Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Rick Murphy
If you could post the ADIF details for the QSO downloaded from LoTW it would help with diagnosis - specifically just the grid details. (Some loggers don't capture the full Gridsquare details, just "KM17", not "KM17uw". If you can say specifically what LoTW provides, it'll be useful.) 73,

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Mike Cizek W0VTT
[mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 20:38 To: Jim Cc: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW > Here is an example. I worked SX60RAAG one time only. On LOTW his GRID is KM17UW. > When I imported his record, DX4WIN

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
> Here is an example. I worked SX60RAAG one time only. On LOTW his GRID is > KM17UW. > When I imported his record, DX4WIN shows on the QSO a GRID of KM18UA and an > Import > error on the KM17UW grid that he posted on LOTW. So where does DX4WIN come up > with > KM18UA if I have no previous log

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Jim
-Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 15:49 To: Jim Cc: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 8:00 AM Jim KS1J wrote: > Every time I do a periodic import from LOTW there are a num

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Roger D Johnson
This is conjecture on my part but I believe a lot of this comes from QRZ.COM as I often find their information incorrect. I don't know where this information comes from but it looks like they use the center of the ZIP code for US stations or the center of the country for DX. I usually ask the DX

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 8:00 AM Jim KS1J wrote: > Every time I do a periodic import from LOTW there are a number of IMPORT > errors on the Grid Locator. How does this happen? > > That is, where does DX4WIN get a Grid Locator that differs from what is > downloaded from LOTW? (The mismatch occurs

[Dx4win] DX4WIN Grid vs LOTW

2019-01-13 Thread Jim
Every time I do a periodic import from LOTW there are a number of IMPORT errors on the Grid Locator. How does this happen? That is, where does DX4WIN get a Grid Locator that differs from what is downloaded from LOTW? (The mismatch occurs for stations never worked before). I must be missing