I've been told by the LoTW help desk in early 2005 that when you upload your
log with dupes, that it resets the flag that says you have this contact
assigned in the DXCC award.
In other words, if you have a QSL accepted for the DXCC award and someone
reloads that QSO, then the LoTW records shows the QSL wasn't applied to an
award. There is no loss of the record, but it is confusing. You just have to
email the LoTW help desk and tell them including what call is wrong and they
will reload your data for you via some overnight process.
I've noticed this happen to me 3 times for 3 different calls last year, but I'm
not sure if it is fixed or not. Hopefully, since I haven't had this problem
happen in a long time, that it was finally fixed. Since one of the calls was
from a big contester, I would think that it has happened to others too, but
that depends on how many people have used LoTW to apply for the DXCC award.
I've used it twice to update my DXCC counts and it is so quick and easy to do.
Much nicer and faster than submitting cards to be checked.
So maybe that is why they are saying not to load dupes?
And I think LoTW is the best thing since sliced bread or maybe even better! :-)
73,
Wes K4WES
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:56:09 -0500
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <k4ik@subich.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Now this is a tad funny about LoTW
To: <w9ily@arrl.net>, "'RTTY List'" <rtty@contesting.com>
Message-ID: <005901c6214a$232854a0$c080a8c0@laptop>
It's not "good form" but it does not cause any harm other
than resetting the "QSL date" if the data happens to match
the other station's entry.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Holmes
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:23 PM
> To: RTTY List
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Now this is a tad funny about LoTW
>
>
> According to the LoTW FAQ page, they advise not to submit
> duplicate data. Is this not really accurate?
>
> John W9ILY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Inbody, Don
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:08 PM
> To: RTTY List
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Now this is a tad funny about LoTW
>
>
> Add my voice to those calling for more participation in
> ARRL's Logbook of
> the World. I agree with Joe, it takes less than a minute to
> upload contest
> files via TQSL. It is a great service to all.
>
> 73,
>
> Don ADÃK
> http://ad0k.net
> http://inbody.net/weather
> RNARS 4774
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Joe Subich
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 January, 2006 17:01
> To: 'RTTY List'
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Now this is a tad funny about LoTW
>
>
> Frank,
>
> If you have time to submit the Cabrillo file to the contest
> sponsor at the end of a contest, it takes all of another
> minute or so to run that same file through tQSL to sign it
> and upload to LotW. That is not a big imposition and would
> make at least the contest QSOs available until you can catch
> up with the rest via DX4WIN.
>
> There is no "downside" to uploading the contest log even if
> you eventually upload the same data from DX4WIN. LotW will
> simply update all of the previously uploaded QSOs. They
> will not even generate "dupes" in LotW unless DX4WIN changes
> the time, band, or mode.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Frank Fallon
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:50 PM
> > To: rtty@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] Now this is a tad funny about LoTW
> >
> >
> > Hey guys, I am just too busy to keep my computer log up to
> > date or merge contest logs into my DX4Win log which is way
> > behind. I am lucky to find time to get on and contest or
> > work a little DX. While I believe that LOTW is great I
> > just have not found time to participate and it looks
> > like I am not alone.
> >
> > 73 de Frank.....N2FF.....
> > ARRL Hudson Division Director.....
> >
>
>
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