----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 10:32 PM Subject: Submission ?
> Say Bill I am getting ready to send in my submission to ARRL but have some on > LOTW I > would like to use. My question is how do you get the entries from LOTW back > into DXB so > you don't end up sending a card in for one you have rec'd via LOTW ? > > My guess is LOTW creates a ADIF file you import somehow into DXBase so it > does the math > then you create your entries you are going to submit in the form of cards ? > > Have you done this yet ? > A couple of times. First off, LoTW has an option to create that .adi file that DXB will import into your log and mark the appropriate qso's with LOTWRECEIVED. So when you do the Awards Module, select Cards only. This will then prepare a report to submit with your cards. Actually the report isn't necessary unless having the cards Field Checked. If you mail the cards to the DXCC desk, they just throw it away. So now you have all your cards sorted properly and the Submission form. In the top left section it asks how many cards and how many qsl's. It also has a box to mark (Use LoTW qsls). You mark this. On the LoTW site, go to Awards, and follow the instructions for linking a LoTW submission to the hardcard submission you just mailed to the ARRL Desk. Obviously you wouldn't select any band/mode qsl's that you already received a qsl card for and just mailed off to the DXCC Desk. This process is called a 'HyBrid Submission' and supposedly is supposed to be processed before simple hard card submissions. (although in my experience it took the same 6 weeks as a hardcard only submission)
