <cnty:9>San Diego > DX4Win <cnty:12>CA,San Diego > > I took a 5 QSO segment of my file received from LoTW and > edited the county > info to match the DX4Win spec above. It then imported without error. > > Obviously, somebody has to change something.... > > 73, > Steve > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > The reason this message is shown is because the post was in > HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To > learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: > http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >
