Joe,
I thought LOTW had the capability of simply rejecting a record that matches
100% of what was loaded before. One would think this should not be a major
problem for such a complex server?
73
NJ0F
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 4, 2013, at 7:49 PM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com> wrote:
>
> > It loads up to LOTW just fine via Email too.
>
> There is one major problem in using Writelog's general tracking mode
> for everyday operation and then uploading to LotW directly. WriteLog
> is not alone in the problem - there are half a dozen other contest
> programs with the same problem so I'm not picking on WriteLog.
>
> A LotW upload from WriteLog uploads *all* QSOs in that log - even
> those that have been uploaded previously. Thus, if one uploads to
> LotW from the General DXCC tracking log every week or every month,
> one is soon uploading nearly all duplicate QSOs. Those duplicate
> QSOs (not just from WriteLog) currently represent between 60 and
> 75% of all uploads to Logbook of the World and were a significant
> contributor to the recent backlog at LotW.
>
> If you are going to use a contest logging program for every day
> operation, please export your log to ADIF and use something like
> ADIF Master to trim that file to only those QSOs made since your
> last upload *before* signing the log with tQSL and uploading.
> Please do not simply upload the General DXCC Tracking log with
> WriteLog's built-in upload and e-mail capability. The WriteLog LotW
> support is fine for a specific contest (e.g. CQWW CW, etc.) where a
> log is uploaded *one time* after the contest is over. However, the
> General DXCC tracking "contest" is never over - unless you start a
> new log each week/month and only upload at the end of that period.
>
> The alternative to using something like ADIF Master is to use one of
> the "everyday" logging programs - DXLab Suite (DXKeeper), DX4Win,
> Logger32, etc. - to import the ADIF and generate the upload since
> they keep track of the QSOs uploaded to LotW and only upload QSOs
> that are new since the last upload.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2/4/2013 6:26 PM, Andre VanWyk wrote:
>> I have been using the DXpedition mode for general logging for many
>> years. I think the latest version has a general logging module if my
>> memory serves me right, but will have to check.
>>
>> It loads up to LOTW just fine via Email too.
>>
>> 73
>> NJ0F
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: <ke6qr@comcast.net>
>> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 4:59 PM
>> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>> Subject: [WriteLog] Writelog for general logging?
>>
>>> Is it possible to use writelog for general day to day casual contacts?
>>> What would be the best module to use? Thanks! Ke6qr
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