Bruce,
You don't have to manually check the paper receipts against your LoTW records. Link your LoTW VUCC account to your VUCC record and your existing VUCC credits will be added to your LoTW VUCC account.
If your last VUCC application was before 2000, the staff will have to manually enter it from their paper records, so it might take a couple of weeks.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Bruce kk5do@arrl.net wrote:
I just completed uploading all my satellite QSO's to LOTW, 1993-2001. I only did a handful of satellite contacts after that with my HT which I also uploaded.
It took a little bit of programming to convert the old storage locations of data (pre-LoTW) to the LoTW fields. I even uploaded my trips to EL39/EM30, EL19/EM10, FN21 and EM99. As there was no really great program that would allow changing all the necessary fields, I used Macro Express (which I use to automate my system). It allowed me to make mouse moves and clicks, change and massage text (AO10, AO13, AO27 to AO-10, AO-13, AO-27, etc) and add the prop mode which were never in existence when I started logging.
Then I setup a VUCC account in my LoTW account.
How many matched QSO's? 193 How many Grids for Satellite VUCC? 40
After loading the 6,000 QSO's, I checked back in about 15 minutes and had only matched 55 QSO's. When I checked the next day, there were the 193 matches. Guess LoTW takes a bit of time to run your matches. Maybe when I check back tomorrow, there will be more Grid matches as I just created the VUCC account.
That really is not a bad match percentage since many hams have since become SK and many have reached the age of non-operating. Also, those back then used either paper or early logging programs which have not been converted to LoTW format and uploaded. I gained no new DXCC entities. Unsure if I have any new grids, I will have to take the paper receipts from the ARRL and manually check them.
73...bruce
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org
AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb