logging Sat contacts...??
I recently received the following comment from a contact that I made:
"Hello Ted,
eQSL does not provide the option to enter separate transmit and receive frequencies/bands for cases where a station is operating cross-band such as with satellite, so the transmit frequency should be used to select the QSO band.
eQSL does provide the user the option to enter a "SAT band" (ie. SAT J, SAT B, etc...) instead of choosing the band directly, this automatically picks the correct band for the user and is based on the uplink frequency (transmit frequency). The eQSL ADIF import specification found at URL http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/ADIFContentSpecs.cfm clearly shows that Mode J (V/U) Satellite translates to the 2m band (the "uplink" frequency), and Mode B (U/V) Satellite translates to 70cm, etc... proving that the transmit frequency should be used to select the QSO band.
It is a common eQSL mistake to enter the wrong band for satellite contacts (and also to enter incorrect mode ie. "FM" instead of "FM (SAT).)" Many do not pay attention to the details and just accept eQSL's they receive based on callsign, date, and time without thinking about the band or mode that applies to a specific contact."
I am curious as to what difference it makes whether the contact is logged as TX or RX. I have a TS2000 and HRD picks up the log info from the main VFO I believe, which is going to be the RX side. The info is then sent to logbook and automatically uploaded to eQSL. I'm not to concerned whether or not eQSL figures it out, but I would like LoTW to be correct and cards for VUDXX.
so does it matter??
Thanks, Ted
LOTW will do sat contacts -- I have hundreds up there. The article with the details can be found here
http://www.arrl.org/lotw/lotw-sat.html
73, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of K7TRK Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 12:07 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] logging Sat contacts...??
I recently received the following comment from a contact that I made:
"Hello Ted,
eQSL does not provide the option to enter separate transmit and receive frequencies/bands for cases where a station is operating cross-band such as with satellite, so the transmit frequency should be used to select the QSO band.
eQSL does provide the user the option to enter a "SAT band" (ie. SAT J, SAT B, etc...) instead of choosing the band directly, this automatically picks the correct band for the user and is based on the uplink frequency (transmit frequency). The eQSL ADIF import specification found at URL http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/ADIFContentSpecs.cfm clearly shows that Mode J (V/U) Satellite translates to the 2m band (the "uplink" frequency), and Mode B (U/V) Satellite translates to 70cm, etc... proving that the transmit frequency should be used to select the QSO band.
It is a common eQSL mistake to enter the wrong band for satellite contacts (and also to enter incorrect mode ie. "FM" instead of "FM (SAT).)" Many do not pay attention to the details and just accept eQSL's they receive based on callsign, date, and time without thinking about the band or mode that applies to a specific contact."
I am curious as to what difference it makes whether the contact is logged as TX or RX. I have a TS2000 and HRD picks up the log info from the main VFO I believe, which is going to be the RX side. The info is then sent to logbook and automatically uploaded to eQSL. I'm not to concerned whether or not eQSL figures it out, but I would like LoTW to be correct and cards for VUDXX.
so does it matter??
Thanks, Ted _______________________________________________ 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
I would recommend that you don't have HRD automatically upload to eQSL, as when you log satellite contacts, the propagation mode is blank unless you select it prior to saving the contact. I upload them occasionally, after I have set the propagation mode.
Also, LoTW doesn't support VUCC.
73 de W4AS
On Mar 27, 2010, at 1:07 PM, K7TRK wrote:
I recently received the following comment from a contact that I made:
"Hello Ted,
eQSL does not provide the option to enter separate transmit and receive frequencies/bands for cases where a station is operating cross-band such as with satellite, so the transmit frequency should be used to select the QSO band.
eQSL does provide the user the option to enter a "SAT band" (ie. SAT J, SAT B, etc...) instead of choosing the band directly, this automatically picks the correct band for the user and is based on the uplink frequency (transmit frequency). The eQSL ADIF import specification found at URL http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/ADIFContentSpecs.cfm clearly shows that Mode J (V/U) Satellite translates to the 2m band (the "uplink" frequency), and Mode B (U/V) Satellite translates to 70cm, etc... proving that the transmit frequency should be used to select the QSO band.
It is a common eQSL mistake to enter the wrong band for satellite contacts (and also to enter incorrect mode ie. "FM" instead of "FM (SAT).)" Many do not pay attention to the details and just accept eQSL's they receive based on callsign, date, and time without thinking about the band or mode that applies to a specific contact."
I am curious as to what difference it makes whether the contact is logged as TX or RX. I have a TS2000 and HRD picks up the log info from the main VFO I believe, which is going to be the RX side. The info is then sent to logbook and automatically uploaded to eQSL. I'm not to concerned whether or not eQSL figures it out, but I would like LoTW to be correct and cards for VUDXX.
so does it matter??
Thanks, Ted
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