Jack wrote: > Maybe something has changed, but last time I researched the > applicability of the LoTW system maintained by ARRL, the only time an > LoTW "confirmation" counted was when the user was dealing with an ARRL > sponsored award. Maybe all ARRL sponsored awards now use LoTW, I > don't know, but in the early days of LoTW that wasn't the case. > > As best I know, tracking CQ awards, IOTA awards, and such requires a > "QSL card" and LoTW in not even part of the equation. Did all that > change and now LoTW is a direct substitute for any award offered in > amateur radio? > > Just asking, because if that's not the case, then following the > suggestion offered by Wes may solve his concern over using his club > software by way of an ADIF export from DXbase, but it would certainly > break things for a lot of others and distort the current distinction > between having a physical card versus having an ARRL acknowledged > confirmation report. > > Perhaps the more recent ADIF standards addresses this already somehow, > I don't know. But, the ADIF standard by which DXbase 2007 was coded > uses the QSL_RCVD field to reflect physical cards and thereby is > universal and not ARRL specific. In other words, the QSL_RCVD field > is populated exactly as the ADIF standard at the time required. > > In the absence of any clear standards for handling Physical cards > versus LoTW substitutes, I wonder if a more reasonable approach > wouldn't be to import the ADIF file from DXbase which would reflect > cards only for now, and then import your LoTW from ARRL into your > other software such as the club program mentioned by Wes. > > Just thinking..... perhaps Neal already has something in mind, but > I'm not sure a clear solution has yet been put on the table in the > discussion so far. > > Cheers Mea Culpa, I guess. Since I was thinking only of ARRL awards, I overlooked the others that do require paper cards. I guess this stems from the fact that Clublog is DXCC focused, although there is some zone info as well.
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