I'll try using the ARRL list next time. If I'm in a good mood, I'll make a -mas3 option for the updater w/ LoTW calls
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Jim Worthington <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. I did download that list. I've concluded that I'm better off just > checking the ARRL LoTW page <https://p1k.arrl.org/lotwuser/act> for several > reasons: > 1. It appears that less than 70% of the LoTW calls are in the HB9BZA list. > The HB9BZA list has about 43,000 calls in it, while the ARRL reports almost > 64,000 active certificates. > 2. The ARRL page is always up-to-date. New users are coming onto LoTW every > day. Downloading and converting the HB9 list frequently isn't worth the > effort to me. > 3. I would need to give up the other lists that I get automatically using the > AD1C updater. > > I really appreciate all the suggestions. Hopefully, DX4WIN will eventually > have a convenient way of displaying LoTW membership when a call is typed into > the QSO Window. Perhaps the ARRL will provide a query service for this, at > some point. For now, using the ARRL page seems best. > > Jim AD4J > > > On Jul 16, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Doug McDuff wrote: > >> You might try this resource: >> >> http://www.hb9bza.net/lotw-users-list >> >> 73, Doug W4OX >> >> On 7/16/2011 1:33 PM, Jim Worthington wrote: >>> Thanks for the suggestions. >>> >>> First, I tried the SH/DX approach. I normally use DX Summit for spots, but >>> got a series of "Transfer Aborted" error windows when choosing Show/DX Call >>> in the Packet Window . I assumed it has to do DX Summit not being aTNC or >>> telnet site which accepts an SH/DX command. So I tried connecting to a >>> telnet site. This approach was successful, but only for calls that had been >>> spotted on that cluster. >>> >>> Next I tried the Master Lookup Window using the standard DXWIN.MAS1 and >>> .MAS2 membership files provided through the AD1C Updater program. I got >>> call sign matches, but could not determine whether they were LoTW, eQSL, or >>> Super Check Partial members. I assume a call sign shows in the Master >>> Lookup Window if it is in any of these lists. To use this approach for >>> determining LoTW membership, do I need to eliminate the eQSL and Super >>> Check Partial members from these files? >>> >>> Jim AD4J >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> DX4WIN mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Jim Reisert AD1C, <[email protected]>, http://www.ad1c.us ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
