To all: Art W1RZF has sent me his logbook mdn file and with that file, I have confirmed that "for sure" -- if:
The DXbase user is in a SSB/PHONE contest and is using another Contest program (like N1MM or Writelog, etc..) to log the QSOs -- and, the user generates a CABRILLO formatted file to be "signed" by TQSL and uploaded to the ARRL LoTW website .. THAT process "will" create a MODE of PHONE on the LoTW website!!!!!! If the user then imports a "normal adif" file of the contest QSOs into DXbase - the qso is then in your DXbase logbook -- great so far??!! Well, when you "download" your LoTW QSLs from the LoTW website - the QSOs that have a MODE of PHONE -- will STILL have that MODE in the LoTW QSL adi file... at this point, if the user doesn't use a text editor (like wordpad, etc) to change the MODE of PHONE over to USB, etc ... then - when the user does their LoTW IMPORT -- ALL of the QSOs which have a MODE of PHONE will (for sure!!) create a duplicate QSO entry in your DXbase logbook file!!!!!!! This is happening because PHONE is "not" a VALID MODE under the ADI speficiations.. and Jack's IMPORT program handles it as if it were a Digital QSO with a Submode of PHONE !!!!! I am working on a standalone exe file that hopefully!!?? will find and correct the mistakes made by the ARRL LoTW website's server NOT CHANGING those PHONE mode QSOs to SSB, etc when you are downloading your LoTW adi confirmations... If you NEVER use the Cabrillo format to upload to LoTW website - then you ARE ALL OK!!! If you DO USE Cabrillo -- you will have DUPLICATE QSOs in your logbook.. More later on ... 73 Joe wa6axe
